In a multi tenant CS office building smoking is prohibited in the entire building (Option 1). However the owner wishes to execute a few single person offices as designated smoking rooms. All conditions such as deck to deck partition, pressure difference and blower door testing according to Option 2 will be met.
I am wondering, whether a single person office can be considered a designated smoking room?
While its occupant may be a smoker, it cannot be ruled out, that a non-smoking colleague (secretary) would need to enter this room for the purpose of her work.
Does anyone of you have experience with this case?
Trista Brown
Project DirectorWSP USA
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September 5, 2017 - 4:14 pm
I'd imagine that a smoking room needs to function as a smoking room only. As you point out, you don't want other people to be compelled to go into an office that's also a smoking room. And if that smoker leaves the company, you wouldn't want the next inhabitant to have to take over the smoking room -slash- office.
Christian Bösselmann
Senior Energy & Sustainability Consultanta°blue / atmosgrad GmbH
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September 24, 2017 - 12:05 pm
Dear Trista,
thanks for your feedback. If the tenant insists on the option of smoking in certain offices, the developer will cancel the LEED certification. Instead we will pursue the German rating system DGNB. They have no prerequisite on a smoking ban, but instead on handicap accessibility
best regards
Christian
Trista Brown
Project DirectorWSP USA
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October 4, 2017 - 8:07 pm
Definitely reach out directly to USGBC if you're still interested in pursuing LEED but just need to get clear guidance on this issue. They may be able to work with you to find a solution that meets both the prerequisite requirements and the developer's needs.