Three questions here:
-What space type should I use for a vending room (enclosed room with vending machines)?
-What space type should I use for a small enclosed room for recycling containers?
-What space type should I used for a janitor's closet?
Thank you.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
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December 19, 2013 - 5:10 pm
Lyle, help us help you. For each space, what's your best guess and why aren't you sure?
Lauren Sparandara
Sustainability ManagerGoogle
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December 19, 2013 - 7:20 pm
Hi Lyle,
Most of those spaces sound like Non-Regularly Occupied Spaces or Non-Occupied Spaces. Please see the Notes and Definitions tab of the IEQ Space Matrix for more details. These spaces can be excluded.
Lyle Axelarris
Building Enclosure ConsultantBPL Enclosure
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December 19, 2013 - 8:58 pm
Thanks, Lauren. I guess that is all that matters, so no need to dig deeper, but I still wanted to confirm that I am correctly applying the space matrix.
Tristan, I think the recycling and vending rooms are non-regularly occupied service spaces, so "stairways and corridors" seems like the best fit. The janitor's closet is a non-regularly occupied storage space, so I'm thinking "Warehouse and Storage: Inactive/Nonoccupied". Sound right?
I'm also dealing with a large storage area, which includes lockers for military personnel and locked caged areas for equipment storage. I'm treating the areas with lockers as "locker room", and the caged storage area as "Warehouse and Storage: Inactive/Nonoccupied". My hesitation is that the military personnel may occupy the space for longer than a typical locker room, because they use the space to assemble their gear (set up their packs). I appreciate your thoughts on this.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 23, 2013 - 3:23 pm
Lyle, I think your interpretations sound pretty reasonable. Thanks for sharing more details on your thinking.
Lauren Sparandara
Sustainability ManagerGoogle
LEEDuser Expert
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December 23, 2013 - 3:52 pm
I agree with your approach, Lyle. Happy holidays!
Lyle Axelarris
Building Enclosure ConsultantBPL Enclosure
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December 26, 2013 - 8:21 pm
You too, Lauren. Thank you both for your help - I'm very grateful to LEEDUser for allowing me to check my understanding.