We have been denied IEQc7.1 due to not showing task lighting at each individual workstation. The reason for this is that we have treated the open spaces that include cubicles/ student workstations as multi-occupancy spaces and installed occupancy sensors. Now, in order to match the space designations with IEQc6.2, we cannot list each cubicle as a workstation per the requirements. If we do not list these cubicles on the form, but show the plan with the necessary task lighting at each cubicle, will we be denied again? We are in appeal phase, so I'd rather not do this if someone out there knows it will not work, thanks.
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Lauren Sparandara
Sustainability ManagerGoogle
LEEDuser Expert
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July 12, 2012 - 5:47 pm
David,
First, just to clarify, I assume you mean EQc6.1 and not EQc7.1?
As you've noted you will need to note each workstation within the open office space as an individual workstation and - as such - you will need to show task lighting for 90% of your workstations. This will need to match the form exactly for EQc6.1. Was EQc6.2 accepted in your original review and did your EQc6.2 show the open office area with individual workstations (warranting individual thermal comfort controls)? If your reviewer accepted that open office area as a multi-occupant space for EQc6.2 but not for EQc6.1 then they are in the wrong and not you. However, if EQc6.2 is already accepted as is then you should be fine for letting that continue as presented to the reviewer. In meeting the reviewer's request for EQc6.1 all that you can do is simply address their specific issue and complaint; it sounds like in this case it is just the issue of having task lights for your cubicles.
Can you help to clarify further and I'll try to help more?
Dominique Arrieta
Gobbell Hays Partners, Inc.3 thumbs up
July 13, 2012 - 9:31 am
Lauren, I was mistaken, we did not attempt IEQc6.2, but we do not have each cubicle listed as it's own individual workstation, only the private offices. I assume this means that to acheive this point we need to re-designate the spaces with cubicles from mulit-occupant spaces to a whole lot of individual workstations? Thanks.
Lauren Sparandara
Sustainability ManagerGoogle
LEEDuser Expert
997 thumbs up
September 5, 2012 - 8:50 pm
David. I apologize for the late response. You are correct in your interpretation. I hope it all got figured out.