In our project there is an open office with 10 workstation but only 6 of them are occupied. Nobody is using the other 4 workstations at the moment. Do we still have to demonstrate that all of the workstations have a task lighting (10) or we just have to provide individual controls for 6 of them.
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Kathryn West
LEED AP BD+C, O+M, Green Globes ProfessionalJLL
154 thumbs up
May 27, 2014 - 3:00 pm
That's a good question. Because this is a "design" based rating system I could see the reviewer saying that the space is "designed" for 10 people and therefore even the unoccupied desks need to be included in your total. Plus, who's to say that those desks won't be used by visitors who would want to have individually-controlled lighting.
If you are only including 6 task lights in your LEED submittal then I'd HIGHLY recommend that you explain profusely how you will furnish task lights as the other desks get occupied. For example " the office manager is given a purchase order for another lamp whenever a new employee is hired, etc.." I think you already know this but just in case: only 90% of individual occupant areas need to have task lighting.
Lauren Sparandara
Sustainability ManagerGoogle
LEEDuser Expert
997 thumbs up
May 29, 2014 - 11:53 am
Yes, because you have a designed space for 10 desks, I would include controls for those desks. Eventually - your intent, presumably - is to have all desks filled and in this case you'll want to ensure that all desks have suitable controls.