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View Type 2 - Exterior Views as Floor Elevation Changes

December 11, 2017

Laura Charlier

LEED Services Director
Group14 Engineering, Inc.

LEEDuser Premium Member

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December 11, 2017

I'm working on highrise hotel and office space. Is there some sort of rule-of-thumb to consider as the floor elevation changes? For example, if the building is built in a suburban area with open land, for every 10' increase in elevation, the view to the exterior is typically 50' out from the main level. There are other considerations to keep in mind here as well, but I want to see if there's any sort of generic rule-of-thumb for this.

Additionally, if you have documented this credit for highrise buildings, how did it go with the review and what type(s) of documentation did you use to show/indicate that a space on the 10th floor (for example) achieves this view type?

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Aaron Levey

LEED AP
ROOFNECO

LEEDuser Basic Member

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January 10, 2019 - 12:25 pm

Hi,

I also wonder if it is possible to comply with type 2 views on the higher floors and how to document it. Our project has 8 floors and located in a suburban area. I think the 8th floor will have views of sky and distant buildings. I am not sure if this complies with type 2. Does anyone have experience documenting type 2?

Thank you!

Summer Minchew

Managing Partner
Ecoimpact Consulting

LEEDuser Expert

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January 10, 2019 - 3:53 pm

I think Type 2 is the easiest to document. I prefer to document this view type through photos. Showing photos of views of sky and distant buildings (i.e. objects at least 25' away from the exterior of the glazing) meets the credit requirement for Type 2. For buildings with multiple stories I would document "typical views" where possible but you may need to document several floors if the views and/or floor plans are vastly different.