I have space for a 10'x10' wipe off mat at the main exterior entrance of building, but the interior foyer is too small for a 10'x10' mat. The interior foyer has enough room for a 3'x3' mat. At the second exterior entrance that is 2nd story walkway, I intend to use a 5' wide x 10' long wipe off mat. My question in the interpretation of the credit is; do I require a 10' wipe off at the exterior and interior entrance or a combination of 10'?
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11477 thumbs up
November 19, 2010 - 9:07 pm
Alan, you need one walk-off mat per entrance, so if I understand your layout correctly (and your question), you don't require two 10' mats there, just 10' of mat in the main direction of travel.
Alan Bernstein
ArchitectAlan Bernstein Architects
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November 22, 2010 - 3:56 pm
To confirm what you are saying, I only need one walk-off mat at the EXTERIOR entrances only to quality for the point.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11477 thumbs up
November 22, 2010 - 4:09 pm
I'll try restating, just to be clear. You need 10 feet of walkoff mat in the direction of travel per public entry. The mat is usually inside the door, or if the mat must be placed partially or fully outside, it needs to be under an awning.In a case where there is a main exterior door followed by a small foyer, and then a second door, you need 10 feet of mat for that entry, not 20.