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Pilot-Credits EQpc78: Design for active occupants
posted by Mark Meaders on Feb 4, 2016, 4:43 pm

Our project (located overseas) is pursuing EQpc78 Design for Active Occupants by incorporating features 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8.

Last reply: Cynthia Kaplan, Feb 29, 2016, 10:10 pm

New Option: Outdoor walking path

Pilot-Credits EQpc78: Design for active occupants
posted by Stephanie Graham on Aug 13, 2015, 6:51 pm

I'd like to see an option for a walking/running path on the site of at least a mile in length and/or fitness cross-training stations at intervals along the path. For example, having fitness...

Last reply: Lissa Spitz, Feb 4, 2016, 10:44 am

Design for Active Occupants

Pilot-Credits EQpc78: Design for active occupants
posted by Kena David on Dec 30, 2015, 6:18 pm

Our project team found this credit to be very useful as occupant health is big buzz in the green building market. However, we would also comment on the term 'architectural light fixtures' as this...

Last reply: Jodi Smits Anderson, Jan 29, 2016, 2:37 pm

Confusing language

Pilot-Credits EQpc78: Design for active occupants
posted by Rosemary Muller on Dec 18, 2015, 1:55 am

I strongly support this credit. As someone who prefers stairs to elevators, I often wish the stairs were easier to find and use.

Suggestions for improvement of the language, by feature...

Last reply: Rosemary Muller, Dec 18, 2015, 12:25 pm

level of lighting consistent with building corridor

Pilot-Credits EQpc78: Design for active occupants
posted by Michelle Oishi on Jan 2, 2014, 4:12 pm

For this option to be fulfilled can natural lighting be factored in, or is it limited to light fixtures?

Last reply: Maggie Pipek, Dec 14, 2015, 1:14 pm

Sensory Stimulation

Pilot-Credits EQpc78: Design for active occupants
posted by Jonathan Ramsey on Apr 21, 2014, 6:28 pm

I would suggest broadening the examples of items that could provide sensory stimulation to include the architecture itself, not just "add-on" elements such as artwork or music. This could...

Last reply: Lissa Spitz, Nov 11, 2015, 10:38 am

25'-0" Max Footpath to Main Staircase

Pilot-Credits EQpc78: Design for active occupants
posted by Kelsey Jensen on Nov 6, 2015, 1:26 pm

Our current project places the main staircase in view of the main lobby and corridor. It is more than 25 feet away from the entry however there is no other vertical circulation between the point...

Last reply: Joanna Switzer, Nov 9, 2015, 3:17 pm

Compliance for single story building

Pilot-Credits EQpc78: Design for active occupants
posted by Johnathan Woodside on Sep 22, 2015, 11:46 am

The title of the pilot credit implies occupant activeness in general, but the credit focuses significantly on staircases as the means of activity. If the building is only one story, but other...

Last reply: Joanna Switzer, Sep 23, 2015, 1:21 pm

Industry definition of interconnecting stair?

Pilot-Credits EQpc78: Design for active occupants
posted by Joanna Switzer on Aug 25, 2015, 3:10 pm

Is anyone aware of a formal definition for this term? I was unsuccessful locating a reliable / official one.

Thx!

Safety Concerns

Pilot-Credits EQpc78: Design for active occupants
posted by Kelsey Jensen on Aug 24, 2015, 11:09 am

Have there been concerns with safety when the credit calls for a main stairwell to be visible in the entry? Some projects types and even some business would not prefer occupants to easily access...

Last reply: Stephanie Graham, Aug 24, 2015, 11:51 am