I am currently working on a project that intends to pursue LEED certification. We have run the checklist, and 58 points have fallen into place. Unfortunately, the landlord of the building currently does not prohibit smoking within 25' of entry ways and air intakes. We have pressured them to implement a policy that does that, and they have not been agreeable. The project is in California, which has laws in place to prohibit smoking inside buildings, but there are no requirements for keeping smokers 25' away from entries. It seems to me the USGBC/ GBCI allows alternate compliance paths on some prerequisites, but I have not been able to find any information on this on any forums or CIR postings for this particular prerequisite. in fact, this is the first site I have encountered that does not meet the 25' LEED requirements. Is there any way to alternately satisfy the intent of this prerequisite if we have no control over the landlord and the lease is already signed? I would hate to have to abandon the goal of LEED due to one prerequisite that is controlled by the landlord and not the tenant. Please advise.
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 28, 2010 - 6:02 pm
Lucy, have you looked at Option 2, Case 1? (See more information in the tabs above.)
Rubén M. R.
CodirectorCIVITA
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January 31, 2011 - 12:09 pm
I have currently the exact same problem as Lucy, project is located inside an office building in Mexico City, smoking is prohibited on the inside, but there isn't any regulation on the outside that prohibits smoking within 25' from entrances, and tenants have no power over the entire building policy. I have looked at option 2, case 1, but I don't finish to get it, could an alternative be to prove that no ETS can migrate from terraces (where smoking is allowed) to inside the building through natural ventilation?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11478 thumbs up
February 7, 2011 - 10:48 pm
I doubt that smoke does not migrate inside from terraces, and it would be very difficult to prove that it does. In any case, I don't think that LEED would be flexible on that requirement.
Rubén M. R.
CodirectorCIVITA
106 thumbs up
September 12, 2011 - 6:24 pm
Lucy, I would like to know what happened in the end with your project. Our prerequisite compliance is currently pending and we are having trouble on documenting for the final review. Which path did you follow?