Hello,
We are currently preparing a daylight simulation on a shopping malls. The retail stores are tenanted areas and are therefore excluded from the simulation. However, can we consider interconnecting walkways (between one store and another) as regularly occupied spaces given that:
1) Many shoppers will be using these walkways
2) cleaners and security personel will be working along these corridors
3) There will also be Owner's helpdesks along these corridors to answer visitor's queries
Your opinions are much welcome !
Thanks,
TODD REED
Energy Program SpecialistPA DMVA
LEEDuser Expert
888 thumbs up
February 18, 2011 - 8:31 am
George
I've never seen a space denied being regularly occupied when you are providing daylight to that space, even if it is a corridor. But, depending on how much these corridor spaces are helping you earn the credit or not, may determine if the reviewer accepts your argument.
Typically, corridors and other circulation spaces are not, but static spaces within these corridors can be considered regularly occupied.
Since there are help desks in the corridors, the area around the desk is regularly occupied. The rest of the corridor would not be even though cleaning staff and security is moving through the space. The key is static and dynamic, placing permanent seating in the corridor creating rest areas could be a strategy used that would allow you to use more of the corridor spaces.
Maya Karkour
EcoConsulting872 thumbs up
February 28, 2011 - 9:19 am
Many thanks for the answer Todd. It seems to me from the uestions and answers below that regularly occupied tenanted areas must also be considered in the calculations. Can you please confirm that this is the case?
Thanks,