movable furniture not in scope of credit

Hi Tristan, can you show me where it states that movable furniture is not included in the scope. This is directly impacting one of my current projects.

Hi Lisa, Tristan is correct - this revision is found under the ID+C IEQc8.2 Addenda dated 5/11/11 found on the USGBC website: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2200#ID+C

I now have futher clarification from GBCI, workstations ARE included in this calculation, even though the addenda states that "moveable" furniture is NOT included. The following is from the GBCI reviewer: For IEQc8.2, if the question is whether workstations taller than 42" will prevent a direct line of sight to the outdoors, the answer is that they will and they must be included in the calculations. The 2009 LEED Reference Guide for Green Interior Design & Construction is a little confusing, but please refer to Figure 4 at the bottom of page 411.

I was told the exact opposite directly from the USGBC TAG - about sytems furniture. "You are correct in your interpretation. LI 1646 also confirms this applicability for 2009 projects. I have one additional clarification that may or may not impact this project-- Movable furniture and partitions are not included in the scope of this credit calculation. Movable furniture and partitions are those that can be moved to provide access to the view by the user without the need for tools or assistance from special trades and facilities management." Please see below from the IEQ TAG, confirming that clear furniture partitions are not part of the “two panes of interior glazing surfaces” for IEQc8.2 compliance. Yes, the clarification was addressed through addenda. It is located in the LEED Interpretations and Addenda Database (https://www.usgbc.org/leedinterpretations/lilanding.aspx) or through our addenda page https://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2200. This specific addenda is ID# 100000895 for NC if you are using the database (https://www.usgbc.org/leedinterpretations/lilanding.aspx). In the future, my suggestion is to review the addenda release schedule that is listed on the addenda page https://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=2200, and then to review the addenda tables for all items recently released, or search by credit in the LEED Interpretation and Addenda Database.

I guess the point of the matter is that you do need a tradesman to move systems furniture. You need an electrician to move the spine of the furniture. Either way, it it totally confusing in the reference guide and addenda. To me "movable furniture" would include systems furniture, therefore the addeda would exclude systems furniture in the calculation. I was surprised by the verdict on this case.