EQc8.1 Applicable spaces

"Under the daylight requirements for IEQc8.1, the term "regularly occupied spaces" has been replaced by “applicable spaces.” We're not sure if this is significant—we have a question in to USGBC about it." I am the person responsible for inventing "regularly occupied spaces" when I was the vice-chair of the EQ Technical Advisory Group (TAG). The reason it was stated as occupied was to solve a reviewer problem created a term like "applicable" spaces. We were putting a control on the reviewers to not arbitrarily force space to be daylit if not required. And, to prevent projects from claiming daylit areas occupants could not functionally use. The credit requirement was based on a footcandle level which was decided would allow the lights to be turned off, and where an occupant could do office work (read, write, etc.). So, obviously regularly occupied areas and no any other areas. Applicable areas will take the clear line drawn and allow the reviewers to use "reviewer discretion" to force to add or exclude spaces from the documentation. It is unfortunate to see the simple control we put into change to the problematic "applicable spaces."