Our project is a four storey addition to an existing four storey building. There are a few doors that connect the addition and the existing building throughout its four storeys, along with several secondary and/or service entrances and emergency exists. The majority of occupants will enter the addition through the existing building.
In determining the most appropriate "Functional Entry" to use for proximity to transit, should the project:
a) use the demising wall between the existing building and addition as the "Functional Entry", OR
b) use the secondary exterior entrances as the "Functional Entry", OR
c) use the existing building's primary entrance as the "Functional Entry."
Marilyn Specht
Senior Principal | Director of Sustainability IntegrationSmithGroup
LEEDuser Expert
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August 30, 2016 - 7:26 pm
Hi Eric, I am having a hard time picturing this without drawings to reference, however the definition of Functional Entry is: "An entryway that is designed to be used by pedestrians and is open during regular business hours. This does not include any door that is exclusively designated as an emergency exit, or a garage door that is not designed as an entrance for pedestrians."
If you've reviewed the definition and still don't feel comfortable with what seems like the most reasonable approach, I'd contact GBCI and confirm your thinking with them prior to submitting for review, just so it doesn't come up in a review comment.