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NC-v4 EQp2:Environmental tobacco smoke control

Compartmentalization

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soha yamani
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I am really confused with the language of this credit , can you please clarify the below 1- Does EACH unit have to be sealed and Compartmentalized or only Residential units allowing smoking? in that case there will be two kinds of lease agreement i believe one for the specified smoking unites allowing smoking and the other for the units prohibiting smoking ? also what if the unit is sold not rent ? how this would be enforced then? 2- do i have to Compartmentalize the WHOLE residential unit (apartment) , or only a specific room dedicated for smoking inside each residential unit ? 3- by common area do they mean areas used by all building occupants , or you mean areas in each residential unit such as the living room or dining room ?

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Wed, 05/17/2017 - 15:31

Hi Soha, To answer your questions: 1. Yes, if smoking is allowed in the building each unit must be compartmentalized. I can not speak to a situation where only half the units are smoking, but my guess would be that LEED would want each unit compartmentalized, so the non-smoking units are protected from potential ETS that escapes from the smoking units. If the unit was sold, the enforcement could come in the form of a homeowners agreement for the building. 2. Yes, the entire apartment would need to be compartmentalized. 3. Common areas refer to any common space outside of the apartment units that building occupants can use. For example, lobbies, patios, amenity spaces, etc will all need to be non-smoking areas. Or if there is an outdoor amenity space, the smoking area must be located 25 ft from any building openings or air intakes. I hope this helps!

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