In those instances where high-volume copying equipment will be used, it is intended that the requirements for this credit will be met. However, the interior design of the office space is based upon "open office" planning and work group areas with low level partitions and single copy machines distributed throughout the office areas. Do these distributed "standard office" copy machines constitute "copy/print room" which will require isolation and separate mechanical systems? What is the "threshold", quantity or size, that defines "copy/print room"?
LEED recommends isolation of occupant activities associated with chemical use and rewards projects that do so through building design. If your project affords isolation of copy and print equipment by providing a centralized, exhausted space for the anticipated equipment it can earn the point. LEED cannot control the installation of distributed, convenience copiers or printers through building design, and therefore does not attempt to set any acceptable threshold for this type of use. Applicable Internationally.