Per EQ Credit 8.2, 90% of all \'regularly occupied spaces\' shall have a direct line of sight to the outdoor environment via vision glazing between 2\'-6" and 7\'-6" above finish floor. An interpretation is requested to determine if an electrical teaching lab which is a regularly occupied space may be excluded from this credit\'s calculation due to an exemption from views based upon corporate security needs. We have a situation parallel to a previously ruled upon CIR regarding daylight and the CIR ruling on views of 3/22/2007. Corporate security dictates that this Equipment Lab is not on view from the parking lot or adjacent roads. The Owner\'s HVAC and power units are the worldwide industry leaders in mission critical battery backup and cooling requirements for IT technology. It\'s R&D sets it apart from all other companies; with their product accounting for as much of the world market share in cooling and power integrity as its next 25 competitors combined. As such, there have been numerous court cases and litigations regarding corporate copy write and patent infringements over the previous three years, with Competitors unlawfully taking their technology and using it or copying it within their own product lines. The Owner\'s president has testified in numerous lawsuits in the previous two years resulting from corporate espionage and patent infringement. The Teaching Lab is a highly regulated room within the overall Learning facility with over 300 pieces of equipment, including product that is \'next-generation\' technology within the IT industry. This technology will revolutionize the way IT equipment uses and maintains energy. The Lab has multiple card access requirements for individuals to gain access. Photography is not permitted. Only students with instructors\' permission can enter the Lab. Visitors are excluded from the Lab unless personally led by staff. All of these precautions are to protect patents and corporate assets from espionage. Likewise, views into the Laboratory from the outside are not permitted for concerns of competitors taking information away from the Lab site. All of the equipment can withstand the effects of UV sunlight, and as such, the Teaching Lab has continuous clerestory windows along its south wall allowing daylight deep penetration into the Lab. The Owner\'s current training Lab has no daylight and the Owner deliberately wanted to create the new Lab as a more pleasant and user-friendly space - thus the inclusion of daylight into the space. Were it not for these security concerns, the Lab would have windows below the 7\'-6" view threshold, allowing staff and students\' direct views out of the Lab. As it is, only daylight is permitted and the windows remain clerestory, blocking view but admitting daylight. Note also, all instructors and students using the Lab have regularly assigned spaces within the office area and classrooms that do contain views and that meet the requirements of this credit. Your interpretation as to whether we may exempt this room from the calculations is greatly appreciated.