Using building floor plans, determine the percentage of regularly occupied spaces with direct line of sight to the outdoors.
Using building floor plans, determine the percentage of regularly occupied spaces with direct line of sight to the outdoors.
Using building floor plans, determine the percentage of regularly occupied spaces with direct line of sight to the outdoors.
You may also find it useful to assess your building’s compliance informally by sitting at various workstations throughout the building to see if there are views, defined as having a direct line of sight to the outdoors as measured at the seated position, and to get a sense of the viability of pursuing this credit.
Although it can be time-intensive, you may find this option to be the most streamlined compliance path.
Option 2: Views
Calculate the total compliant area and overall percentage of compliant, regularly occupied space.
Record field measurements on building floor plans.
Taking field measurements can be time-consuming and requires plotting daylight levels on representative floor plans. These activities generally make Option 2: Views a more efficient option for project teams unless daylight is provided to spaces through skylights or clerestories and those spaces do not have access to views.
Field measurements should be taken at 30 inches off the floor, or at the desk or work height of the intended users of the space.
Take measurements on a grid at 10 foot intervals with a maximum grid size of 100 square feet.
Take field measurements, using a handheld light meter, of the illumination levels in all regularly occupied spaces.