Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED BD+C: Schools, LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors, LEED BD+C: Core and Shell, LEED O+M: Existing Buildings, LEED O+M: Existing Buildings

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.0, v2 - LEED 2.2, v2 - LEED 2.2, v2 - Schools 2007, v2 - LEED 2.0, v2 - LEED 2.0, v2 - LEED 2.0, v3 - LEED 2008

Inquiry

Our team has selected to provide operable windows and light controls to achieve this credit. Our building skin is a repeating pattern of precast concrete panels and a glass curtainwall system. The building will house an open office work environment. Currently we have ?x? operable windows spaced 1? apart on the north and south elevation and 2? apart on the east and west elevations. It appears that the number of windows might be lower than specified however the large size windows exceed the normal operable office window. The intent of the goal appears to be achieved although we would like to assure that the requirements of the credit do not keep the project from earning this point. If quantity of windows is truly the issue our fenestration pattern dictates that the most cost effective place to add operable windows would be directly on top of those already in the design or simply break the ?x? window into two \'x? windows. Neither of these strategies appears to change the intent but would bring us within the credit guidelines. Also, our design team would like to confirm whether corridor space in an open office environment is considered a "regularly occupied area". There is a 6\' circulation path along the entire building perimeter that does not contain any work or meeting areas.