Rating System

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

Rating System Version

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

Inquiry

The Five Points Residential Mental Health Unit is a combination 60 inmate cell and treatment/therapy facility. We are interested in earning EQ Credit 6.1 Controllability of Systems: Lighting. The office support and administrative areas of the building will all have individual lighting controls to meet individual needs and preferences of occupants. Classrooms and group therapy rooms will minimally be provided with two levels of lighting to meet individual group needs. Our question in meeting the requirements of this credit is in reference to the inmate cell areas. Each individual cell, which houses one inmate, will have their own individual lighting controls for a ceiling fixture and a fixture over the hand washing sink. During the hours of 6:00am to 10:00pm, the inmates will have full control of the lighting in their cell. At approximately 10:00pm, an automatic control system will turn off all cell lighting except for a night light in each cell. The lights will be off until 6:00am. Eight of the sixty cells will be provided with 24 hour inmate controlled override controls. Inmates with special needs would be located in these cells to address specific medical issues. We are requesting an interpretation if this approach will meet the requirements of EQ Credit 6.1.