Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.1

Inquiry

Credit IEQ 8.1 requires a minimum Daylight Factor of 2% in 75% of all spaces occupied for critical visual tasks, with the exception of low occupancy areas and spaces where programmed tasks would be hindered by daylight. We are proposing that all non-perimeter laboratory spaces are exempted because daylight would interfere with the research. The CIEMAS facility will provide interdisciplinary research space for Photonics, Bio-Medical Engineering, and Medical Applied Sciences. Laboratories that will be used for light-sensitive Photonics research would be hindered by the presence of daylight. Also, the university anticipates interdisciplinary research between the Photonics and Bio-Medical Engineering departments, and requires the laboratories to accommodate this flexibility. Therefore, these research spaces are located within the building interior. Laboratory spaces that would not be hindered by daylight, such as for Medical Applied Sciences and teaching labs, are located along the building perimeter.