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Introduction
Under this prerequisite, school projects must prohibit all smoking inside buildings. Designated interior smoking areas are not allowed. You may designate exterior smoking areas as long as they are 25 feet or more from entrances, operable windows, and ventilation system intakes.
You aren’t required to prohibit smoking during construction, but is good practice and will contribute to compliance with other indoor environmental quality credits, including IEQc3.1 and IEQc3.2, Construction IAQ Management PlanA construction IAQ management plan outlines measures to minimize contamination in a specific project building during construction and describes procedures to...
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4 Comments
No smoking is state law
State law prohibits smoking in and around all public buildings. Therefore, the school system usually doesn't put up signage for no smoking. Will the written law satisfy the credit or will we need to have signs made?
It seems like the state law may be insufficient to demonstrate compliance given that signage is explicitly required by the prerequisite. It might work if you could make the case that everyone who entered the school would be informed about the smoking policy in an alternative way. Otherwise, some visitors could be unaware of the law or just need a reminder.
Is written smoking policy enough for "evidence of signage"?
We are prohibiting smoking on the entire school property. The LEED Online template v3 prompts "Provide evidence of signage communicating the exterior smoking policy. Drawing(s) with signage details or photos are acceptable." The written smoking policy states that it "shall require the posting of signs as required by R.C. 3794.06..." Are drawings of the sign still needed, or will this written smoking policy be enough to satisfy the prereq?
I think the requirement is asking you to go a bit further, i.e. provide some evidence of the actual signage.
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