EBOM-v5 EQp2: No Smoking Required
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To prevent or minimize exposure of building occupants, indoor surfaces, and ventilation air distribution systems to environmental tobacco smoke.
Requirements
Comply with all the following requirements:
- Indoor smoking: Prohibit smoking inside the building.
- Outdoor smoking: Prohibit smoking outside the building except in designated smoking areas located at least 25 feet (7.5 meters), or the maximum extent allowable by local code, from all entries, outdoor air intakes, and operable windows.
- Communicate the no-smoking policy to occupants of the building and have in place provisions for enforcement or prohibitive signage.
Schools
- Prohibit smoking on-site. Signage must be posted at the property line indicating the no-smoking policy.
Residential Only
Compartmentalization of Residential Units
Meet the preceding requirements for common areas.
If smoking is not prohibited in the dwelling units and on private balconies, each unit must be compartmentalized to prevent excessive leakage between units:
- Weather-strip all exterior doors and operable windows in the residential units to minimize leakage from outdoors.
- Weather-strip all doors leading from residential units into common hallways.
- Minimize uncontrolled pathways for the transfer of smoke and other indoor air pollutants between residential units by sealing penetrations in the walls, ceilings, and floors and by sealing vertical chases (including utility chases, garbage chutes, mail drops, and elevator shafts) adjacent to the units.
- Demonstrate a maximum leakage of 0.50 cubic feet per minute per square foot (2.54 liters per second per square meter) at 50 Pa of enclosure (i.e., all surfaces enclosing the apartment, including exterior and party walls, floors, and ceilings) or establish a baseline and demonstrate a 30% improvement in leakage for each unit.
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Credit language
© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To prevent or minimize exposure of building occupants, indoor surfaces, and ventilation air distribution systems to environmental tobacco smoke.
Requirements
Comply with all the following requirements:
- Indoor smoking: Prohibit smoking inside the building.
- Outdoor smoking: Prohibit smoking outside the building except in designated smoking areas located at least 25 feet (7.5 meters), or the maximum extent allowable by local code, from all entries, outdoor air intakes, and operable windows.
- Communicate the no-smoking policy to occupants of the building and have in place provisions for enforcement or prohibitive signage.
Schools
- Prohibit smoking on-site. Signage must be posted at the property line indicating the no-smoking policy.
Residential Only
Compartmentalization of Residential Units
Meet the preceding requirements for common areas.
If smoking is not prohibited in the dwelling units and on private balconies, each unit must be compartmentalized to prevent excessive leakage between units:
- Weather-strip all exterior doors and operable windows in the residential units to minimize leakage from outdoors.
- Weather-strip all doors leading from residential units into common hallways.
- Minimize uncontrolled pathways for the transfer of smoke and other indoor air pollutants between residential units by sealing penetrations in the walls, ceilings, and floors and by sealing vertical chases (including utility chases, garbage chutes, mail drops, and elevator shafts) adjacent to the units.
- Demonstrate a maximum leakage of 0.50 cubic feet per minute per square foot (2.54 liters per second per square meter) at 50 Pa of enclosure (i.e., all surfaces enclosing the apartment, including exterior and party walls, floors, and ceilings) or establish a baseline and demonstrate a 30% improvement in leakage for each unit.