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08. Healthy entrance

Occupants often enter buildings with unwanted chemicals, biological contaminants and particles on their shoes. Bacteria, toxins from roads and agricultural chemicals are some of the pollutants that might aerosolize once they enter the building. In addition, as occupants walk through entry doors potentially polluted air can enter the building.

This feature requires methods to help prevent pollutants from entering a building. Requirements include floor systems that capture pollutants from shoes and strategies to reduce airflow from the outside to occupied indoor spaces.

Part 1: Interior Paints and Coatings

The VOC content of all newly applied paints and coatings must meet all limits set by the following, as applicable:

a.1 California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method v1.1-2010.
b.1 Suggested Control Measure (SCM) for Architectural Coatings or South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113, effective June 3, 2011.
Part 2: Entryway Air Seal

One of the following is in place to slow the movement of air from outdoors to indoors at the main building entrance:

a. Building entry vestibule with double doors.
b. Revolving entrance doors.
c. At least 3 normally-shut doors that separate occupied space from the outdoors. For example, a space on the fifth-floor could be separated by the exterior building doors, the first-floor elevator doors and the fifth-floor elevator doors. This option is applicable only for buildings whose entrance lobby is not a regularly occupied space.
Part 3: Playing Field Staging Area

The following must be present in all facilities adjacent to an exterior grass sports field, if present:

a.132 A staging area and mud room separates the playing field from the locker room to capture mud and moisture.
Cardiovascular
Immune
Respiratory

Applicability Matrix

Core & Shell Tenant Improvement New Construction
Part 1: Interior Paints and Coatings P P P
Part 2: Entryway Air Seal P O P
Part 3: Playing Field Staging Area - - -
Commercial Kitchen Schools Multifamily Residential Restaurant Retail
Part 1: Interior Paints and Coatings P P P P P
Part 2: Entryway Air Seal - P P P O
Part 3: Playing Field Staging Area - P - - -

Verification Methods Matrix

Letters of Assurance Annotated Documents On-Site Checks
PART 1 (Design)
Interior Paints and Coatings 		Architect
PART 2 (Design)
Entryway Air Seal 		Auditor Inspection
PART 3 (Design)
Playing Field Staging Area 		Architect Spot Check

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U.S. Green Building Council. LEED v4: Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction. Washington D.C.: U.S. Green Building Council; 2013: 37, 43-44, 541-552, 567, 605, 623, 645-53, 658-61, 682-3, 685-6, 723-4.
8.1.a

USGBC's LEED v4: Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction EQ Credit: Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies requires permanent entry walk-off systems.
8.1.b

USGBC's LEED v4: Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction EQ Credit: Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies requires permanent entry walk-off systems.
8.1.c

USGBC's LEED v4: Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction EQ Credit: Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies requires permanent entry walk-off systems.
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Wenger Corporation. Planning your athletic facility. http://www.wengercorp.com/Construct/docs/Athletic%20Planning%20Guide%20by%20Wenger%20GearBoss.pdf. Published 2011. Accessed March 25, 2015.
8.3.a

The guide states that supporting spaces are critical to the function of the athletic program, including ares such as a staging area for helping to prevent dirt and moisture from entering the facility.
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