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Smoking ban

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02. Smoking ban

In the United States alone, smoking tobacco is related to over 400,000 annual premature deaths from cancer or cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. On average, life expectancy of a smoker is 10 years less than a non-smoker. Even so, secondhand smoke indirectly exposes others to the same toxins, expanding the number of people subject to health risks from smoking.

This feature bans smoking in and around buildings, which requires the implementation of policies to prohibit smoking indoors and adjacent to the building, along with signage to educate individuals about its harmful effects.

Part 1: Meal Sizes

Where food sold or distributed by (or under contract with) the project owner is prepared to order, for at least half of all available entrées, the following option is available and listed on the menu:

a.58 A version or portion of the entrée that is 650 calories or less and at a lower cost compared to the larger, regular version.
Part 2: Outdoor Smoking Ban

Signage is present to indicate:

a.1 A smoking ban within 7.5 m [25 ft] (or the maximum extent allowable by local codes) of all entrances, operable windows and building air intakes.
b. A smoking ban on all decks, patios, balconies, rooftops and other regularly occupied exterior building spaces.
c. The hazards of smoking, in areas beyond 7.5 m [25 ft] of all entrances, with a distance of not more than 30 m [100 ft] between signs (if smoking is permitted in the area).
Part 3: Smoke-Free Campus

Signage must be present at all major entrances to the school property to show:

a. Smoking is prohibited on school property.
b. The hazards of smoking.
Reproductive
Urinary
Immune
Cardiovascular
Respiratory
Endocrine
Nervous
Skeletal
Lymphatic
Integumentary
Muscular
Digestive

Applicability Matrix

Core & Shell Tenant Improvement New Construction
Part 1: Meal Sizes - O O
Part 2: Outdoor Smoking Ban P - P
Part 3: Smoke-Free Campus - - -
Commercial Kitchen Schools Multifamily Residential Restaurant Retail
Part 1: Meal Sizes O O - - -
Part 2: Outdoor Smoking Ban - - P P P
Part 3: Smoke-Free Campus - P - - -

Verification Methods Matrix

Letters of Assurance Annotated Documents On-Site Checks
PART 1 (Protocol)
Meal Sizes 		Operations Schedule Spot Check
PART 2 (Protocol)
Outdoor Smoking Ban 		Auditor Inspection
PART 3 ()
Smoke-Free Campus 		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.
2.2.a

USGBC's LEED v4 EQ prerequisite: Environmental Tobacco Smoke requires prohibition of smoking outside the building except in designated smoking areas located at least 25 feet from all entries, outdoor air intakes and operable windows.
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State of New York. Regulation of Smoking in Public and Work Places § 1399. https://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/public_health_law/section/1399/. Revised 2009. Accessed September 15, 2014.
2.1.a

The State of New York's Regulation of Smoking in Public and Work Places does not permit smoking indoors at places of employment.
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