Smoking ban
02. Smoking ban
To deter smoking, minimize occupant exposure to second hand smoke, and reduce smoke pollution.
Over 42 million adults in the U.S. and over a billion individuals worldwide are cigarette smokers. In the U.S. alone, smoking tobacco is related to over 400,000 premature annual deaths. Furthermore, the average life expectancy of a smoker is 10 years less than that of a non-smoker. In addition to nicotine, cigarettes contain about 600 ingredients that form over 7,000 compounds when burned, of which at least 69 are known to be carcinogenic. Secondhand smoke exposes non-smokers to the same toxins, increasing the number of people subject to health risks from smoking.
Building policy or local code reflects the following:
Signage is present to indicate:
Signage must be present at all major entrances to the school property to show:

Applicability Matrix
Core & Shell | New & Existing Buildings | New & Existing Interiors | |
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Part 1: Indoor Smoking Ban | P | P | P |
Part 2: Outdoor Smoking Ban | P | P | - |
Commercial Kitchen | Education | Multifamily Residential | Restaurant | Retail | |
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Part 1: Indoor Smoking Ban | P | P | P | P | P |
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 | |
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Part 1: Indoor Smoking Ban | Policy Document | ||
Part 2: Outdoor Smoking Ban | Visual Inspection | ||
Part 3: Smoke-Free Campus | Policy Document |
02.2.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. |
02.1.a |
The State of New York's Regulation of Smoking in Public and Work Places does not permit smoking indoors at places of employment. |