Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama

LBi-8: Views
Intent To provide building occupants with a visual connection to the outdoors.
Credit
Requirements
Awarding
Credit Points
Credit
Submission:
Design Rating
GENERAL
Demonstrate that a minimum of 75% of all occupied areas have a direct line of sight to the
outside through vision glazing.
For internal enclosed spaces such as cellular offices, vision glazing located in the internal
wall must have a direct line of sight to the buildings external wall vision glazing. The
direct line of site is between seated head height and the extent of the external wall vision
glazing.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT/CLARIFICATIONS
Residential
Demonstrate that a minimum of 75% of all bedrooms (excluding maids' rooms) and living
areas (excluding home theatre rooms) have vision glazing. For each compliant space, the
area of vision glazing must be a minimum of 10% of the floor area in each room served.
Retail
All Retail areas are excluded from achieving this credit. For mixed use developments
involving retail spaces, project teams must not include calculations and area schedules
associated with retail areas.
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CREDIT POINTS REQUIREMENTS
1
(maximum)
1
1
(maximum)
1
Design Rating
General: 75% of occupied areas have views through vision
glazing.
Residential: 75% of bedrooms and living spaces have views and
meet minimum vision glazing requirements.
Retail not eligible for this Credit Point.
Construction Rating
General: 75% of occupied areas have views through vision
glazing.
Residential: 75% of bedrooms and living spaces have views and
meet minimum vision glazing requirements.
Retail not eligible for this Credit Point.
General
� Brief narrative describing the how the project will meet the Credit Requirements,
including a summary of all areas with access to views and calculations demonstrating
that at least 75% of the occupied area meets the criteria; and
� Plan drawings marked up with sight lines and showing compliant and non-compliant
shaded areas to demonstrate which areas meet the Credit Requirements. Section
drawings marked up with sight lines to demonstrate how internal spaces comply with
the credit requirements. For each, external wall thickness must be taken into account
in terms of the way they restrict views through windows. Where the floor plate or
layout varies by floor, provide as many drawings as necessary to demonstrate that the
project meets the Credit Requirements.
Residential
� Brief narrative describing how the project will meet the Credit Requirements,
including a tabulated summary of all compliant spaces with access to views along with
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