Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama

LBi-R2: Smoking Control
Intent To eliminate or minimize exposure of building occupants to the harmful effects of
tobacco smoke.
Credit
Requirements
Requirement
Achievement
Credit
Submission:
Design Rating
Credit
Submission:
Construction
Rating
GENERAL
Demonstrate appropriate measures are incorporated into the building design to reduce
exposure to tobacco smoke:
� Demonstrate that smoking is prohibited throughout the building(s) including car
parks;
� Establish 25m smoke free zones around all entrances, outdoor air intakes and
operable windows;
� Train all security staff for smoking control within and outside buildings;
� Locate any dedicated external smoking areas away from public or high use
pedestrian thoroughfares and install suitable facilities for collecting ash and
cigarette ends; and
� Install signage that at a minimum lists the negative health impacts of smoking and
provides details on where to seek assistance for those aiming to stop smoking,
visible in all dedicated external smoking areas.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT/CLARIFICATIONS
Residential
� All residential units must be sealed with impermeable deck to deck partitions along
the whole perimeter of the unit. All penetrations in walls, floors and ceilings must
be sealed. All internal doors leading from residential units to common areas or
between residential units must be weather-stripped. No smoking will be permitted
within any and all common areas of the building including car parks.
� Establish 25m smoke free zones around all entrances, outdoor air intakes and
operable windows.
Schools
� Smoking must be prohibited throughout school buildings and associated school
grounds.
This is a requirement. There are no Credit Points awarded.
� Written commitment from the building owner/developer that there will be a no
smoking policy operated within the building (or common areas for residential
buildings or additionally for school grounds) by inclusion in Contracts of Sale and
Lease/Rent Agreements that smoking will be banned by future owners and tenants;
� Extracts from specifications and/or drawings indicating the locations of posted
signage stating that the entire building is a no smoking environment and detailing
the negative health impacts of smoking installed in all dedicated external smoking
areas;
� Drawings indicating the location of dedicated outside smoking areas and facilities
for collecting ash and cigarette ends which clearly indicate their distance from
entrances, operable windows and air intakes; and
� For residential units, provide specifications for weather-stripping of doors and
drawings that highlight impermeable deck to deck partitioning.
� Updated written commitment (if relevant) from the building owner / developer that
there is a no smoking policy operated within the building (or common areas for
residential buildings or additionally for school grounds) by inclusion in Contracts of
Sale and Lease/Rent Agreements that smoking will continue to be banned by future
owners and tenants;
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