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Indoor Environmental Quality Credit

ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION

EQc3

1–2 points

INTENT

To support the diverse needs of occupants and increase widespread usability of the building to foster an individual and collective sense of belonging.

REQUIREMENTS

Achievement pathways	Points
Commercial Interiors	1–2
Accessibility and Inclusion Strategies	1–2

Comply with Local Accessibility Codes

Support access for those with physical disabilities by locating in a building that meets all locally applicable accessibility codes identified in the IPp2: Human Impact Assessment .

If there is no locally applicable code, the base building must include the following strategies:

• Accessible routes or regularly used exterior building entrances must have ramps to accommodate elevation changes.

• All doors meant for human passage from the main exterior building entrance to the project entrance have a minimum clear width of 32 inches (0.86 meters).

• Reception desks, security counters, and service counters within the project boundary all have a front-approach, wheelchair-accessible section.

AND

Include at least 5 (1 point) or 10 (2 points) of the following accessibility and inclusion strategies that go beyond the locally applicable accessibility code and are most relevant to the project:

Accessibility for Physical Diversity

• Provide wave-to-open or vertical hand/foot-press door operators at all regularly used building entrances.

• Design meeting spaces to accommodate mobility devices for at least 10% of occupants.

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