EQ PREREQ – Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control

25 ft away → 10 ft signage → 0 indoor smoking

• Goal: Keep smoke OUT of the building and away from people
• Approach:
  → No smoking indoors
  → Control smoking outdoors

👉 Memory shortcut:

“No smoking inside + Keep smoke far away outside”

🔹 2. INTENT

Protect occupants from:

• Secondhand smoke (ETS)
• Health risks (lung cancer, heart disease)

🔹 3. COMPLIANCE OPTIONS

📊 Option Comparison Table

🔹 4. KEY REQUIREMENTS

🚫 Indoor Smoking

• Completely prohibited
• ❗ No indoor smoking rooms allowed

🌬️ Outdoor Smoking

Must be:

• At least 25 feet (7.5 m) away from:
  • Entrances
  • Air intakes
  • Operable windows

👉 Classic exam number

🏢 Property Line Rule

• Must prohibit smoking:
  • Even outside property line
  • If space is used for business (e.g., sidewalk café)

👉 Very common tricky question

🪧 Signage

• Required within:
  • 10 feet (3 m) of entrances

👉 Another classic exam number

🏠 Residential Exception (Option 2)

• Smoking banned in:
  • Common areas
• Must be included in:
  • Lease agreements
  • Covenants

🏫 Special Case: Schools

• Smoking prohibited on:
  • Entire site
• Signage at:
  • Property boundary

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🔹 5. IMPORTANT NUMBERS (MEMORIZE)

🔹 6. COMMON EXAM TRAPS 🚨

❗ Trap 1: Indoor Smoking Rooms

• NOT allowed (except residential nuance)
• Even with ventilation → ❌

❗ Trap 2: Property Line

• Applies even outside site boundary
• If used for business → must control

❗ Trap 3: Local Codes

• If local code conflicts:
  • You can still comply with LEED
  • OR document code limitation

❗ Trap 4: Residential Projects

• Only exception where:
  • Smoking allowed in private units
  • But NOT in common areas