Smoking is prohibited inside LEED-certified buildings in order to eliminate the health risks associated with...

LEED v5 EQp3 No Smoking or Vehicle Idling generally requires projects to prohibit smoking inside the building and restrict outdoor smoking to compliant designated locations. Residential projects, however, receive a specific limited exception for dwelling units and private balconies. Where smoking is permitted within residential dwelling units, the project must meet prescribed compartmentalization and air-leakage requirements to prevent smoke migration to adjacent units and common areas. Smoking restrictions continue to apply to other areas of the project. Warehouses, offices, and healthcare facilities do not receive this residential dwelling-unit exception merely because of their building type. Schools are subject to even stricter provisions requiring smoking to be prohibited throughout the site. Therefore, among the listed choices, residential projects are the building type for which LEED explicitly establishes limited exceptions under the prerequisite, making Option B correct.

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