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Major vertical penetrations.

Timothy O'Malley: California Department of General Services; June 13, 2014

How small can Major Vertical Penetrations be? Can it be as small as an 24x36 (6 S.F. including enclosing walls) duct penetration?

Adam Fingret: Extreme Measures Inc.; June 13, 2014

Hi Timothy,

The 2010 Office Standard requires the penetration to be one square foot or greater in order to qualify as an MVP, so six square feet is no problem.

Timothy O'Malley: California Department of General Services; June 13, 2014

Thanks for the prompt response. Is there a page number?