Document HVAC background-noise compliance on LEED Online, with specifics depending on your compliance method: Projects performing calculations based on 2007 HVAC Applications ASHRAE Handbook – Chapter 47 will need to provide a summary report from the

Document HVAC background-noise compliance on LEED Online, with specifics depending on your compliance method: 

• Projects performing calculations based on 2007 HVAC Applications ASHRAE Handbook – Chapter 47 will need to provide a summary report from the calculations or simulation confirming 40 dBA or less.
• Projects following the ANSI standard methodology will need to write a narrative of the design strategies used to ensure compliance with the standard and meeting the 40dBA requirement.