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Intent
Note: this is a pilot alternative compliance path available for the following credits:
LEED 2009 BD+C AND ID+C:
- EQ credits Controllability of systems- thermal comfort AND Thermal comfort verification (2 points)
LEEDv4 BD+C AND ID+C:
- EQ credit Thermal comfort (1 point)
To promote occupants’ productivity, comfort, and well-being by providing quality thermal comfort and to provide for the assessment of building occupant thermal comfort over time.
Requirements
Meet the thermal comfort design requirements, Option 1 or Option 2 of the LEED BD&C v4 Thermal comfort credit.
Control
Provide an automated and learning heating and cooling system that provides occupant control. The system must use usage and control data in an effort optimize comfort for the users and have the capacity to control heating, cooling, and/or airflow at the zone level. Develop a plan to test and repair or replace devices or systems according to the manufacturer or developer’s recommended interval. Develop a procedure for tracking and documenting the changes made by the learning system. Include identification of where comfort increased or decreased and if more or less energy was used as a result of the system’s changes.Feedback
Provide automated and learning heating and cooling controls that provide usage feedback. Feedback should be delivered through more than one mode of communication to inform the occupants about the actual thermal comfort trends in their workspace or residence. Feedback may be real time or through regular reporting mechanisms, but must be communicated at least on a monthly basis. Feedback must include contextual comparisons in text and visual displaysSubmittals
General
Register for the pilot credit- Participate in the LEEDuser pilot credit forum
- Complete the feedback survey:
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Cost estimates for this credit
On each BD+C v4 credit, LEEDuser offers the wisdom of a team of architects, engineers, cost estimators, and LEED experts with hundreds of LEED projects between then. They analyzed the sustainable design strategies associated with each LEED credit, but also to assign actual costs to those strategies.
Our tab contains overall cost guidance, notes on what “soft costs” to expect, and a strategy-by-strategy breakdown of what to consider and what it might cost, in percentage premiums, actual costs, or both.
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
Note: this is a pilot alternative compliance path available for the following credits:
LEED 2009 BD+C AND ID+C:
- EQ credits Controllability of systems- thermal comfort AND Thermal comfort verification (2 points)
LEEDv4 BD+C AND ID+C:
- EQ credit Thermal comfort (1 point)
To promote occupants’ productivity, comfort, and well-being by providing quality thermal comfort and to provide for the assessment of building occupant thermal comfort over time.
Requirements
Meet the thermal comfort design requirements, Option 1 or Option 2 of the LEED BD&C v4 Thermal comfort credit.
Control
Provide an automated and learning heating and cooling system that provides occupant control. The system must use usage and control data in an effort optimize comfort for the users and have the capacity to control heating, cooling, and/or airflow at the zone level. Develop a plan to test and repair or replace devices or systems according to the manufacturer or developer’s recommended interval. Develop a procedure for tracking and documenting the changes made by the learning system. Include identification of where comfort increased or decreased and if more or less energy was used as a result of the system’s changes.Feedback
Provide automated and learning heating and cooling controls that provide usage feedback. Feedback should be delivered through more than one mode of communication to inform the occupants about the actual thermal comfort trends in their workspace or residence. Feedback may be real time or through regular reporting mechanisms, but must be communicated at least on a monthly basis. Feedback must include contextual comparisons in text and visual displaysSubmittals
General
Register for the pilot credit- Participate in the LEEDuser pilot credit forum
- Complete the feedback survey:
