LEED v2009
Retail – New construction
Indoor Environmental Quality
Thermal comfort - design

Retail-NC-v2009 IEQc7.1: Thermal comfort - design

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Requirements

Design heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and the building envelope to meet the requirements of one of the options below:

Option 1. ASHRAE standard 55-2004 or non-U.S. equivalent
Meet the requirements of ASHRAE Standard 55-2004, Thermal Comfort Conditions for Human Occupancy (with errata but without addenda1). Demonstrate design compliance in accordance with the Section 6.1.1 documentation. Projects outside the U.S. may use a local equivalent to ASHRAE Standard 55-2004 Thermal Comfort Conditions for Human Occupancy Section 6.1.1. [India ACP: Thermal Comfort]
Option 2. ISO 7730: 2005 & CEN standard EN 15251: 2007
Projects outside the U.S. may earn this credit by designing heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and the building envelope to meet the requirements of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 7730: 2005 Ergonomics of the thermal environment, Analytical determination and interpretation of thermal comfort using calculation of the PMV and PPD indices and local thermal comfort criteria; and CEN Standard EN 15251: 2007, Indoor environmental input parameters for design and assessment of energy performance of buildings addressing indoor air quality, thermal environment, lighting and acoustics.

1 Project teams wishing to use ASHRAE approved addenda for the purposes of this prerequisite may do so at their discretion. Addenda must be applied consistently across all LEED credits.

Alternative Compliance Paths (ACPs)

India ACP: ASHRAE 55-2004 Equivalent
Projects in India may meet the desired comfort criteria specified in the following as a local equivalent to ASHRAE 55-2004:
  • For mechanically conditioned buildings, NBC 2005 Part 8, Section 3 - Table 2
  • For naturally conditioned buildings, NBC 2005 Part 8, Section 1 - Table 9 [view:embed_resource=page_1=10039154][view:embed_resource=page_1=10039154]
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.

Requirements

Design heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and the building envelope to meet the requirements of one of the options below:

Option 1. ASHRAE standard 55-2004 or non-U.S. equivalent
Meet the requirements of ASHRAE Standard 55-2004, Thermal Comfort Conditions for Human Occupancy (with errata but without addenda1). Demonstrate design compliance in accordance with the Section 6.1.1 documentation. Projects outside the U.S. may use a local equivalent to ASHRAE Standard 55-2004 Thermal Comfort Conditions for Human Occupancy Section 6.1.1. [India ACP: Thermal Comfort]
Option 2. ISO 7730: 2005 & CEN standard EN 15251: 2007
Projects outside the U.S. may earn this credit by designing heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and the building envelope to meet the requirements of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 7730: 2005 Ergonomics of the thermal environment, Analytical determination and interpretation of thermal comfort using calculation of the PMV and PPD indices and local thermal comfort criteria; and CEN Standard EN 15251: 2007, Indoor environmental input parameters for design and assessment of energy performance of buildings addressing indoor air quality, thermal environment, lighting and acoustics.

1 Project teams wishing to use ASHRAE approved addenda for the purposes of this prerequisite may do so at their discretion. Addenda must be applied consistently across all LEED credits.

Alternative Compliance Paths (ACPs)

India ACP: ASHRAE 55-2004 Equivalent
Projects in India may meet the desired comfort criteria specified in the following as a local equivalent to ASHRAE 55-2004:
  • For mechanically conditioned buildings, NBC 2005 Part 8, Section 3 - Table 2
  • For naturally conditioned buildings, NBC 2005 Part 8, Section 1 - Table 9 [view:embed_resource=page_1=10039154][view:embed_resource=page_1=10039154]
See all forum discussions about this credit »

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