We have an open office VAV project that is only pursuing the "Appropriate Zoning and Controls" portion of Option 1. I just had a few questions regarding how different space types are handled:
Copy Rooms (> 85 sqft): Do these rooms need their own active control? Are they compliant if the active controls and VAV box are intended for an adjacent conference room, but the copy room simply has a supply diffuser?
Storage Rooms: Similarly, is it sufficient that these rooms simply have a supply diffuser that provides air based upon the active controls in an adjacent private office? Do they need to be zoned separately?
Quiet Zones: We are planning on active controls in these spaces, which serve as a larger "enclosed" office for upwards of eight people. Are active controls necessary here?
Thanks for the help!
Patrick
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
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May 13, 2014 - 9:40 am
I do not think that a very small copy room or storage necessarily needs separate controls. Not sure about the quiet zones, sounds like they probably do.