My company is going to be a tenant in a new space where will not have the capability to increase/introduce humidity as we are tying into the Building Management System.
The current Building Management System does not have humidity monitoring and all HVAC systems being installed are running off the base building air handling units. We will use VAV and Induction units.
Can my project still pursue this credit for our LEED Certification even though we do not have the capability to alter the humidity in our space?
emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & ComplianceJacobs
LEEDuser Expert
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October 16, 2013 - 2:14 pm
Any insight on this problem? One of my projects has the same scenario, and we need this point to stay in the project's target certification range. Please let us know. Thanks!
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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November 3, 2013 - 11:46 pm
I think the credit requirements are quite plain that humidity monitoring and control is required. If anyone has a different understanding or experience, or wants to contact GBCI for guidance or a ruling, please post about it here!
Jennifer Wehling
Director of SustainabilityHMC Architects
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March 11, 2014 - 2:07 pm
I work on a lot of projects in California where humidity typically isn’t an issue and is rarely monitored. In the past we have been awarded this credit even on projects without humidity monitoring. Often our documentation is submitted with little mention of humidity and we await comments on how to address the issue. We haven’t yet been questioned on our documentation.
The LEED 2009 Missing Manual makes mention of “regular, repeated comfort surveys” as a form of permanent monitoring. We have a handful of projects that are looking at this option now. Of course owners want to know how often these “regular, repeated comfort surveys” need to happen and for how long, which we don’t have clarification on. We suggest once a year for 3 years (after the initial survey) as a starting point, but we will need to wait to see what the review teams say.