IEQ7.1 Template Requirements

Susan, what specifically are you not sure about?You may find our tipsheet on Understanding Thermal Comfort Factors useful.

It sounds like you understand what is required.

MET should be identical in all seasons. CLO will not be. We typically don't breakdown male vs. female.

As part of ASHRAE standard 55, in appendix B, there are tables B1 and B2. Table B1 has clothing values for typical ensembles and table B2 has itemized clothing values. If you see a clothing ensemble in Table B1 that represents the typical clothing your occupants wear then you can use the value from there, otherwise you can use an itemized list of clothing and sum those values to achieve the overall clothing level for the occupant(s). Also, depending on the project, you should consider breaking down the occupants between male and females, although this is not required. If both males and females would be wearing similar clothing levels, then there is no need to separate them. ASHRAE 55 does not state that men and women are separate. You would need to examine the clothing values and metabolic rates for all occupants, and if they happen to be different for male, female, or even some other breakdown, then that is how you break it down. Depending on where your clothing values end up (and also your metabolic rates), you can determine if you should puruse the graphical method of the computer model method. You have to evaluate if you fall between 0.5 and 1.5 Clo, because there are instances where you would fall outisde this range. Hope this helps.

Susan,

1. You need to fill in the template for all 4 seasons. you would need to breakdown each season for the occupant breakdowns based on your project.
2. This credit does not care about quantity of occupants (males/females/or other breakdowns). It only cares about the different types of occupants. Like I mentioned in my earlier post, if males and females wear the same clothes and are performing the same activity levels (and therefore the same metabolic rate), there is no need to separate males and females. For example, in a kitchen, males and females may be required to wear the same chef clothes and would be performing the same activities, then they would have matching clothing values and metabolic rates, and there would be no need to separate them. Quantity of occupants is not the concern here with regards to ASHRAE 55. Other LEED credits are concerned with quantity of occupants, but not this one.
3. Refer to the tables B1 and B2 I mentioned in my previous post. Table B1 does give you sample ensembles of clothing. You can use these values if your project has similar clothing. Otherwise you can use Table B2 and sum up the clothing values for whatever clothes your occupants will typically wear. I should note that you should select the clothing values based on normal occupant attire. You should discuss with the Owner what their dress code is. You don't need to address abnormalities in the dress code, you should do what is standard based on the Owners requirements. For one office the dress code may be dress slacks and a button down shirt while for another office it may require a suit and tie. These are both offices but would have different clothing values. It's all based on the dress code for that particular project.