Hi!
Is there a different alternative to providing individual thermal comfort controls for each workstation in open areas? assuming that the HVAC design is divided by thermal zones, so it would only be necessary to place a thermostat for each thermal zone in which there could be several people working and could adjust it to their needs.
I don't really see the point of having tons of separate controls in one thermal zone.
How can we achieve this credit?
Tyler Thumma
7GroupLEEDuser Expert
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April 30, 2020 - 1:12 pm
Keep in mind that eligible thermal comfort controls include thermostats, ceiling fans, adjustable underfloor diffusers, task-mounted controls (such as plug-in desktop fans, humidifiers, or dehumidifiers), and operable windows, and that controls are only required for at least 50% of individual occupant spaces. So the alternative would be to use different qualifying thermal comfort controls for each workstation.
One thermostat would only qualify as a control for one workstation in the open area with multiple workstations becasue what may be comfortable for one person could be uncomfortable to others in the same area.