In the project I'm working at there are seperate office spaces. In these spaces there will not be any individual thermal comfort control but in the building there will be a person how is responsible for the thermal comfort. This person will use a web-based tool which will allow this person to go online, access the temperature in every single room, and make adjustments if needed. My question is if this can count toward this credit. The meaning of this system is that the buildings occupants easily can send the person who is responsible a message that they want to adjust the temperature and so on. I'm aware that this is not individual controlability but perhaps this can also be in favor?
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David Hubka
Director of OperationsTranswestern Sustainability Services
527 thumbs up
March 9, 2011 - 3:39 pm
I think the LEED plan reveiwer will have a hard time approving this strategy. What is the response time to make the adjustment? What happen when this person is unavailable? Vacation? Sick??
Calling a person to make an adjustment might not be considered "individual comfort control" by the LEED reviewer.
Emil Andersson
Green Certification CoordinatorSkanska Sweden
26 thumbs up
March 10, 2011 - 11:02 am
I have an example where the temperature and air speed is changed using a remote control. Each plan has access to three controls, which the users bring to their room to control the thermal comfort. Does this seem like a solution that would pass?
David Hubka
Director of OperationsTranswestern Sustainability Services
527 thumbs up
March 10, 2011 - 1:44 pm
This control is directly operable by the occupant so I would belive this will achieve the credit, as long as at least 50% of the occpants have access to the type of control you described.