We recently did occupant comfort surveys in two residence halls on our campus. We surveyed both about the common areas in the hall (lounge, kitchen, etc) and about the residents' dorm rooms. Perhaps unexpectedly, people rated the individual room comfort pretty low, but we're a little unsure how to respond as many of the complaints were related to the roommate's thermostat use or odors...thoughts?
We also surveyed about showers (flow, pressure, temperature) because we had heard some complaints. As this is not typically included on an occupant comfort survey that I can tell, is this something we still have to correct, since we asked? Or can we just consider that data gathering for our own purposes and not submit that part of the survey for LEED?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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December 20, 2013 - 11:36 am
Emily, I think LEED is fairly broad in terms of what it expects "corrective action" to be. And in a residential setting, where the thermostat is in your control and your biggest complaint is your roommate, you don't necessarily have much control over the situation, which is fine. Perhaps you could send a notice to residents and/or RA's reminding them to be considerate of their roommate's needs, and to keep a clean dorm room? Or provide feedback directly to the residents about their own comfort and ask for their help.Regarding the showers, is there is something you can do about it, it seems in keeping with the credit intent to do something—in my opinion.