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CI-2009 IEQc6.2:Controllability of Systems—Thermal Comfort

Thermal Comfort in Public Spaces

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Rick Servoss
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How would one address this credit when the CI project is made up entirely of public space?

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Thu, 05/12/2011 - 19:18

Rick, The credit requires you to provide controls for "building occupants" and doesn't provide details on different requirements for the public vs. employees of the space. The closest guide I've seen that helps to clarify differences that may exist has been in LEED for Retail (http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=7956) whereby EQc6 is revised to state that you need to provide thermal comfort controls for 50% of retail employees in office and administrative spaces (and none for the public). I'd assume you have some areas with FTE in order to meet the Minimum Program Requirements of LEED. I'd prioritize those areas with controls and then either provide a clear narrative of why the public spaces cannot be reasonably assumed to have controls or find a way to also provide the public with some degree of controls. I am working on one coffee shop where I am providing controllability for patrons to suit their needs; in this case I am providing reading lamps for visitors to the space.
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Thu, 10/06/2011 - 15:19

To update my previous comment, I received a response from the review team stating "the exhibit hall is considered to be a regularly occupied, shared multi-occupant space...." In short, the public space, being the exhibit hall, needs to be included in the template as a shared multi-occupant space. Writing a narrative describing the situation did not suffice.

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