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Air diffuser for an office building

NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Design
posted by  Maya Karkour  on 

Dear All, I have a couple of questions regarding this credit: a) How can I convert the air velocity at the diffuser outlet to the air velocity reaching the occupant, knowing that an open plan off

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Tue May 13, 2025, 10:55 am

ASHRAE vs. ISO/EN

NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Design
posted by  Jens Apel  on 

I am happy that LEED is accepting ISO 7730 and EN 15251 as alternative to ASHRAE 55.

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Wed Sep 2, 2020, 6:58 am

New Thermal Comfort Tool

NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Design
posted by  Christopher Schaffner  on 

Just received an email about a new tool that may be helpful for teams pursuing this credit: The Center for the Built Environment has developed a web-based thermal comfort tool, which is now availa

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Fri Mar 30, 2018, 2:53 pm
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Mon Dec 18, 2017, 9:14 pm

Activity Level for New LEED online forms

NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Design
posted by  Nelina Loiselle  on 

The new v. 4 forms table IEQc7.1-1. Space Design Parameters asks for the "Activity Level" to be listed per each space type. Are they asking for the MET rate?

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Mon Nov 4, 2013, 1:02 am

Improving thermal comfort for ski center and ice rink

NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Design
posted by  Chen Jin  on 

I am dealing with a complex commercial center that contains a ski center and a ice rink, which clearly fall outside of the comfortable zone of ASHRAE 55.

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New ASHRAE 55 Compliance tool for the iPhone/iPad

NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Design
posted by  Danny Vandoren  on 

There is a new ASHRAE 55 Compliance app for the iPhone/iPad, similar to the ASHRAE Thermal comfort tool. It calculates PMV and PPD for the LEED IEQc7.1 submittal.

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MET Rate for Retail Space

NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Design
posted by  Omer Moltay  on 

What MET rate would you assume for the ASHRAE-55 compliance for retail areas (ie. supermarket, clothes retail)?

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Wed Jan 30, 2013, 6:25 pm