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Air diffuser for an office building
NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Designposted 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
ASHRAE vs. ISO/EN
NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Designposted by Jens Apel on
I am happy that LEED is accepting ISO 7730 and EN 15251 as alternative to ASHRAE 55.
New Thermal Comfort Tool
NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Designposted 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
Activity Level for New LEED online forms
NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Designposted 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?
Improving thermal comfort for ski center and ice rink
NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Designposted 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.
New ASHRAE 55 Compliance tool for the iPhone/iPad
NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Designposted 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.
MET Rate for Retail Space
NC-2009 IEQc7.1:Thermal Comfort—Designposted by Omer Moltay on
What MET rate would you assume for the ASHRAE-55 compliance for retail areas (ie. supermarket, clothes retail)?