We seek some advice on how to demonstrate thermal comfort compliance for occupied spaces in an industrial warehouse type space in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Dear All, Kindly clarify the following query regarding Thermal Comfort Design Alternative Compliance Path for projects in India. In ACP it is said that projects shall meet the desired comfort con

I'm facing with a question about the room Mean Radiant Temperature (MRT): Is there any spreasheet that calculates the MRT and than the Operating Temperature?

Does anyone know if is OK to adhere to ASHRAE 55-2013 instead of ASHRAE 55-2004? Thanks!

I'm looking for clarification on how to handle air speed for floor diffusers at the perimeter of a large lobby space.

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.

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

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?

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.