Natural Ventilation

Melissa Young

Manager, Corporate Environmental Programs

LEEDuser Basic Member

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January 31, 2011

Our building is mostly naturally ventilated. One of the seven floors, however, has a central air system installed that serves three densely occupied conference rooms. Which case (or cases) do we need to follow? All 3? In addition, we do not currently have a Building Automation System. Will this be required to achieve this credit? Is a BAS required for Case 3? Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

LEEDuser Expert

7780 thumbs up

Tue, 02/08/2011 - 13:26

Melissa, from what you say it sounds like cases 2 and 3 are appropriate here.A BAS is not strictly required to earn the credit, but as discussed above, it helps. Given that the area subject to case 2 is relatively concentrated, though, perhaps it would be cost-effective to pursue the credit without a BAS.