Our project is a 197,850 square foot jail that houses maximum security/special management inmates. The inmates that end up at this facility have proven by their actions that they cannot be controlled in a lower risk environment. At this facility, an inmate gives up more freedoms that he or she may have had at a lower risk facility. This includes control of his or her indoor environment. Giving the inmates either thermal or lighting control would hinder operations for the jail staff. From a practical standpoint, there are reasons why individual environmental controls should not be provided in a maximum security jail. Currently, there are no vandal resistant thermal controls on the market. A thermostat in an inmate\'s cell would likely be destroyed in a few hours. Regarding vandal-resistant lighting controls, there are a few available on the market, but none are truly vandal proof. Inmates could potentially endanger themselves and others by tampering with the light switch in their cell. Though the 432 inmate cells/beds at this facility, including medical inmate cells, are regularly occupied spaces and comprise 23% of the total building area, we ask that these spaces be excluded from both EQ Credit 6.1 and 6.2 for the following reasons: 1.) Thermal and lighting controls within an inmate cell would be highly susceptible to abuse 2.) Electric devices such as light switches could be potentially dangerous for the inmate and others. 3.) Inmates having access to thermal and lighting controls would interfere with jail operations. Within all staff areas, we would provide the lighting and thermal comfort controls required to achieve both EQ Credit 6.1 and 6.2.