Product Vetting for LEED and WELL: BuildingGreen's Top 10 Tips

Learn how to find products for LEED and WELL projects in this webinar.
by the BuildingGreen editors

Are you struggling to find products for your LEED or WELL project? We’ve been there, and we know how to help.

In this hour-long free webinar, BuildingGreen's Nadav Malin and our partner Anne Hicks Harney of Long Green Specs share their tips finding green, healthy products that meet the requirements for LEED and WELL.

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Our building is served by both mechanical and natural ventilation systems. How does that impact our approach to this credit?

The credit requirements apply to both types of spaces. Make sure that your documentation clearly addresses both the mechanically conditioned spaces and naturally conditioned spaces in your project. The Reference Guide provides additional information for occupant-controlled naturally conditioned spaces.

The LEED Reference Guide states that we need to have at least one temperature sensor in each thermal zone with occupied spaces. What defines a thermal zone for this credit?

A thermal zone is a group of spaces or a single space with individual temperature control from a shared HVAC system. So, to meet the credit requirements, you need to have at least one temperature sensor for each zone with individual control. Just remember that additional temperature sensors may be required in thermal zones that contain both perimeter and core spaces, zones that have perimeter areas with different orientations, or zones that have substantially different usage types.

What type of measurement instrument do we need to use to monitor radiant temperature in occupied spaces?

ASHRAE-55 does not require a specific device, but requires you to measure mean radiant temperature (MRT). Measurements from both black globe thermometers and infrared thermometers can be used to calculate MRT. See the ASHRAE standard for additional details on calculations.