LEED CERTIFICATION – EQ CREDIT: THERMAL COMFORT

Thermal Comfort Control

FOR NC, SCHOOLS, RETAIL, DATA CENTERS, WAREHOUSES & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, HOSPITALITY

Provide individual thermal comfort controls for at least 50% of individual occupant spaces. Provide group thermal comfort controls for all shared multioccupant spaces.

Thermal comfort controls allow occupants, whether in individual spaces or shared multioccupant spaces, to adjust at least one of the following in their local environment: air temperature, radiant temperature, air speed, and humidity.

Hospitality only

Guest rooms are assumed to provide adequate thermal comfort controls and are therefore not included in the credit calculations.

Retail only

Meet the above requirements for at least 50% of the individual occupant spaces in office and administrative areas.

FOR HEALTHCARE

Provide individual thermal comfort controls for every patient room and at least 50% of the remaining individual occupant spaces.

Provide group thermal comfort controls for all shared multioccupant spaces.