Comfort

Detailed requirement

Part 1: Free Address

Projects over 200 m² [2,150 ft²] meet the following free address requirement:

• The building provides a thermal gradient of at least 3 °C [5 °F] across open workspaces and between rooms or floors.
• All open office spaces with occupants performing tasks that require similar workstations allow for at least 50% free address to allow occupants to select a work space with a desired temperature.

Part 2: Personal Thermal Comfort Devices

The following condition is met in spaces with 10 or more workstations in the same heating or cooling zone:

• Employees have access to personal thermal comfort devices such as fans (excluding space heaters).

See detailed requirement for Individual Thermal Control.