Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction, LEED O+M: Existing Buildings, LEED ID+C: Commercial Interiors, LEED BD+C: Core and Shell, LEED BD+C: Schools

Rating System Version

v3 - LEED 2008, v2 - Schools 2007, v2 - LEED 2.2, v2 - LEED 2.0

Inquiry

We are working on a 20,000 gsf aquatics addition that also includes offices, community/party rooms, lobby, circulation space, and locker-rooms in addition to the pool room. All of the spaces except for the pool have all been designed to meet the temperature ranges recommended by ASHRAE 55-1999, but the pool area will not meet these requirements. This makes sense since the thermal comfort and humidity requirements for a pool room should be different from normal office space. The pool room will, however, be able to meet the 1999 ASHRAE Applications, Chapter 4 (Places of Assembly) recommended conditions for swimming pools. We propose that for indoor pools, project teams should be required to adhere to this standard in lieu of ASHRAE Standard 55-1999 to meet the requirements of EQc7.1. Please let us know if this is acceptable?