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Comfort
Comfortable workers are more likely to be productive and engaged with their work than those who struggle to work in spaces that create barriers and stresses. With ever increasing needs to be mindful of the environment when designing spaces, GSA is developing practices that support both sustainability and worker comfort.
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Space Reconfiguration and Renovation Projects
As needs change over time, tenants often need to convert space or phase the conversion of individual space or rooms to meet these changing needs.
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Building Systems Upgrades
The following are Sustainable Strategies to consider as your space undergoes a building system upgrade to improve energy, water use and occupant comfort. Refer to the Share Section for a representative project Case Study to discover key practices, benefits, results and checklists.
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Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is most simply described as the conditions inside a building. It does not refer to the air quality alone, but the entire environmental quality of a space, which includes air quality, access to daylight and views, pleasant acoustic conditions, and occupant control over lighting and thermal comfort.
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Planning to Build Green
Sustainability "means to create and maintain conditions, under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations." Executive Order 13514
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Sustainable Building Operations and Maintenance Services
Follow these sustainable strategies as your space renovations are complete and the building and interiors are operated in an environmentally sustainable manner. Operations staff should endeavor to establish best practices in energy efficiency, resource conservation, ecologically sensitive products, and other sustainable practices, and implement them.
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Under 10,000 SF Interiors Gut Rehab Project
Following are Sustainable Strategies to consider as the space has or will undergo a major tenant gut rehab for projects under 10,000 SF. Note to use a current version of LEED for Commercial Interiors for tenant improvement projects over 10,000 SF. Refer to the Share Section for a represented project Case Study to discover key practices, benefits, results and checklists.
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Flexibility
Today's workplaces are often in flux. As organizations change direction or develop new services, people also move. Teams form and re-form. People move to new spaces and take on new responsibilities. The spaces themselves are transformed to meet new needs. These changes are much easier to accommodate, with less stress on people and the organization, when the workplace is designed to support flexibility.
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Spatial Equity
Organizations today are less hierarchical and work is more team based, more mobile, and more cross functional. A key to spatial equity is that space layout and workstation standards are based on new ways of working and specific work tasks and business needs rather than organizational hierarchy.
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Plan Section Guidance
For each project there is a selection of issues and questions you should consider before selecting specific materials or products. This will help you and your team address the most critical sustainability concerns and opportunities for that project type; look for synergies and mitigate unintended consequences. There are ways to improve even the simplest projects, such as repainting or re-carpeting.
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Materials, Furniture, and Furnishings Replacement
Daily wear and tear means that materials, furniture and furnishings require periodic replacement.
Whole Building Analysis
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IEQc2.3 (Mandates / Rating Systems > HVAC)
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IEQc2.3 (Mandates / Rating Systems > IEQ)
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Human Impact Case Study: Comfort (Resources / Case Study > Lighting)
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Human Impact Case Study: Comfort (Resources / Case Study > HVAC)
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Whole Building Design Guide – Acoustic Comfort (Resources > IEQ)
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Comfort (Resources / Case Study > IEQ)
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Comfort/Mood (Human Behavior > Lighting)
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Acoustical Comfort (Resources > IEQ)
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Thermal Comfort (Resources > IEQ)
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Thermal Comfort (Resources > IEQ)
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Comfort and Productivity (Human Behavior > IEQ)
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IEQc2.1 (Mandates / Rating Systems > HVAC)
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IEQc6.2 (Mandates / Rating Systems > HVAC)
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IEQc7.1 (Mandates / Rating Systems > HVAC)
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IEQc7.2 (Mandates / Rating Systems > HVAC)
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IEQc6.2 (Mandates / Rating Systems > HVAC)
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IEQc7.1 (Mandates / Rating Systems > HVAC)
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IEQc7.2 (Mandates / Rating Systems > HVAC)
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IEQc2.1 (Mandates / Rating Systems > IEQ)
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IEQc6.2 (Mandates / Rating Systems > IEQ)
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IEQc7.1 (Mandates / Rating Systems > IEQ)
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IEQc7.2 (Mandates / Rating Systems > IEQ)
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IEQc6.2 (Mandates / Rating Systems > IEQ)
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IEQc7.1 (Mandates / Rating Systems > IEQ)
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IEQc7.2 (Mandates / Rating Systems > IEQ)
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The HPSB Guiding Principles for New Construction and Major Renovations (Mandates / Rating Systems > HVAC)
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The HPSB Guiding Principles for Existing Buildings (Mandates / Rating Systems > HVAC)
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Controllability (Resources > IEQ)
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Green Tips and Strategies (Human Behavior > HVAC)
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Green Tips and Strategies (Human Behavior > HVAC)
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Example Questions (Mandates / Rating Systems > HVAC)
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Human Behavior on HVAC (Human Behavior > HVAC)
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Integrative Design Process (HVAC)
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Interior Designer (Integrative Design Process > IEQ)
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Occupant Survey (Human Behavior > IEQ)
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The HPSB Guiding Principles for New Construction and Major Renovations (Mandates / Rating Systems > IEQ)
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The HPSB Guiding Principles for Existing Buildings (Mandates / Rating Systems > IEQ)
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Resources (IEQ)
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Integrative Design Process (IEQ)
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Workplace Specialist (Integrative Design Process > Lighting)
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Lighting Impact on Occupants (Human Behavior > Lighting)
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Occupant (Integrative Design Process > Lighting)
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System Overview (HVAC)
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Occupant (Integrative Design Process > HVAC)
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Reporting Mechanism & Maintenance Plan (O&M > HVAC)
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LEED for Commercial Interiors (2009) (Mandates / Rating Systems > HVAC)
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Green Globes New Construction (NC) (Mandates / Rating Systems > HVAC)
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Occupant (Integrative Design Process > Water)
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System Overview (IEQ)
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Lighting Environment and Views (Resources > IEQ)
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Indoor Environmental Quality on Humans (Human Behavior > IEQ)
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LEED for New Construction (2009) (Mandates / Rating Systems > IEQ)
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Occupant Behavior on Energy Efficiency (Human Behavior > Lighting)
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HVAC Impact on Humans (Human Behavior > HVAC)
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Facility Manager (Integrative Design Process > IEQ)
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Owner (Integrative Design Process > IEQ)
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Controllability (Human Behavior > IEQ)
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Integrative Design Process (Lighting)
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System Bundling (IEQ)
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Commissioning (O&M > HVAC)
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System Overview (Lighting)
Materials
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Under Floor Air Distribution
Under floor air distribution systems supply conditioned air to an occupied space via diffusers in a raised floor. This system effectively maintains thermal comfort and indoor air quality levels.