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6.9 Thermal Comfort <br />• Comply with ASHRAE Standard 55 -1992, addenda 1995 for thermal comfort <br />• Provide permanent temperature and humidity monitoring to allow operators to control and adjust <br />610 Daylighting and <br />• Achieve a minimum Daylight Factor of 2% without creating cooling problems due to excessive glazing, in 75% of all space occupied for <br />critical visual tasks excluding low occupancy support areas <br />• Achieve a direct line of sight to the exterior from 90% of all regularly occupied spaces <br />611 Contaminant Monitoring <br />• Explore installation of independent monitoring systems for ozone, radon, nitric oxide, sulfur dioxide or fungus and <br />6.12 Acoustic Quality <br />• Design and select materials that generate less noise and those that dampen noise during the construction <br />• Reduce noise generating equipment so that the maximum decibel reading level at the property line is <br />• Meet all local noise <br />Commissioning <br />A. Training <br />• Provide training to all employees about the systems that exits, these include the <br />• I-IVAC <br />• Lighting systems <br />• Plumbing and water conservation <br />• CO2, temperature, and other monitoring <br />• Passive or active solar, geo- thermal or bio mass <br />• Irrigation systems <br />• Control and management <br />B. Review <br />• Provide all stakeholders with review opportunities before occupancy of the <br />• Provide all stakeholders with an opportunity to review the building after one year of occupancy <br />• Provide data concerning temperature, humidity and energy consumption to all stakeholders after I month, 6 months, 12 months and 24 <br />months <br />• Require all stakeholders to use HPS features as designed or to report problems immediately to responsible <br />Each architect and contractor employed by the Board of Education shall provide the Board with written documentation verifying their <br />compliance with the guidelines presented both during the planning and construction phase of the building Architects and contractors will <br />provide at the bidding phase their experience related to high performance school standards, If, due to the issue of excessive costs or site issues, <br />a guideline cannot be met, the architect or contractor must submit written justification to the Superintendent or designee as well as any <br />alternative plans to reach the desired outcome. Architects and contractors are also required to meet the requirements of Policy 9010- Site <br />Selection and Policy %L2()-Facility Design. <br />Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools <br />