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Orange County 9 <br />Effective: (date) Attachment <br />2, Heating and Air Conditioning Standards <br />Except as otherwise noted, temperature set points are based on the standards <br />(Attachment) of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning <br />Engineers (ASHRAE) and are as follows: <br />Cooling Season Set Points 75° F - 78° F <br />Heating Season Set Points 68° F - 72° F <br />Occupied air conditioning temperature settings are not set below 75 degrees and <br />heating settings are not set above 72 degree, except for operations which require <br />other settings based on function such as Health Department examination rooms, <br />medical laboratories, computer equipment rooms, library stacks, recreation rooms, <br />animal quarters or the like, <br />3. Use of Windows <br />Windows are to be kept closed because open windows throw the HVAC system off <br />balance, and interfere with providing uniform heating or cooling in large buildings, <br />4, Auxiliary Heating and Cooling Sources <br />Personal portable space heaters are not allowed because of their excessive energy <br />consumption, fire code and safety issues, If a room is not consistently within the <br />heating/air conditioning set-point range, Public Works should be notified so that the <br />problem can be addressed, If building conditions are such that acceptable <br />temperatures cannot be achieved by the HVAC system, Public works takes <br />necessary measures to resolve/rectify, If auxiliary heating or fans are required, <br />Public Works will provide these, <br />5. Night, Weekend and Holiday Temperature Set-backs <br />The heating temperatures are set to 60 degrees for all buildings far periods when <br />buildings are not normally occupied, The air conditioning temperatures are set to <br />80 degrees when buildings are not normally occupied. Normal occupancy for most <br />buildings is from 7:30 a.m, to 6:00 p.m, This means that from 7:30 a.m., until 6:00 <br />p,m., the temperature will be within the set points defined in Item H2 above. Nate: <br />Exceptions to the set backs are made far those functions that must remain <br />operational during these periods such as for night meetings, Emergency <br />Management or the Jail, Also some buildings have unique requirements for longer <br />start up times to reach heating or cooling set points. <br />If a building has complete digital control, and individual zone or office temperature <br />control, occupants will be able to override the schedule to provide heating/cooling <br />far their office at any time, for a limited period (typically two hour intervals), <br />