US Green Building Council LEED-AP-ID+C Exam - Topic 6 Question 16 Discussion

Actual exam question for US Green Building Council's LEED-AP-ID+C exam

Question #: 16
Topic #: 6

During value engineering a project team is looking to see if they can reduce the number of thermal comfort controls. The project's LEED AP notices there are thermostats in the public restroom and says they can be eliminated because public restrooms are considered

Aunoccupied space

Bdensely occupied space

Cshared multioccupant space

Dnonregularly occupied space

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Suggested Answer: D

In the context of LEED AP Interior Design + Construction, public restrooms are considered nonregularly occupied spaces. This classification is based on the nature of the space usage, which does not require continuous thermal comfort controls due to the intermittent and brief occupancy. Therefore, thermostats in such spaces can be eliminated during value engineering to optimize resource allocation without compromising the comfort of regular occupants.

LEED v4: Interior Design + Construction Guide1.

LEED BD+C: Indoor Environmental Quality Credit, Thermal Comfort2.

Pilot-Credits EQpc114: Learning controls for thermal comfort3.

by Pete at Jul 30, 2025, 08:49 AM

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Rozella

2 months ago

Actually, they can be considered shared multioccupant spaces too.

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Ayesha

2 months ago

Eliminating those controls sounds like a smart move!

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Kristel

2 months ago

Wait, are we sure about that? What if they get crowded?

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Helene

2 months ago

I agree, no need for extra thermostats there!

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Odelia

3 months ago

Public restrooms are definitely nonregularly occupied spaces.

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Frankie

3 months ago

I vaguely recall something about how public restrooms are treated differently in terms of controls, but I can't remember the exact classification.

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Nell

4 months ago

I’m leaning towards option D, nonregularly occupied space, since people don’t stay in restrooms for long periods.

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Tora

4 months ago

I remember a practice question about occupancy types, and I think public restrooms might fall under shared multioccupant spaces, but it feels a bit tricky.

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Cheryl

4 months ago

I think public restrooms are considered nonregularly occupied spaces, but I'm not entirely sure if that’s the right term.

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Brunilda

4 months ago

This seems straightforward to me. Public restrooms are not regularly occupied, so the LEED AP is correct that they can eliminate the thermostats. I'll go with D.

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Jaime

4 months ago

I think the key here is understanding how LEED defines the different types of spaces. Public restrooms are shared, multi-occupant spaces, so I'm going to go with C as the best answer.

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Frankie

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. I know public restrooms aren't regularly occupied, but I'm not sure if that automatically means they can be considered "unoccupied" for the purposes of this question.

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