Criterion 11: Achieving indoor comfort requirements (visual/ thermal/ acoustic)

• How should the compliance for daylight be met in a building? Is it calculated floor wise or consolidated per building?
• Are the noise levels to be monitored only during the occupied hours of the building, or between 6 am to 9 pm as specified in GRIHA Manual?
• Will SRR be calculated for a hospital building with central open courtyard, which is not conditioned and has proposed landscape features?
• Can report generated through Revit software be used as a thermal comfort compliance document?
• Why is thermal comfort required in circulation spaces where human activity is extremely low?
• Is there a change in the SHGC values in GRIHA V 3 and GRIHA 2015?
• Is Autodesk Ecotect 2011 a validated software and can it be used for Daylight Simulation?
• Which simulation software can be used for demonstrating compliance with Criterion 11 that is accepted by GRIHA?
• In case of a hospital, can areas such as lift lobbies, corridors, waiting rooms be exempted from SHGC Calculations?
• What are the percentage hours of time for meeting the Indian adaptive comfort requirement?
• What parameters should be considered in case artificial lighting compliance is being demonstrated through measurement?
• Will the project comply with the SHGC requirement, if SHGC for commercial space is 0.25 and 0.45 for residential spaces in case of a mixed use building in composite climate?
• Can the requirement for SRR be exempted for non-FAR areas such as Atriums?
• Should bedrooms and living rooms be considered as conditioned for thermal comfort compliance if they have been considered as conditioned while simulating for Criterion 14
• What is the maximum SHGC requirement for Court office building?
• Can we show compliance through measurement of artificial lighting level where IES files are unavailable?
• Is the project exempted from the artificial lighting criterion if it is a day use office building?
• Can we show compliance through Alternative 2 in Criterion 11 if we are unable to show compliance in terms of the WWR?
• Can we conform to the State Pollution Control Boards’ Noise standard to comply with Criterion 29.3.2, GRIHA V3 in case of airports?
• If we opt for Alternative 2 of Criterion 11, do we need to comply with ECBC mandatory requirement for SHGC and U value of glass?
• Are there any minimum fresh air quantity limits for occupied spaces for simulation purpose
• Is there any minimum door-window opening size requirement under GRIHA 2015?
• Are circulation spaces like corridor, lift lobby, entrance hall and other spaces like waiting areas, reception area in an office building included in daylight calculations?
• Are thermal comfort conditions for non-air-conditioned spaces same in both GRIHA V3 and GRIHA 2015?
• If a building is not oriented to any true direction, then how the orientation should be considered for Criterion 13?
• What is the maximum SHGC limit for a residential development in composite climate
• Is the noise measurement an instantaneous measurement?
• What is the right method to show compliance with 25% mandatory day lighting in GRIHA Rating?
• Can Canteen building and Auditorium be exempted from the mandatory daylight requirement as per GRIHA v3 criteria 13
• Can 'Berkeley tool for thermal comfort' based on ASHRAE Standard 55, 2013 be used to demonstrate compliance with the requirement for thermal comfort (conditioned spaces) under Criteria 11