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environments that invite occupants to either alter their experience and/or move between sensory zones. Include at least one accessible quiet space that allows occupants to retreat from high levels of sensory stimulation. Projects must also demonstrate at least one of the listed additional strategies.

Additional strategies

• Provide socializing, meeting, dining, and/or working areas where occupants can sit outside the main action and have permanent architectural features at their backs that creates a comfortable, semi-protected space that overlooks the larger area (prospect). Provide alternative paths that enable travel around the perimeter of the area so that people are not required to travel across a large open space.

• Provide choice in furniture configuration and a variety of seating to accommodate a wide range of body types, including seating with back rests and without arm rests.

• Provide height variety for permanently installed fixtures, like counters and sinks, and/or height-adjustable tables and desks, where appropriate.

• Provide outdoor or transitional space that encourages interaction with nature and is flexible or multiuse. Ensure the space is easily accessible for all occupants from within the building or located within 200 feet (60 meters) of a building entrance or access point.

AND/OR

Option 3. Thermal Environment (1 point)

Design indoor occupied spaces to meet the requirements of ASHRAE Standard 55-2023, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy with errata. Investigate thermal conditions in and around the project and explain how the design considers the following:

• Thermal conditions that align and adjust with changing seasons.

• Overcooling during nontemperate seasons.

o Design solutions for newly arrived occupants or occupants transitioning between

different thermal environments to adjust to the space while maintaining an appropriately warm environment for those already in the building.

o Design solutions for long-term occupants in transition spaces to customize their

working area.

o Support for occupants carrying out different tasks that require varying levels of

movement.

o Cooling solutions for those completing high-movement tasks.

AND/OR

U.S. Green Building Council LEED v5 Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction, November 2025 Edition 159