revealed that many of the regularly occupied spaces did not provide a thermal control, such as a thermostat, fan, or operable window. While temperature adjustments were not always necessary throughout the building, this lack of controllability made it difficult for modifications to be made in large assembly halls when seasonal changes began to impact comfortable indoor conditions. For example, respondent 1B (transient occupant) noted, “I do not have the ability to adjust the temperature and I’m not even sure the director or upper administration does either. I’ve heard the director call the building ‘the ice box’ because it gets so cold.”
Additionally, 90 percent of respondents made complaints regarding the extreme temperature ranges within Building B, particularly at the peak of summer and winter. It appeared that the large assembly hall in the building was notoriously cold from June to August and very hot from December to February. For this reason 50 percent of interview participants noted that they were uncomfortably hot or even shivering in classrooms throughout Building B if they were not dressed appropriately during these seasonal months. For example, respondent 3B (transient occupant) stated, “It just isn’t very constant. In the summer it is REALLY cold and in the winter it is VERY hot.” Similar to the feedback provided by Building A users, 50 percent of interview participants in this building believed that their thermal environment could be improved if they had better access to thermal controls and made statements such as, “It would be nice to have more control of the temperature and be able to adjust it when necessary” (10B, FTE occupant).