Air Concept Flashcards
Long-term symptoms from exposure to air polluntans may include ____?
- central nervous system damage
- endocrine disruption
- cancer
How many deaths are caused by air pollution annually?
50,000 in US 7 million worldwide (1 in 8)
How much air do we breathe per day?
15,000 liters
What are the 6 major air pollutants?
SPLONCo
- Sulfur
- Particultates (PM10 and PM 2.5)
- Lead
- Ozone
- Nitrogen
- Carbon Monoxide (CO)
F01 - Air Quality
p1- VOCs and Formaldehyde limits
p2- Which are the 2 Particulate and the 2 Gases and their limits?
p3- Radon
(Volatile Substance, Particulate and Inorganic Gases, Radon)
p1-
- Formaldehyde < 27 ppb
- VOCs < 500 µg/m3
p2- CoPPO
- CO < 9 ppm
- PM 2,5 < 15 µg/m3
- PM 10 < 50 µg/m3
- O3 < 51 ppb
p3-
-
Radon < 4pCi/L
measured at lowest occupied level
F02 - Smoking Ban (Indoor, Outdoor)
How much does smoking shorten life expectancy?
How much premature deaths?
10 years
400.000 in U.S.
F02 - Smoking Ban (Indoor, Outdoor)
How many ingredients are in a cigarette and how many are toxic?
600 ingredients 7,000 compounds 69 are known carcinogens
F02 - Smoking Ban (Indoor, Outdoor)
p1- Smoking indoor is prohibited
p2- Outdoor Ban: How large is the area in which smoking is banned and what we have to include?
p2 - Full Ban within 7,5 m entrances, all patios, operable windows, building air intakes.
Including signs about smoking hazards along all walkways beyond 7,5 m with signs every 30 m
F03 - Ventilation effectiveness
p1- Mechanical and Natural Ventilation: standards for adequate mechanical and natural ventilation?
p1- Natural Ventilation: ambient air quality within 1 mile is compliant with?
(Ventilation design, Demand Ventilation, System Balancing)
p1-Mech. and Nat. Ventilation → ASHRAE 62.1.2013
p1-Nat. Ventilation → within 1 mile
-
NAAQs (of EPA’s)
or - passes Feature 01 Air Quality Standard for 95% of all hours in previous year
NAAQS (National Ambient Air Quality Standards)
EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
F03 - Ventilation effectiveness (Ventilation design, Demand Ventilation, System Balancing)
p2- Demand Controlled Ventilation system is used to keep CO2 levels below ___ppm, when the space is ___ or larger and occupancy is more than ___ people per _____
CO2 < 800 ppm
for spaces:
> 46,5 m2
> 25 ab. / 93 m2
F03 - Ventilation effectiveness (Ventilation design, Demand Ventilation, System Balancing)
p3- System Balancing: When does HVAC system get tested and balanced? What is the documentation required? (2)
Before occupancy with a:
- Letter of Assurance by MEP or Contractor
- Commissioning Report
F04 - VOC Reduction
p1- Interior paints: need to meet 1 of which 3 requirements/standards?
(Paints an Coating, Adeshives and Sealent, Flooring, Insulation, Furnishing)
100% → CARB, SCM or SCAQMD
90% by volume → CDPH
All → ASTM standards
CARB (California Air Resource Board)
SCAQMD (South Coast Air Quality Management District)
CDPH (California Department of Public Health)
ASTM (American Society of Testing & Materials, 12,000 standards)
What’s ASTM?
American Society of Testing & Materials, 12,000 standards
F04 - VOC Reduction
(Paints an Coating, Adeshives and Sealent, Flooring, Insulation, Furnishing)
p2- Adhesives and Sealants: need to meet 1 of which 3 requirements?
100% → SCAQMD
90% by volume → CDPH
All → ASTM standards
CARB (California Air Resource Board)
SCAQMD (South Coast Air Quality Management District)
CDPH (California Department of Public Health)
ASTM (American Society of Testing & Materials, 12,000 standards)
F04 - VOC Reduction
(Paints an Coating, Adeshives and Sealent, Flooring, Insulation, Furnishing)
p3 - p4 - Flooring and insulation: both must meet what standard?
all newly installed → CDPH
CDPH (California Department of Public Health)
F04 - VOC Reduction
(Paints an Coating, Adeshives and Sealent, Flooring, Insulation, Furnishing)
p5 - Furniture must meet what standard?
95% by cost —> ANSI/BIFMA or CDPH
ANSI/BIFMA (Furniture Sustainability Standard)
CDPH (California Department of Public Health)
F05 - Air Filtration
p1 - Filter Accomodation: What two things must projects with recirculated air systems be able to accomodate?
(Accomodation, Particle, Maintenance)
Rack space for filter and Capacity for future implementation
F05 - Air Filtration
p2 - Particle Filtration
What size MERV filter is used for outdoor air?
Ambient outdoor PM10 and PM 2.5 levels measured ____ distance from building are measured below F01 Air quality ____how long
(Accomodation, Particle, Maintenance)
MERV 13 or higher
1 mile,
95% of all hours of the last year
F05 - Air Filtration
p3- How often do projects need to provide IWBI with air filtration maintenance records?
(Accomodation, Particle, Maintenance)
annually
F06 - Microbe and Mold Control
p1- Device used, in HVAC system to reduce mold? What should be inspected and how often?
p2- Mold inspection mode
(Coil Mold Reduction, Mold inspections)
p1- UVGI (Ultraviolet light) on cooling coils, drain pans ceilings
Quarterly inspections, Yearly submission of photos to IWBI
(if mold is found must clean)
p2- Visual inspections of building for discoloration and mold on walls, floor, ceilings
F07 - Construction Pollution
p1 - Ducts protection during construction? (2)
p2- Within one year before perfomance verification, If HVAC runs during construction, when are filters replaced?
(Duct Protection, Filter Replacement, Moisture Management, Dust Removal)
p1-
- Ducts sealed and protected during construction
or - Cleaned prior to installing grills
p2- Before occupancy
F07 - Construction Pollution
Within one year before perfomance verification
p3- To protect materials and products from water or moisture provide a___
p4- To contain dust and debris provide (3)___
(Duct Protection, Filter Replacement, Moisture Management, Dust Removal)
p3- Separate area to store and protect materials and products
p4 -
- Physical separation of active construction space throug barriers or sealant
- Installation of walk-off mats at entrance (tappetini)
- Collectors for guard to capture dust
F08 - Healthy Entrance
p1- To reduce amount of contaminants at all regurarly occupied entrance provide 1 of these 3 strategies___ for a size of____?
p2- To reduce the movement of air from outdoors to indoors with mechanical ventilated 1 of these 3 strategies___(3)
(Entryway Walk-off, Entriway Air Seal)
p1-
- Grilles/grates
- Rollout mats (tappeto a rotolo)
- Any other material as a walk-off system (tappeto)
Size → width = entrance & long > 3 m
p2-
- Vestibule with two normally closed door
- Revolving entrance door
- +3 normally shut doors from the outdoors
F09 - Cleaning Protocol (Cleaning Plan for Occupied Spaces)
p1- Cleaning Plan - Which (5) elements must be in the plan?
- Equipment and Training (Table A4 Appendix C)
- List of approved product seals → EPA’s Design for the Environment, UL EcoLogo, or Green Seal (Table A4 Appendix C)
- List of high-touch surfaces
- Cleaning schedule (programmi)
- Cleaning logs (registri)
F10- Pesticide Management
Requires the elimination of pesticides/herbicides or the minimization of the hazards by___
- Creation of a Management Plan based on Chapter 3 of San Francisco Environment Code IPM Program
or - Use only pesticides with a hazard tier ranking < 3
“Table A2 Appendix C”
F10- Pesticide Management
Where should you look for a list of acceptable pesticides?
Pesticide Research Institute’s PestSmart tool or Pesticide Product Evaluator tool
Atrazine
pesticide endocrine disruptor cardiovascular problems
Glyphosate
herbicide RoundUp Kidney problems Reproductive difficulties
F11 - Fundamental Material Safety
p1- Asbestos and Lead Restriction - What are the limits?
(Asbestos & Lead, Lead, Asbestos, PCBs, Mercury)
No asbestos
Lead < 100 ppm in all newly-installed building materials
- exc. Lead < 0.25% (pipe, plumbing, fixtures)
- exc. Lead < 0.20% (solder or flux in plumbing)
F11 - Fundamental Material Safety
p2- Lead Abatement: lead evaluation is conducted following what guidelines? (3)
(Asbestos & Lead, Lead, Asbestos, PCBs, Mercury)
Lead abatement in repair, rerenovation, demolition:
- EPA lead standards
- EPA40 CFR standard
- CFR