Chapter 10 - Indoor Environmental Quality Flashcards
ANSI Standard S12.60-2010
Schools: EQ Prerequisite - Minimum Acoustic Performance
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
School projects must meet reverberation time requirements.
ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011
EQ Credit - Low-Emitting Materials (3)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) & Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA)
A furniture sustainability standard
ASHRAE 52.2
EQ Credit - Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies (2)
EQ Credit - Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan (1)
Air filter standard
measure air filter efficiency by how well the filter captures specific particle sizes
ASHRAE 55-2010
thermal comfort
A standard that defines the range of indoor thermal environmental conditions acceptable to most occupants but accommodates an ever-increasing variety of design solutions intended both to provide comfort and to respect today’s imperative for sustainable buildings.
ASHRAE 62.1-2010
Minimum ventilation rates & indoor air quality.
A standard that specifies minimum ventilation rates and other measures intended to provide indoor air quality that is acceptable to human occupants and that minimizes adverse health effects and is the recognized standard for ventilation system design and acceptable indoor air quality.
bake-out
A process to remove airborne contaminants from a building by off-gassing furniture, paints, adhesives, sealants, carpets, wall-coverings etc. by increasing the temperature in the building before it is occupied.
carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration
A measurement of indoor air quality that determines the safety of a space for human occupancy depending on whether CO2 concentrations greater than 530 ppm above outdoor air quality are present.
CIBSE AM10
EQ Prerequisite - Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
Applications Manual (AM)10
defines process for natural ventilation in non-domestic buildings
circadian rhythms
The natural pattern of physiological and behavioral processes that are timed to a near 24-hour period.
contaminant
An airborne particle that has qualities that would adversely affect human health should it be inhaled.
cubic feet per minute (cfm)
The measurement used to determine airflow rates.
daylighting
The purposeful amount of natural daylight in a building decreases the amount of electrical lighting required.
EQ Credit - ___ Assessment is related to the safeguarding of building occupants after construction.
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Assessment
The intent of this credit is to establish higher-quality indoor air in the building after construction and during occupancy. Points are earned for this credit by either conducting a flush-out of the building or by testing air quality before occupancy.
flush-out
A process used to remove airborne contaminants from a building caused by the off-gassing of furniture, paints, adhesives, sealants, carpets, wallcoverings, and other building materials by flushing out all the interior air several times with outdoor air.
Greenguard Certification
A program that gives assurance that products designed for use in indoor spaces meet strict chemical emissions limits, which contributes to the creation of healthier interiors and gives credence to manufacturers’ sustainability claims with empirical scientific data from an unbiased, third-party organization.
mechanical ventilation
The process of supplying, directing, and removing air from an indoor space by mechanical means.
A ____ rating system ranges from 1 (low) to 16 (high) for filters made for a mechanical building ventilation system that filters particulates and airborne contaminants out of the air.
minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV)
natural ventilation
The process of supplying, directing, and removing air from an indoor space by natural means, meaning without the use of a fan or other mechanical system.
The best way to determine occupants comfort level with building temp, airflow, acoustics, lighting.
occupant comfort survey: a survey distributed electronically or on paper to building occupants
off-gassing
The emittance of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from building elements such as flooring, wallcoverings, furniture, paints, adhesives, and sealants.
sick building syndrome (SBS)
A series of symptoms connected with the phenomenon of building occupants feeling sick when they are in a building and recovering, they leave the building.
ASHRAE 55-2010
EQ Credit - Thermal Comfort (1)
thermal comfort: the range of indoor air temperature comfortable to most building occupants
ASHRAE 62.1-2010
EQ Prereq - Min Indoor Air Quality Performance
EQ Credit - Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies (2)
recognized standards for ventilation system design
and rate (amount of air circulated through an indoor air space measured by air changes per hour)
volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Organic chemical compounds that are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids that evaporate under normal indoor atmospheric conditions for temperature and pressure and may have short- and long-term adverse health effects. VOCs may be emitted by paints, glues and adhesives, cleaning supplies, building materials, office furnishings, copiers, and printers.
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)
EQ Credit - Daylight (3)
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA) IAQ Guidelines for Occupied Buildings under Construction
EQ Credit - Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan (1)
international standards setting organization in HVAC and sheet metal
to fulfill credit, projects must develop and implement indoor air quality management plan for construction and preoccupancy phases
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113
EQ Credit - Low-Emitting Materials (3)
air pollution control agency of LA; all paints, coatings, adhesives, sealants must be compliant with
EQ Prereqs
- Minimum indoor air quality performance
- Environmental tobacco smoke control
EQ Credits
Total:16
- Enhanced indoor air quality strategies (2)
- Low-emitting materials (3)
- Construction indoor air quality management plan (1)
- Indoor air quality assessment (2)
- Thermal comfort (1)
- Interior lighting (2)
- Daylight (3)
- Quality views (1)
- Acoustic performance (1)
