Chapter 10 - Indoor Environmental Quality Flashcards
What is ASHRAE 55-2010?
A standard that defines the range of indoor thermal environmental conditions acceptable to a majority of occupants, but accommodates an ever increasing variety of design solutions intended both to provide comfort and to respect today’s imperative for sustainable buildings.
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What is ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011?
A furniture sustainability standard developed in a joint committee of stakeholders using a consensus process described by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
What is ASHRAE 62.1-2010?
A standard that defines 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 recognized standard for ventilation system design and acceptable indoor air quality.
What is a bake-out?
A process used to remove airborne contaminants from a building caused by the off-gassing of furniture, paints, adhesives, sealants, carpets, wall coverings, and other building materials by increasing the temperature in the building before it is occupied.
What is carbon dioxide 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.
What is CIBSE AM10?
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Applications Manual AM10 is a standard that defines the process for natural ventilation in nondomestic buildings.
What are circadian rhythms?
The natural pattern of physiological and behavioral processes that are timed to a near 24 hour period.
What is a contaminant?
An airborne particle that has qualities that would adversely affect human health if inhaled.
What is cubic feet per minute (cfm)?
The measurement used to determine airflow rates.
What is daylighting?
The purposeful amount of natural daylight in a building that decreases the amount of electrical light required.
What is a flush-out?
A process used to remove airborne contaminants from a building caused by the off-gassing of furniture, paints, adhesives, sealants, carpets, wall coverings, and other building materials by flushing out all the interior air several times with outdoor air.
What is a 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.
What is mechanical ventilation?
The process of supplying, directing, and removing air from an indoor space by mechanical means.
What is minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV)?
A rating system that 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.
What is 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.
