Section 7: Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Flashcards
For Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), LEED focus on which four issue?
- Indoor air quality
- Lighting
- Acoustics
- Occupant experience
What does IAQ stand for?
Indoor air quality
What does VOC stand for?
Volatile organic compounds
Which metric is used to measure VOCs?
Grams per liter (g/L)
What are VOC’s?
Substances that vaporize at room temperature and can cause health problems
Name six strategies during design for good indoor air quality
- Prohibit smoking
- Design for proper ventilation
- Protect air that comes into the building
- Test for radon or other on-site contaminants
- Design for entryway systems
- Specify low-emitting materials
What is radon?
Radon is a cancer-causing natural radioactive gas that you can’t see, smell, or taste
What does MERV filters stand for?
Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value filters
Air filters are rated by what system?
MERV (minimum efficiency reporting value)
Name three strategies for improving indoor air quality during construction
- Keep building clean during construction
- Protect materials and equipment
- Conduct a flush-out
List nine strategies for improving indoor air quality during operations and maintenance
- Ensure adequate ventilation
- Monitor outdoor airflow
- Monitor carbon dioxide
- Calibrate sensors
- Prohibit smoking
- Develop and implement a green cleaning policy
- Conduct custodial effectiveness assessment
- Use entryway systems
9 Use integrated pest management
Industry standards ASHRAE Standard 62 is aimed at what?
Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
Which industry standard is aimed at ventilation for acceptable indoor air quality?
ASHRAE Standard 62
Occupant experiences consists of which four areas?
- Thermal comfort
- Lighting and views
- Acoustics
- Ergonomics
Thermal comfort includes which three elements?
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Air movement
To bring in more daylight into a large area, private offices should be located where?
Toward the building core
To bring in more daylight into a large area, cubicles should be located where?
At the perimeter
Name seven strategies for improving occupant’s comfort and control
- Use daylighting
- Install operable windows
- Give occupants temperature and ventilation control
- Give occupants lighting control
- Conduct occupant surveys
- Provide ergonomic furniture
- Include appropriate acoustic design
American’s approximately spend what percentage of their time indoors?
90%
ASHRAE 55-2004 standard relates to what?
Thermal comfort
Conditions for thermal comfort are described by which standard?
ASHRAE 55-2004
What can allow air flow to be automatically increased if concentration exceeds a setpoint?
Demmand-controlled ventilation
How far away should any smoking be from the building entrance?
25 foot
What is the highest MERV rating?
16
Green buildings tend to require a MERV rating of what?
8
What would modulating photoelectric daylight sensors do?
Increase building energy efficiency
What does Green Seal Standard look at?
VOC’s in materials
What is a bake-out?
Using heat to release VOC’s from the building before human occupancy
A ventilation system that can automatically adjust air circulation volume based on the number of occupants in the space is known as what?
Demand control ventilation
What are the three types of ventilation systems?
- Passive or natural ventilation
- Active or mechanical ventilation
- Mixed ventilation
Give three examples of where in a building could natural ventilation be received?
- Windows
- Doors
- Exterior wall openings
What is the proper location for CO2 sensors in a building?
Between 3 and 6 feet high mounted on a wall
During the building flush-out, what other kind of work can be done?
Commissioning
What does the SMACNA guidelines address?
Air quality
What does a demand control ventilation largely respond to?
Carbon dioxide concentrations
Define non-occupied space
Non-Occupied space refers to rooms used by maintenance people that are not accessible by regular occupants
Define regular occupied space
Regular occupied space refers to where people work or live
Define multi occupied space
Multi occupied space refers to areas where people gather, e.g. conference rooms or classrooms
Which space refers to rooms used by maintenance people that are not accessible by regular occupants?
Non-occupied space