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Requirements
Install permanent, continuous monitoring systems that provide feedback on ventilation system performance to ensure that ventilation systems maintain minimum outdoor airflow rates under all operating conditions.
AND
Case 1. Mechanical ventilation systems
Provide an outdoor airflow measurement device capable of measuring (and, if necessary, controlling) the minimum outdoor airflow rate at all expected system operating conditions within 15% of the design minimum outdoor air rate. Monitoring must be performed for at least 80% of the building’s total outdoor air intake flow serving occupied spaces. The outdoor airflow measurement device(s) must take measurements at the system level (i.e., the air-handling unit). The device must be monitored by a control system that is configured to trend outdoor airflow in intervals no longer than 15 minutes for a period of no less than 6 months. The control system must be configured to generate an alarm visible to the system operator if the minimum outdoor air rate falls more than 15% below the design minimum rate. All measurement devices must be calibrated within the manufacturer’s recommended interval.Case 2. Mechanical ventilation systems that predominantly serve densely occupied spaces1
Have a CO2 sensor or sampling location for each densely occupied space and compare it with outdoor ambient CO2 concentrations. Each sampling location must be between 3 and 6 feet above the floor. Test and calibrate CO2 sensors to have an accuracy of no less than 75 parts per million (ppm) or 5% of the reading, whichever is greater. Sensors must be tested and calibrated at least once every 5 years or per the manufacturer’s recommendation, whichever is shorter. Monitor CO2 sensors with a system configured to trend CO2 concentrations in intervals no longer than 30 minutes. The system must generate an alarm visible to the system operator and, if desired, to building occupants if the CO2 concentration in any zone rises more than 15% above that corresponding to the minimum outdoor air rate required by IEQ Prerequisite 1. CO2 sensors may be used for demand-controlled ventilation provided the control strategy complies with ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007 ventilation rate procedure (see IEQ Prerequisite 1: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance, including maintaining the area-based component of the design ventilation rate).Case 3. Natural ventilation systems
Locate CO2 sensors in the breathing zone of every densely populated room and every natural ventilation zone. CO2 sensors must provide an audible or visual alarm to the occupants in the space and to the system operator if CO2 conditions are greater than 530 ppm above outdoor CO2 levels or 1,000 ppm absolute. The alarm signal must indicate that ventilation adjustments (e.g. opening windows) are required in the affected space. All monitoring devices must be calibrated within the manufacturer’s recommended interval. Permanently open areas must meet the requirements of ASHRAE 62.1-2007, Section 5.1 (with errata but without addenda2). Exemptions: If the total square footage of all space served by natural ventilation systems is less than 5% of total occupied square footage, the project is exempt from the requirements of this section. Rooms smaller than 150 square feet are also exempt. See all forum discussions about this credit »What does it cost?
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7/6/2012 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Global ACP
Description of change:
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
Yes
11/1/2011 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change:
In alphabetical order, add the following definition for nonoccupied spaces, "Nonoccupied spaces are defined as spaces designed for equipment and machinery or storage with no human occupancy except for maintenance, repairs, and equipment retrieval."
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
No
4/14/2010 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change:
Replace the text with "Breathing zone is the region within an occupied space between 3 and 6 feet above the floor. Note that this definition varies from that of ASHRAE 62.1-2007, which states that the breathing zone is between 3 inches and 6 feet from the floor, and 2 feet from the walls as well as fixed air conditioning equipment."
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
No
11/1/2011 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change:
In alphabetical order, add the following definition for non-densely occupied space, "Non-densely occupied spaces are areas with a design occupant density of less than 25 people per 1,000 square feet (40 square feet or more per person)."
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
No
4/1/2013 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change:
"Replace calculation steps 2 and 3 with the following:
2. For densely occupied spaces, document compliance with Case 2.
3. For all AHUs, document compliance with Case 1. Use Table 2 to identify each AHU, the presence of appropriate monitoring for that unit, and the minimum required outdoor airflow for that unit (as generated via compliance with IEQ Prerequisite 1). Use Equation 2 to calculate the portion of the building’s total outdoor air intake flow serving occupied spaces."
2. For densely occupied spaces, document compliance with Case 2.
3. For all AHUs, document compliance with Case 1. Use Table 2 to identify each AHU, the presence of appropriate monitoring for that unit, and the minimum required outdoor airflow for that unit (as generated via compliance with IEQ Prerequisite 1). Use Equation 2 to calculate the portion of the building’s total outdoor air intake flow serving occupied spaces."
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
Yes
7/6/2012 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Global ACP
Description of change:
The final paragraph of Case 2 should read: "CO2 sensors may be used for demand-controlled ventilation provided the control strategy complies with ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007 Ventilation Rate Procedure (see IEQ Prerequisite 1: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance, including maintaining the area-based component of the design ventilation rate)."
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
Yes
11/1/2011 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change:
Revise the definition for densely occupied spaces to be, "Densely occupied spaces are areas with a design occupant density of 25 people or more per 1,000 square feet (40 square feet or less per person)."
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
No
5/9/2011 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change:
Delete the last sentence in the section, "Outdoor air delivery monitoring within nondensely occupied spaces may be counted..."
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
No
11/1/2011 – Updated: 2/14/2015
Reference Guide Correction
Description of change:
In alphabetical order, add the following definition for occupied spaces, "Occupied Spaces are defined as enclosed spaces that can accommodate human activities. Occupied spaces are further classified as regularly occupied or non-regularly occupied spaces based on the duration of the occupancy, individual or multi-occupant based on the quantity of occupants, and densely or non-densely occupied spaces based upon the concentration of occupants in the space."
Campus Applicable
No
Internationally Applicable:
No
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Requirements
Install permanent, continuous monitoring systems that provide feedback on ventilation system performance to ensure that ventilation systems maintain minimum outdoor airflow rates under all operating conditions.
AND
Case 1. Mechanical ventilation systems
Provide an outdoor airflow measurement device capable of measuring (and, if necessary, controlling) the minimum outdoor airflow rate at all expected system operating conditions within 15% of the design minimum outdoor air rate. Monitoring must be performed for at least 80% of the building’s total outdoor air intake flow serving occupied spaces. The outdoor airflow measurement device(s) must take measurements at the system level (i.e., the air-handling unit). The device must be monitored by a control system that is configured to trend outdoor airflow in intervals no longer than 15 minutes for a period of no less than 6 months. The control system must be configured to generate an alarm visible to the system operator if the minimum outdoor air rate falls more than 15% below the design minimum rate. All measurement devices must be calibrated within the manufacturer’s recommended interval.Case 2. Mechanical ventilation systems that predominantly serve densely occupied spaces1
Have a CO2 sensor or sampling location for each densely occupied space and compare it with outdoor ambient CO2 concentrations. Each sampling location must be between 3 and 6 feet above the floor. Test and calibrate CO2 sensors to have an accuracy of no less than 75 parts per million (ppm) or 5% of the reading, whichever is greater. Sensors must be tested and calibrated at least once every 5 years or per the manufacturer’s recommendation, whichever is shorter. Monitor CO2 sensors with a system configured to trend CO2 concentrations in intervals no longer than 30 minutes. The system must generate an alarm visible to the system operator and, if desired, to building occupants if the CO2 concentration in any zone rises more than 15% above that corresponding to the minimum outdoor air rate required by IEQ Prerequisite 1. CO2 sensors may be used for demand-controlled ventilation provided the control strategy complies with ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007 ventilation rate procedure (see IEQ Prerequisite 1: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance, including maintaining the area-based component of the design ventilation rate).Case 3. Natural ventilation systems
Locate CO2 sensors in the breathing zone of every densely populated room and every natural ventilation zone. CO2 sensors must provide an audible or visual alarm to the occupants in the space and to the system operator if CO2 conditions are greater than 530 ppm above outdoor CO2 levels or 1,000 ppm absolute. The alarm signal must indicate that ventilation adjustments (e.g. opening windows) are required in the affected space. All monitoring devices must be calibrated within the manufacturer’s recommended interval. Permanently open areas must meet the requirements of ASHRAE 62.1-2007, Section 5.1 (with errata but without addenda2). Exemptions: If the total square footage of all space served by natural ventilation systems is less than 5% of total occupied square footage, the project is exempt from the requirements of this section. Rooms smaller than 150 square feet are also exempt.XX%
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