We have a project where a heavy drill will be drilling micropiles in the basement. It is going to be a diesel powered drill, and it will make a heckuva lot of fumes. We plan to open all the windows and put big fans at either end of the building (about 50 feet wide by 130 feet long) but we don't really have any other plan as to how to mitigate fumes. Our health and safety expert is OK with the plan. Will a LEED reviewer buy it for IEQ3.1?
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Michelle Halle Stern
Senior Sustainability ConsultantGreenwood Consulting Group
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July 25, 2016 - 12:32 pm
My guess is that as long as you are meeting the other requirements of the credit (sealing ducts, filters) for any mechanical system that is already installed, then you should be ok. The intent of the credit is to 1. protect workers; and your EHS expert has that covered and 2. to protect future building occupants by making sure that any pollutants aren't absorbed or stored in building materials and systems with the potential to re-emit once the building is occupied. I would included documentation from the EHS expert to show that he/she was consulted and that you have a plan that was implemented.