I'm working on a project that will pursue LEED certification, catergory is Retail.
The project has a space called "Print room" but it main activity will be vinyl stamp with a Clamshell heat press (it's like a big iron machine for vinyl stamp for clothes, it's not a print machine).
My queries are, since the space is basically not considered as a printing/copying room...
- Does this kind of spaces is considered as a "hazardous gases/chemicals space"?
- Does this space needs to be fully closed to create negative preassure with respect to adjacent spaces?
Mohammad H Abbasi
Senior ConsultantWSP
LEEDuser Expert
17 thumbs up
May 30, 2019 - 11:23 am
Giovani,
It seems even though you don't have any copy machine in the room, still the printing process results in high VOC emission in the space. I suggest you consider the space as hazardous gases/chemical space and follow the requirement.
does the printing comes with heating or it's only more like a press machine?
Giovani Bernal
ArchitectEcostudio XV
October 24, 2019 - 7:08 pm
Hi Mohammad.
According to our project manager, it's more like a press machine.
So, would it still be considered as a hazardous gases/chemical space?