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NC-2009 IEQc3.2:Construction IAQ Management Plan—Before Occupancy

Option 2 Meaning of "Contiguous Area"

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Daniel Smith
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Golder Associates
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Some of the air handling units at the site (police station) where I will be conducting air testing serve more than one area on a given floor, and these areas are not directly connected to each other (i.e. an area served by another AHU lies in between). Would I need to sample in each of these areas served by the same AHU?

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Tom Nichols
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Mon, 10/31/2016 - 14:10

Daniel, My short answer is not necessarily. If each AHU serves a total area less than 25000 sf and the area served is on one floor (contiguous area) you would be required to test one area in that zone. If the AHU serves more than 25000 sf in the one contiguous area than you would add an additional IAQ test at 25001 and so on. The area chosen in that zone should be the "least ventilated" . This information should be used to guide you when deciding where to test in the areas served by the same AHU. I hope that helps.

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