Hi,
The SMACNA Chapter 3 is for “Guidelines for Occupied buildings under construction”, and it seems that a lot of the measures are indeed for renovation projects or projects where part of the building is completed & occupied while construction is carried out.
For completely new buildings, do we still need to meet SMACNA guidelines or can we earn the credit by just meeting the two other LEED requirements?
If SMACNA needs to be followed even in new build, are there specific sections that should be implemented?
Thanks
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March 9, 2010 - 2:06 pm
Maya,
Even though it was written for occupied buildings, the standard is still required under LEED for new construction as the measures can provide greater protection of building materials from absorbing moisture and air-borne contaminants, and keep dust and contaminants from settling inside HVAC equipment and duct work.
The IAQ Management Plan that is written up and submitted for the project needs to list and describe the SMACNA measures that would apply to the specific project, and would need to include measures from all 5 of the major areas - HVAC Potection, Source Control, etc. You'll also want to photograph the main measures implemented during construction as that's often been needed for documentation.