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NC-v4 EQp1:Minimum indoor air quality performance

Ventilation for Shipping / Receiving (Local law vs ASHRAE)

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We have a Distribution centre (Nothing Hazardous) of 1000m² with 10 people. The ventilation requirement by ASHRAE is Area- (1000*0.6)+ People (10*5) =  650 l/s. The local bylaw says it is around 4 l/s per person (No area is needed for ventilation) = 40 l/s. There is a huge difference in the ventilation requirement.

Can we design the ventilation requirement to comply with local law as ASHRAE's requirement is energy intensive? Or is there a special clause under ASHRAE in which we can use only the ventilation requirement of people?

- Prethvi

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Fri, 09/15/2023 - 14:16

No. You need to meet ASHRAE 62.1.

Tue, 10/17/2023 - 04:05

Hi G.J., Where is your project located? Projects in Europe may use Arbeitsstaettenrichtlinie ASR 5 as a local equivalent to ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010, natural ventilation procedure.

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