Enhanced IAQ Strategies- EB O&M

Based on the way this credit appears in the draft, you get one point for having the 10 feet of matting, and then an additional point if you have either 1) MERV-13 filtration in place, 2) Carbon Dioxide Monitoring, or 3) Outdoor Air Monitoring. We highly disagree with the point allocation and credit breakout for this credit. First off, most of the properties we work with can’t meet the matting requirement due to construction restraints or other reasons. Therefore, the credit is often dismissed. The way the credit reads, it appears that if you had outdoor air delivery monitoring and MERV-13 filtration in place, you still wouldn’t get a point unless you achieve the entryway mat credit first. This seems ludicrous. Although the matting aspect is a good IAQ strategy, filtration and outdoor air delivery monitoring both have their own independent positive aspects, and should be rewarded as such. Outdoor air monitoring is becoming a great energy savings measure as well, and should be additionally rewarded due to the overall positive impacts of its implementation. All of these aspects should not be reliant on the building’s capability to meet the entryway mat credit. The matting credit has proved to be more challenging than it appears on paper. Also, the combination of these strategies should be worth more than 2 points total if you are able to achieve all four.