I'm wondering if the kitchen MUA unit needs to included in the ventilation calculations? We would like to exclude it from our calcs because it’s primary purpose is for space pressure control, not ventilation. The KMAU will only run when the exhaust hood is on and all of the outside air will be exhausted quickly. The required ventilation air for the kitchen is supplied by an adjacent RTU.

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Andrew Mitchell, P.E.

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Mitchell Gulledge Engineering, Inc.

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Fri, 07/10/2015 - 15:25

Commercial kitchens are included in Table 6-4. You do not need to include them in the 62MZ calc, but you should address them in a narrative to state that they meet the requirements of the standard.

MURAT DOĞRU

GREEN BUILDING EXPERT

ECOBUILD

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Wed, 09/16/2015 - 10:24

Dear Andrew, I wanna ask this related to your answer: Can we classify the kitchens and kitchenettes in an office building as commercial kitchens? Office kitchens are neither residential kitchens nor food service facility kitchens as given in the IEQ Space Matrix. Therefore, we exclude them from VRP calculation, but justify the minimum exhaust requirements as per Table 6-4 in a separate narrative. Is this the correct approach? Thanks.

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