If not completed in pre-construction, your IAQ management plan should be developed by the general contractor and incorporate input from your entire project team, specifically the technical requirements for flush-out identified by the mechanical engineer and any special scheduling required by the building owner or tenants. The plan should be shared with the whole project team, including all subcontractors who will be working with any interior materials and fittings. 

Your project team should clearly define who will be responsible for managing flush-outs and IAQ procedures. 

Develop an IAQ management plan detailing your project’s approach to IEQc3.1 (if your project is pursuing it) and this credit.

Both options

Require that your contractor submit an IAQ Management Plan early in construction, before interior work has begun. The plan should detail the approach to this credit, as well as IEQc3.1 if both credits are being pursued. Either of these credits can be pursued independently; IEQc3.1 is not a prerequisite for IEQc3.2. However, pursuing the credits in tandem is the most effective way to ensure the best IAQ at the time the building is turned over to the owner. 

Include details for writing an IAQ Management Plan in your specifications with the requirements for complying with IEQc3.2 included in the plan.

Include requirements for a flush-out or air quality testing in Division 1 of your construction specifications.

Both options

If planning to pursue Option 2, also plan to pursue IEQc3.1 and all of the IEQc4: Low-Emitting Materials credits to ensure the best chances of passing the IAQ testing on the first try. 

Option 2: Air Testing