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IAQ M
ANAGEMENT
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XCLUSIONS
Residential and similar buildings not provided with central air-
conditioning and ventilation systems.
O
BJECTIVE
Ensure that building ventilation systems are not contaminated as a result
of residuals left over from construction activities.
C
REDITS ATTAINABLE
2
P
REREQUISITES
None.
C
REDIT REQUIREMENT
a) Construction IAQ management
1 credit for implementing a Construction IAQ Management Plan.
b) Filter replacement and flush-out
1 credit for undertaking a building ‘flush out’ or ‘bake out’; and
replacement of all filters prior to occupancy.
A
SSESSMENT
a) Construction IAQ management
To demonstrate compliance, the Client shall submit a report prepared by
a suitably qualified person documenting effective implementation of a
Construction IAQ Management Plan appropriate to the scale and extent
of the development including, but not limited to, the following:
a copy of the Plan;
evidence of measures showing protection of ducts, on-site storage
or protection of installed absorptive materials, etc;
checklists, worksheets, notifications, deficiencies, resolutions, etc.,
related to construction IAQ issues;
documentation that demonstrates implementation of construction
IAQ management measures during construction;
details of filtration media used during construction and installed
immediately prior to occupancy; and
documentation for duct cleaning and testing.
Where due attention has been paid to construction IAQ management as
detailed in the checklist below, the credit shall be awarded.
b) Filter replacement and flush-out
The Client shall submit a report prepared by a suitably qualified person
detailing the technical information for the filtration media used during
construction and installed immediately prior to occupancy. The report
shall also provide the detail of building flush-out procedures including
actual dates of the flush-out.
Where it can be demonstrated that filtration media used had a Minimum
Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) of 13 as determined by
ANSI/ASHRAE 52.2-2007[ 1 ] or equivalent performance specification,
and a flush-out with new filtration media is being carried out after the
completion of construction and prior to occupancy, the credit shall be
awarded.
The flushing duration shall be subject to calculation of the fresh air
required to attain the IAQ certification 'good' class requirement. During
1
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 52.2-2007. Method of
Testing General Ventilation Air-cleaning Devices for Removal Efficiency by Particle Size. Atlanta, 1999.
www.ashrae.org