Air quality standards
Features/Air/Feature 01
- 01 Air quality standards
- 02 Smoking ban
- 03 Ventilation effectiveness
- 04 VOC reduction
- 05 Air filtration
- 06 Microbe and mold control
- 07 Construction pollution management
- 08 Healthy entrance
- 09 Cleaning protocol
- 10 Pesticide management
- 11 Fundamental material safety
- 12 Moisture management
- 13 Air flush
- 14 Air infiltration management
- 15 Increased ventilation
- 16 Humidity control
- 17 Direct source ventilation
- 18 Air quality monitoring and feedback
- 19 Operable windows
- 20 Outdoor air systems
- 21 Displacement ventilation
- 22 Pest control
- 23 Advanced air purification
- 24 Combustion minimization
- 25 Toxic material reduction
- 26 Enhanced material safety
- 27 Antimicrobial activity for surfaces
- 28 Cleanable environment
- 29 Cleaning equipment
- P9 Advanced cleaning
Air quality standards
Intent:
To ensure a basic level of high indoor air quality.
Yes, radon testing is required on the ground floor (or below ground floor), if the floors are included in the project scope and if they are regularly occupied.
One resource projects may use is the World Health Organization’s Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database, available at http://www.who.int/phe/health_topics/outdoorair/databases/cities/en/
GBCI will use data from air quality measurements near the project and take 30% of the average value. For example, if the ambient PM2.5 levels average 90 µg/m³ on the day of Performance Verification, the project will use 27 µg/m³ as the threshold for Part 2c. Note that projects using this approach are limited to Silver certification level.