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Increased ventilation

The guidelines put forth by ASHRAE provide the basis for acceptable indoor air quality, but not necessarily for best-in-class air quality for buildings. Unusually high building occupancy, a high risk of accidents that might degrade air quality or space capacity to install filtration make exceeding ASHRAE requirements a worthwhile strategy.

Part 1: Increased Outdoor Air Supply

The following is required in terms of the rate of outdoor air supply to all regularly occupied spaces:

a.1 Exceed ASHRAE outdoor air supply rates met in the WELL Ventilation Effectiveness feature by 30%.
Respiratory
Immune
Cardiovascular

Applicability Matrix

Core & Shell New & Existing Buildings New & Existing Interiors
Part 1: Increased Outdoor Air Supply O O O
Commercial Kitchen Education Multifamily Residential Restaurant Retail
Part 1: Increased Outdoor Air Supply - - O - O

Verification Methods Matrix

Letters of Assurance Annotated Documents On-Site Checks
Part 1: Increased Outdoor Air Supply MEP
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U.S. Green Building Council. LEED v4: Reference Guide for Building Design and Construction. Washington D.C.: U.S. Green Building Council; 2013: 37, 43-44, 541-552, 567, 605, 623, 645-53, 658-61, 682-3, 685-6, 723-4.

15.1.a

USGBC's LEED v4 EQ prerequisite: Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance requires using the minimum outdoor air intake flow for mechanical ventilation systems using the ventilation rate procedure from ASHRAE 62.1–2010.