Increased ventilation
15. Increased ventilation
To expel internally-generated pollutants through an increased supply of outdoor air.
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.
One of the following is required in all regularly occupied spaces:

Applicability Matrix
Core & Shell | New & Existing Buildings | New & Existing Interiors | |
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Part 1: Increased Outdoor Air Supply | O | O | O |
Commercial Kitchen | Education | Multifamily Residential | Restaurant | Retail | |
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Part 1: Increased Outdoor Air Supply | - | - | O | - | O |
Verification Methods Matrix
Letters of Assurance | Annotated Documents | On-Site Checks | |
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Part 1: Increased Outdoor Air Supply | MEP |
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. |