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.
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.