Environmental Performance Criteria 2.2
Indoor Environmental Quality
Introduction
Developers

Sustainable Sites
Cr 9 Safety and Risk Management

Water Efficiency
Pr 1 Lab Equipment Water Use
Cr 4 Process Water Efficiency

Energy & Atmosphere
Pr 2 Minimum Energy Performance
Pr 4 Assess Min Ventilation Req
Cr 1 Optimize Energy Performance
Cr 2 Renewable Energy
Cr 7 Energy Supply Efficiency
Cr 8 Improve Lab Equip Efficiency
Cr 9 Right-size Lab Equip Load

Materials & Resources
Pr 2 Hazardous Material Handling
Cr 8 Chemical Resource Mgmt

Indoor Environmental Quality
Pr 3 Laboratory Ventilation
Pr 4 Ext Door Notification System
Cr 9 Indoor Environmental Safety

Innovation & Design Process
Cr 1 Innovation in Design

Prerequisite 3: Laboratory Ventilation

Intent

Ensure that minimum requirements for IAQ and safety are met

Requirements

Prerequisite 3.0
Meet the minimum requirements of ANSI Z9.5 (latest version).

Technologies & Strategies

Provide monitoring and control of fume hoods and room pressure. Technologies include fume hood monitors and alarms, volume metering, and automated laboratory room pressure control.

 

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