IAQA 01
Section# |
Parameter |
Limit/Range |
References |
| |
| Physical
Parameters |
| 1.1 |
Temperature |
Summer 73-79 F; Winter 68-74.5 F |
ASHRAE 55 |
| 1.2 |
Relative Humidity |
30%-65% |
Florida Dept. Man. Ser. |
| 1.3 |
Air Movement |
0.8 ft/s or 0.25 m/s |
WHO |
| 2.0 |
Ventilation (Carbon Dioxide) |
650 over ambient |
ASHRAE 62 |
| 3.0 |
Filtration |
25%-30% Dust Spot Efficiency |
ASHRAE 52.1 |
| 4.0 |
Pressurization |
1-5 Pascals &/or + Press |
Florida Solar Energy Center;
Lstiburek |
| 5.1 |
Respirable Particulate |
50 mg/m3 |
State of California, Air
Resources Board |
| 5.2 |
Particulate in Cleaned HVAC
Systems |
1.0 mg/100 cm2 |
NADCA 1992-01 |
| |
| Chemical
Parameters |
| 6.1 |
Carbon Monoxide |
9 ppm |
EPA - National Ambient Air
Quality Standard |
| 6.2 |
Radon |
4 picoCuries/liter |
EPA |
| 6.3 |
Ozone |
0.05 ppm |
WHO |
| 7.1 |
Total Volatile Organic Compounds |
3 mg/m3 (0.64 ppm) |
Molhave, 1990 |
| 7.2 |
Formaldehyde |
0.06 mg/m3 (0.05 ppm) |
Health & Welfare Canada |
| |
| Biological
Parameters |
| 8.1 |
Fungal Bioaerosols (culturable) |
300 CFU/m3 total; 50 CFU/m3
individual (excepting Cladosporium) |
Robertson, 1997 |
| 8.2 |
Bacterial Bioaerosols (culturable) |
500 CFU/m3 total; dominated by
gram + organisms |
WHO |
