University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
OP-3: Indoor Air Quality

Indoor Environmental Quality Requirements-Minimum IAQ Performance Intent: Establish minimum indoor air quality (IAQ) performance to prevent the development of indoor air quality problems in buildings, thus contributing to the comfort and well-being of the occupants. Requirements: Meet the minimum requirements of Sections 4 through 7 of ASHRAE 62.1-2004, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, and approved Addenda using the Ventilation Rate Procedure. Submittals: Reference in Design Report or written documentation. Provide a letter, signed by the mechanical engineer or responsible party, declaring that the project is fully compliant with ASHRAE 62.1-2004 and all published Addenda and describing the procedure employed in the IAQ analysis (Ventilation Rate Procedure). Potential Technologies & Strategies: Design the HVAC system to meet the ventilation requirements of the referenced standard. Identify potential IAQ problems on the site and locate air intakes away from contaminant sources. The mechanism for occupants to register complaints at UWSP is through our Facilities Work Request system. Building occupants should report a potential IAQ problem to the building management office and describe the IAQ complaint and its effects on the employee and colleagues. *Each building occupant IAQ complaint will be recorded on a Building Incident Log Form. *The Building Manager, or a qualified building management staff member, will go to area of IAQ concern. *Building occupants in the complaint area will be interviewed and statements recorded on the log form. *The complaint area will be checked for potential IAQ problems and the results recorded on the log form. oIf Building Management is unable to determine the IAQ problem by observation, mechanical equipment will be checked for proper operation and adjacent areas will be investigated as potential sources of the IAQ problem. Testing for potential contaminants may also be initiated. *The complaint area will be checked for potential IAQ problems and the results of the investigation will be forwarded to building occupants of the IAQ investigation area until the situation has been resolved.” See flow chart: https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/groups/sa/usa/public/Safety/ChartA.pdfo

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