What are the Five Areas of recommended control measures under SMACNA "IAQ Guidelines for Occupied Buildings Under Construction"?

1. HVAC Protection

2.Source Control

3. Pathway Interruption

4. Housekeeping

5. Scheduling

What type of testing does the Carpet & Rug Institute use for its certifications?

Emission Factor Testing

What is the Reference Standard for

EQ P1 Minimum IAQ PErformance?

ASHRAE 62.1-2004

 Ventilation for Acceptable IAQ

What is the Reference Standard for

EQ P2 Environmental Tobacco Smoke?

ANSI/ASTM-E779-03

Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization

AND

Residential Manual for Compliance with California's 2001 Energy Efficiency Standards (For Low Rise Res. Bldgs), Chapter 4

What are the reference standards for

EQ C2 Increased Ventilation?

Mechanically Ventilated: ASHRAE 62.1-2004

(exceed by 30%)

Natural Ventilation: Carbon Trust Good Practice Guide 237 (1998) AND

CIBSE Applications Manual (to determine if natural ventilation is effective by following the diagrams)

What are the reference standards for

EQ C3.1 Const. IAQ Management Plan

(During Construction)?

SMACNA: IAQ Guidelines for Occupied Buildings Under Construction

ANSI/ASHRAE 52.2-1999: Method for testing air cleaning devices for removal efficiency (Air Filters)

What is the reference standard for

EQ C3.2 Const. IAQ Management -

(Before Occupancy)?

US EPA: Compendium of Methods for the Determination of Air Pollutants in Indoor Air

(For IAQ Testing in Option 2)

What is the reference standard for

EQ C4.1 Low-Emitting Materials

Adhesives and Sealants

SCAQMD Rule # 1168 for adhesives, sealants, and sealant primers.

Green Seal Standard for Commercial Adhesives GS-36 for Aerosol Adhesives 

What are the reference standards for

EQ C4.2 Low-Emitting Materials

Paints and Coatings?

Green Seal Standard GS-11

for Interior Non-Flat Paints

Green Seal Standard GC-03

for Anti-Corrosive / Rust Paints

SCAQMD Rule 1113

for Architectural Coatings (Clear Wood Finishes, Floor Coatings, stains, sealers, shellacs)

What is the reference standard for

EQ C4.3 Low-Emitting Materials

Carpet Systems?

Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI) Green Label Plus Testing Program

What is the reference standard for

EQ C5 Indoor Chemical & Pollutant Source Control? 

ANSI/ASHRAE 52.2-1999

Method of testing general ventilation air cleaning devices for efficiency removing different particle sizes (Air Filters)

What are the reference standards for

EQ C6.2 Controllability of Systems-

Thermal Comfort?

ANSI/ASHRAE 62.1-2004 (Ventilation)

AND

ANSI/ASHRAE 55-2004 Thermal Environmental Conditions for human Occupancy

What is the reference standard for

EQ C7.1 Thermal Comfort - Design

ANSI/ASHRAE 55-2004 Thermal Environmental Conditions for human Occupancy

What is the reference standard for

EQ C7.1 Thermal Comfort - Verification

ANSI/ASHRAE 55-2004 Thermal Environmental Conditions for human Occupancy

What is the reference standard for

SS P1 Const. Activity Pollution Prevention?

Storm Water Management for Construction Activities (USEPA Document No EPA...) Chapter 3

What is the reference standard for

SS C1 Site Selection?

United Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Definition of Agricultural Land

FEMA - 100 year Flood Definition

 Endangered Species List

Code of Federal Regulations - Definition of Wetlands 

What is the reference standard for

SS C3 Brownfield Redevelopment?

ASTM E1903-97 Phase II Environmental

Site Assessment

EPA - Brownfield Definition

What is the reference standard for

SS C4.4 Parking Capacity?

If there is No Zoning Requirement:

A) Meet req. of Portland, Oregon, Zoning Code: Title 33, Chapter 33.266 (Parking & Loading)

OR

B) Install 25% less parking than the building type's average listed in the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Parking Generation Study, 3rd Edition

What are the reference standards for the definitions of Low-Emission & Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

 in SS C4.3?

Low-e and Fuel efficient vehicles are defined as vehicles that are either classified as Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) by the Cal. Air Resources Board OR have achieved a minimum green score of 40 on the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) annual vehicle rating guide

What is the reference standard for

SS C6.2 Stormwater Design - Quality Control?

Guidance Specifying Management Measures for Sources of Non-Point Pollution in Coastal Waters, January 1993

(EPA Doc.)

What is the reference standard for

SS C7.2 Heat Island Effect - Roof?

ASTM E1980-01

ASTM E408-71

ASTM E903-96

ASTM 1918-97

ASTM C1371-04

ASTM C1549-04

What is the reference standard for

SS C8 Light Pollution Reduction?

ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004

Energy Standard for bldgs. except low-rise Residential - Lighting, section 9 (without amendments)

What is the reference standard for

WE C3.1 and 3.2 Water Use Reduction

20% and 30%?

Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992

sets requirements for fixture flow rates

water closets (1.6 gpf)

Urinals (1.0 gpf)

Showerheads, faucets, and aerators (2.5 gpm)

Metering faucets (0.25 gal/cy)

(showerheads, faucets and aerators use 80 psi)

What is the reference standard for

EA P2 Minimum Energy Performance?

ASHRAE/IESNA  90.1-2004

Mandatory Provisions

AND

Prescriptive Requirements or

Performance Requirements

What are the reference standards for

EA C1 Optimize Energy Performance?

Opt. 1: ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2004 (Appendix G)

Opt. 2: ASHRAE Advance Energy Design Guide for Small Office Bldgs. 2004 (under 20,000 sf)

Opt.3: Adv. Bldgs. Core Performance Program

           (Under 100,000 sf)

Opt. 4: Adv. Bldgs. Benchmark Version 1.1   

(No longer available for newly registered projects) 

What is the reference standard for

EA C2 On-Site Renewable Energy?

ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2004

 EA C2 uses building annual energy cost calculated from EA C1 OR can use DOE Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) database for estimated electricity use by building type.

What Protocol is mentioned in EA C4 Enhanced Refrigerant Management?

Intent:  Reduce Ozone Depletion and support early compliance with the Montreal Protocol while minimizing direct contributions to global warming.

What is the reference standard for

EA C5 Measurement & Verification?

International Performance Measurement & Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Vol. III: Concepts and Options for determining Energy Savinds in New Construction, April, 2003

(Option D - Whole Building Calibration Simulation or Option B - Energy Conservation Measure Isolation (ECM Isolation))

What is the reference standard for

EA C6 Green Power?

Renewable sources are as defined by the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) Green-e products certification requirements.

*power product does not have to be Green-e certified, but must meet the program's technical requirements. (RECs, Tradable RECs, green tags, and other forms of green power are eligible)

What is the reference standard for

MR C4.1 and 4.2?

International Standard ISO 14021 is used to define recycled content (post and pre-consumer).

What is the reference standard for

MR C7 Certified Wood?

Forest Stewardship Council's (FSC)

Principles and Criteria