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Intro: Ventilation requirements for high-rise residential buildings are among changes being proposed for ASHRAE's indoor air quality standard.
Three proposed addenda to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2004, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, are available for comment until May 1. To obtain drafts of or comment on proposed addenda e, f and h, go to www.ashrae.org/standards. . . .
The scope also states that the standard includes no specific prescribed ventilation rates for smoking-permitted spaces or for improperly separated non-smoking spaces (since these spaces might also contain environmental tobacco smoke).
"Although they contain no specific compliance requirements, statements of scope and purpose must be clear and accurate to help users of the standard apply it properly," he said.
In other news about Standard 62.1, the impact of ventilation rates on occupant health is being studied through ASHRAE research.
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