Indoor Environmental Quality

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CREDIT TITLE NC SCHOOLS CS

IEQ P 1 Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance R
IEQ P 2 Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control R
IEQ P 3 Minimum Acoustical Performance NA R NA
IEQ C 1 Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring 1
IEQ C 2 Increased Ventilation 1
IEQ C 3.1 Construction Indoor Air Quality Management 1 1 NA
Plan During Construction
IEQ C 3 Construction Indoor Air Quality Management NA NA 1
Plan During Construction
IEQ C 3.2 Construction Indoor Air Quality Management 1 1 Na
Plan Before Occupancy
IEQ C 4.1 Low-Emitting Materials – Adhesives and Sealants 1 1* 1
* note: School projects may choose from IEQ Credits 4.1-4.6 for a maximum of 4 points.
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IEQ C 4.2 Low-Emitting Materials – Paints and Coatings 1 1* 1
IEQ C 4.3 Low-Emitting Materials – Flooring Systems 1 1* 1
IEQ C 4.4 Low-Emitting Materials – Composite Wood and 1 1* 1
Agrifiber Products
IEQ C 4.5 Low-Emitting Materials – Furniture and NA 1* NA
Furnishings
IEQ C 4.6 Low –Emitting Materials – Ceiling and Wall Na 1* NA
Systems
IEQ C 5 Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control 1
IEQ C 6.1 Controllability of Systems – Lighting 1 1 NA
IEQ C 6.2 Controllability of Systems – Thermal Comfort 1 1 NA
IEQ C 6 Controllability of Systems – Thermal Comfort NA NA 1
* Note: School projects may choose from IEQ Credits 4.1-4.6 for a maximum of 4 points.
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IEQ C 7.1 Thermal Comfort – Design 1 1 NA
IEQ C 7 Thermal Comfort – Design NA NA 1
IEQ C 7.2 Thermal Comfort – Verification 1 1 NA
IEQ C 8.1 Daylight and Views – Daylight 1 1-3 1
IEQ C 8.2 Daylight and Views – Views 1 1-3 1
IEQ C 9 Enhanced Acoustical Performance NA 1 NA
IEQ C 10 Mold Prevention NA 1 NA

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IEQP1 Minimum Indoor Air Quality

Performance
NC Sc CS
Design 0 0 0
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Intent
• Establish minimum indoor air quality (IAQ)

performance to enhance indoor air quality in
buildings
• Thus contributing to the comfort and well-
being of the occupants

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Requirements
Case 1: Case 2:
Mechanically Ventilated Spaces Naturally Ventilated Spaces
Must meet ASHRAE 62.1 – 2007

Must comply with ASHRAE 62.1
Section 4-7, Ventilation for
– 2007, paragraph 5.1
Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
Designed to meet ventilation • All naturally ventilated spaces

rate or local code (whichever is must be within 25 feet from
more stringent) operable wall or roof openings
to the outdoors
CS Only: Ventilation systems • Operable area must be at
installed must meet future least 4% of the space’s net
ventilation needs of tenants occupiable floor area.

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IE QC2 Increased Ventilation
NC Sc CS
Design 1 1 1

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Intent
• Provide additional outdoor air ventilation to

improve indoor air quality (IAQ)
• Promote occupant comfort, well-being and
productivity

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Requirements
Case 1: Case 2:
Option 1:
Increase air ventilation rates by
Path 1: Follow the flow diagrams of CIBSE
30% in ALL occupied spaces Applications Manual 10 2005 Natural
Ventilation
Increase above the minimum
rates required by ASHRAE 62.1- Path 2: CIBSE Applications Manual,
2007 13:2000, Mixed Mode Ventilation
OR
Option 2:
Use macroscopic, multi-zone, analytic
model for airflow to predict room-by-
room airflows will provide minimum
ventilation rates required by ASHRAE
62.1-2007 for at least 90% occupied
spaces.

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IE QC1 Outdoor Air Delivery

Monitoring
NC Sc CS
Design 1 1 1

2013
Intent
• Provide capacity for ventilation system

monitoring to help promote occupant
comfort and well-being

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Requirements
Install CO2 and airflow monitoring systems
Place CO2 sensors at 3’-6’ above floor
Case 1: Case 2:
Monitor CO2 concentrations in

Monitor CO2 concentrations in
all densely occupied spaces 25
all naturally ventilated spaces
or more people / 1000SF
Monitor outdoor air flow with

an accuracy of + or – 15% of the
design minimum outdoor air
rate as defined by ASHRAE 62.1-
2007

IEQP2 Environmental Tobacco

Smoke (ETS) Control
NC Sc CS
Design 0 0 0

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Intent
• Prevent or minimize exposure of building

occupants, indoor surfaces, and ventilation air
distribution systems to environmental
tobacco smoke (ETS)

Requirements
Option 1: Option 2:
Operate exhaust sufficient to Negative pressure

Case 1:
create a negative pressure differential with the
Prohibitwith
differential smoking
the in Non-Residential
Operate exhaust sufficient to surrounding
create spaces
a negative of
pressure
surroundingbuilding
spaces of at Projects
differential with the at least an average of 5
least an average of 5 Pascals Pascals (Pa)
surrounding
Providespaces of at least an
ETS rooms average of 5(0.02
Pascals (Pa)
(Pa) (0.02 inches of water inches of water
(0.02 inches of water
with negative gauge)
gauge)
and a minimum of 1 Pa (0.004 gauge)and a minimum
inches of water gauge)
and a minimum of 1 Pa pressure and exhaust
when the doors to the smokingof 1 Pa (0.004
(0.004 inches of water gauge) inches of water gauge)
rooms are closed
when the doors to the when the doors to the
smoking Verify Performance of
smoking
rooms are closed Smoking Rooms
rooms are closed

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Requirements
NC & CS Case 2: Residential and Hospitality Projects
Prohibit smoking in all common areas
Prohibit on-property smoking within 25’ of entries, air intakes and operable
windows & provide signage to allow in designated areas
Prohibit exfiltration of smoke:
Weather-strip exterior doors and operable windows
Weather-strip doors in residential units leading to common hallways

Seal penetrations in walls, ceilings and floors, vertical chases adjacent to
units
Demonstrate sealing by conducting a blower door test in accordance with
ASTM-E779-03
Sample residential units to demonstrate less than 1.25 inches leakage / 100 SF

Requirements
Schools
Prohibit smoking in the building
Prohibit on-property smoking within 25’ of entries, air intakes and operable
windows & provide signage to allow in designated areas

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IE QP3 Minimum Acoustical

Performance
NC Sc CS
Design NA R NA

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Intent
• Provide classrooms that are quiet so that

teachers can speak to the class without
straining their voices and students can
effectively communicate with each other and
the teacher

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Requirements
Design classrooms and learning areas to be sound-absorptive to limit
reverberation as required by ANSI 12.6 2002 , Acoustical Performance Criteria
Design, Requirements and Guidelines for Schools
HVAC systems have a max of 45 dBA in classrooms and core learning areas
Case 1:Classroom and Core Learning Spaces < Case 2:Classrooms and Core
20,000 cubic feet Learning Spaces ≥ 20,000
cubic feet
Option 1: 100% ceiling area(excluding lighting
fixtures, grills and diffusers) in all classroom and
core learning places are finished with material Confirm with ANSI S12.60-
having NRC 0.7 or higher 2002 calculations that all
classrooms and core
learning spaces have a
Option 2: Confirm that the total area of acoustical
reverberation time of 1.5
wall panels, ceiling finishes and other sound
seconds or less
absorbent finishes with NRC 0.7 or higher exceeds
the ceiling area

Reverberation time

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Documentation case1

Documentation case 2

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IE QC9 Enhanced Acoustical

Performance
NC Sc CS
Design NA 1+EP NA

2013
Intent
• Provide classrooms that facilitate better

teacher-to-student and student-to-student
Communications through effective acoustical
design

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Requirements
Sound Transmission AND Background Noise
Design the building shell, HVAC systems must meet noise
classroom partitions, and level of 40 dBA or less in
other core learning space classrooms and other core
partitions to meet the learning spaces
requirements of Sound
Transmission Class (STC) for
Building Shell, Classrooms &
Core Learning Spaces Meet
STC requirements of ANSI
S12.60-2002
Exception: windows
Windows STC rating of at least 35

Sound transmission class (STC) is a single-number

rating for the acoustic attenuation of
airborne sound passing through a partition or other
building element, such as a wall, roof, or door,
as measured in an acoustical testing laboratory
following accepted industry practice. A higher STC
rating provides more sound attenuation through a
partition.

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Exemplary Performance
• Reduce the outdoor back ground noise level of

55 dba for play grounds, 60 dba for athletic
fields
Or
Reduce the Indoor background noise level to 35
dba

IE QC3.1 Construction Indoor Air

Quality Management Plan: During
Construction
NC Sc CS
Construction 1 1 1+EP

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Intent
• Reduce indoor air quality (IAQ) problems

resulting from construction/renovation
process help promote comfort and wellbeing
of construction workers and building
occupants

Requirements
NC, Schools & CS
Develop and implement an IAQ Management Plan for construction and
preoccupancy
Meet SMACNA IAQ Guidelines

Protect absorptive materials from moisture damage
Use MERV 8 filtration media during construction (ref. ASHRAE
52.2-1999)
Replace all filters prior to occupancy
Schools – Additional Requirement

Prohibit smoking inside building and 25’ from building entrances once the
building is enclosed

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IE QC3.2 Construction Indoor Air

Quality Management Plan: Before
Occupancy
NC Sc CS
Construction 1 1 NA

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Intent
• Reduce indoor air quality (IAQ) problems

resulting from construction/renovation
process help promote comfort and wellbeing
of construction workers and building
occupants

Requirements
Option 1: Flush Out
Path 1: OR
Path 2:
Prior to Occupancy During Occupancy
Flush space with 3,500 cubic feet / sf of
Flush space with 14,000
outdoor air per floor area prior to
cubic feet / sf outdoor air per
occupancy
square foot of floor area
Minimum rate of 0.30 cfm / SF of outside
Maintain 60°F air or the design minimum air rate
determined in IEQP1
Relative humidity no higher Ventilation must begin 3 hours prior to
than 60% occupancy and continue during
occupancy
Condition maintained until 14,000 ft3 / sf
of outdoor air per floor area

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Requirements
Option 2: Air Testing
Test IAQ in compliance with EPA Compendium of Methods for Determination

of Air Pollutants in Indoor Air
Demonstrate Contaminants DO NOT Exceed Maximum Concentrations
Measure prior to occupancy during scheduled occupied hours
Interior finishes must be installed
Air test sampling locations must be no less than 1 per 25K SF
Air test samples are collected at breathing zone (3’-6’ above the floor) over 4-
hour period

Requirements
CONTAMINANT MAX. CONCENTRATIO

Formaldehyde 27 parts per billion
Particulates (PM10) 50 micrograms per cubic meter
Total volatile organic compounds 500 micrograms per cubic meter
(TVOCs)
4 – Phenylycyclohexene (4-PH) 6.5 micrograms per cubic meter
Carbon Monoxide (CO) 9 ppm or no greater than 2 ppm above
outdoor levels

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IE QC4.1 Low-Emitting Materials:

Adhesives and Sealants
NC Sc CS
Construction 1 1 1

2013
Intent
• Reduce the quantity of indoor air

contaminants that are odorous, irritating
and/or harmful to the comfort and well-being
of installers and occupants

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Requirements
NC & CS
Adhesives, Sealants, and Sealant Primers
Comply with VOC limits of SCAQMD Rule #1168 – South Coast Air
Quality Management District
Aerosol Adhesives
Comply with VOC limits of GS 36

Requirements
Sc(Can choose 4/6 in IEQ 4)
All adhesives and sealants installed in the building interior

must meet the testing and product requirements of the
California Department of Health Services Standard
Practice for the Testing of Volatile Organic Emissions

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Paints and Coatings
NC Sc CS
Construction 1 1 1

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Intent


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Requirements
NC & CS
Architectural Paints and Coating
GS-11: Green Seal Standard for Paints
Anti –corrosive and anti-rust paints
GC-03: Green Seal Standard for Anti-Corrosive Paints
Clear wood finishes, floor coatings, stains, primers, sealers
& shellacs
SCAQMD Rule 1113: Architectural Coatings
Schools
Paints and Coatings
California Department of Health Services Standard

Flooring Systems
NC Sc CS
Construction 1 1 1

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Intent

of installers and Occupants

Requirements
NC & CS: Option 1
Carpet: meet requirements of Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) Green Label PLUS program
Carpet Cushion: meet requirements of Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) Green Label
Program
Carpet Adhesive: meet requirements of IEQ 4.1 – VOC limit of 50 g/L
All Hard surface flooring: Meet FloorScore standard, as tested by independent third
party
Some products qualify without IAQ testing requirements:
Mineral based finish flooring products without integral organic-based coatings &
sealants
Unfinished / untreated solid wood flooring
But Site applied adhesives, grouts, finishes and sealers must be compliant
Sealants, stain finishes: meet SCAQMD Rule 1113 requirements
Tile setting adhesives: meet SCAQMD Rule 1168 VOC limits
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NC, CS & Sc: Option 2
All flooring system installed in the building interior must

meet the testing and product requirements of the
California Department of Health Services Standard


Composite Wood and Agrifiber
Products
NC Sc CS
Construction 1 1 1

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Intent


Requirements
NC & CS
No Added Urea-Formaldehyde resins used on the interior of the building
Products include: particleboard, plywood, wheatboard / strawboard, MDF

(medium density fiberboard), door cores
Furniture and Equipment s that are not base building elements and are NOT
included

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All composite wood and agrifiber materials installed in

the building interior must meet the testing and product
requirements of the California Department of Health
Services Standard Practice for the Testing of Volatile
Organic Emissions


Furniture and Furnishings
NC Sc CS
Construction NA 1 NA

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Intent


Requirements
Classroom furniture must be manufactured, refurbished or refinished within 1
year prior to occupancy must meet one of the options below
Salvaged and used furniture more than 1 year old at time of occupancy is exempt
Option 1 OR Option 2 Option 3

OR
GREENGUARD
Children & School Verify the concentration of contaminants are less
certified than the allowable limits in furniture systems
by
EPA-Environmental ANSI/BIFMA M7.1-

Technology 2007 testing protocol
Verification (ETV) (3rd party air quality
testing lab)

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Ceiling and Wall Systems
NC Sc CS
Construction NA 1 NA

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Intent


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All ceiling system installed in the building interior
must meet the testing and product requirements
of the California Department of Health Services
Standard Practice for the Testing of Volatile
Organic Emissions

IE QC5 Indoor Chemical and

Pollutant Source Control
NC Sc CS
Design 1 1 1

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Intent
• Minimize building occupant exposure to

potentially hazardous particulates and
chemical pollutants

Requirements
Minimize and control entry of pollutants by implementing the following
strategies:
10’ permanently installed walk-off mat entry system (grills, grates, roll-out mats) in the
primary direction of travel
Sufficiently exhaust each space with hazardous gases or chemicals (garages,
housekeeping, copy or print rooms, science labs)
Create negative pressure to adjacent spaces

Provide self closing doors
Deck-to-deck partitions or hard lid ceiling
Exhaust rate of at least 0.50 cfm / sf with no air recirculation
Pressure differential of at least 5 Pascals on average and 1 Pascal at a minimum
when the doors are closed
Clean outdoor air before it is introduced into any occupied spaces

MERV 13 filtration for HVAC systems (ASHRAE Standard 52.2)
Clean filtration installed after construction completion and prior to occupancy

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Rooms with contaminants

IE QC6.1 Controllability of Systems -

Lighting
NC Sc CS
Design 1 1 NA

2013
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Intent
• Provide a high level of lighting system control

by individual occupants or by specific groups
in multi-occupant spaces (i.e. classrooms or
conference areas)
• and promote their productivity, comfort and
well-being

Requirements
NC
Provide 90% of building occupants with task lighting controls
Provide lighting controls for all shared multi-occupant spaces

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Requirements
Schools
Case 1:
Case 1:
Administrative Offices and Other
Classrooms
Regularly Occupied Spaces
Provide 90% of building occupants Provide 2 modes of lighting:

with task lighting controls General illumination & A/V
Provide lighting controls for ALL

learning spaces including
classrooms, chemistry labs, art
rooms, shops, music rooms, gyms
and dance/exercise studies

IE QC6.2 Controllability of Systems -

Thermal Comfort
NC Sc CS
Design 1 1 1

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Intent
• Provide a high level of thermal control for the

occupants.

Requirements
NC, Schools, & CS
Provide comfort controls for 50% of building occupants
Operable windows may be used if occupants are 20’ inside or 10’ to either side
of operable window
Areas of operable windows must meet ASHRAE 62.1-2007 Natural Ventilation
Controls for ALL multi-occupant spaces

Thermal comfort is defined by ASHRAE 55-2004 – air temp, radiant temp, air
speed, humidity
CS – Additional Requirement
CS projects that do not purchase/Install the mechanical system or operable
windows cannot earn this credit
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IE QC7.1 Thermal Comfort - Design
NC Sc CS
Design 1 1 1

2013
Intent
• Provide a comfortable thermal environment

that occupant productivity and well-being

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Requirements
NC, Schools, & CS
Design HVAC system to meet ASHRAE 55-2004
Schools: Additional Requirement
For natatoriums demonstrate compliance with Typical Natatorium Design

Conditions in ASHRAE handbook
CS: Additional Requirement

CS base building mechanical system must allow for tenant build-out to meet
credit requirements.

IE QC7.2 Thermal Comfort -

Verification
NC Sc CS
Design 1 1 NA

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Intent
• Provide for the assessment of building

occupants’ thermal comfort over time

Requirements
NC, Schools
Achieve IEQ Credit 7.1 Thermal Comfort - Design
Conduct thermal comfort survey 6-18 months after occupancy
Develop a corrective plan if 20% of occupants are dissatisfied
The plan should measure the 6 environmental variables defined by ASHRAE

55-2004
NC: Additional Requirement
Provide permanent monitoring system
Residential projects are not eligible

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IE QC8.1 Daylight and Views -

Daylight
NC Sc CS
Design 1+EP 1-3+EP 1+EP

2013
Intent
• Provide building occupants a connection to

the outdoors through the introduction of
daylight and views into the regularly occupied
areas of the building

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Requirements
SCHOOLS
Classroom Spaces Points
75% 1
90% 2
and
75% of all regularly occupied spaces (1 additional point).
Only eligible if classroom spaces have earned 1 point.
NC & CS
Regularly Occupied Spaces Points
75% 1

Requirements
Option 1: Simulation
Computer simulation of regularly occupied spaces
75% of regularly occupied spaces (NC, SCHOOLS & CS) or 90% (SCHOOLS Only)
Show minimum of 10 footcandles (fc) and maximum of 500 fc in a clear sky

condition on September 21 at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
View-preserving automated shades for glare control may demonstrate
compliance for only the minimum 10 fc illuminance level

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Requirements
Option 2: Prescriptive
Side-lighting daylight zone

Calculate VLT and WFR
No ceiling obstruction
Glare control or sunlight redirection
Top-lighting daylight zone

Calculate the daylight zone under the skylight
Cover 3%-6% of the roof area with skylight coverage
Skylight distance must be 1.4 times the ceiling height
Skylight diffuser must have haze value of 90% or
better

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Requirements
Option 3: Measurement
Record indoor light measurements

10 fc achieved for 75% or 90%
Measured on 10’ grid
Option 4: Combination
Combine any option to meet 75% or 90% in regularly occupied

spaces

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IE QC8.2 Daylight and Views - Views
NC Sc CS
Design 1+EP 1+EP 1+EP

2013
Intent
• Provide building occupants a connection to

the outdoors through the introduction of
daylight and views into the regularly occupied
areas of the building

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Requirements
Direct line of sight to outdoor environment
Vision glazing between 30in – 90in above the finish floor
90% of regularly occupied spaces
Sight lines can be drawn through interior glazing

For private offices 100% of SF can be counted if more than 75% or more of the
area has a direct line of sight to perimeter vision glazing
In classrooms or multi-occupant spaces only SF with direct line of site may be
counted
CS: Additional Requirement
Design must be feasible for tenant layouts per default occupancy counts


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IE QC10 Mold Prevention
NC Sc CS
Construction NA 1+EP NA

2013
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Intent
• Reduce the potential presence of mold in

schools through preventive design and
construction measures

Requirements
Must achieve the following credits

IEQc3.1 – Construction IAQ Management Plan: During
Construction
IEQc7.1 – Thermal Comfort: Design
IEQc7.2 – Thermal Comfort: Verification
Design HVAC systems to operate at 60% humidity or less during
all load conditions – occupied and unoccupied
Develop and implement an ongoing IAQ management Plan U.S

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) document, Building Air
quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers

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Exemplary Performance
• This credit may be eligible for exemplary

performance under the Innovation in Design
section;however, there is no prescribed
threshold for determination of exemplary
performance. Projects will be evaluated on a
case-by-case basis

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CREDIT TITLE NC SCHOOLS CS

CREDIT TITLE NC SCHOOLS CS

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IEQP1 Minimum Indoor Air Quality

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• Establish minimum indoor air quality (IAQ)

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Must meet ASHRAE 62.1 – 2007

Designed to meet ventilation • All naturally ventilated spaces

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IE QC2 Increased Ventilation

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• Provide additional outdoor air ventilation to

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IE QC1 Outdoor Air Delivery

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• Provide capacity for ventilation system

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Place CO2 sensors at 3’-6’ above floor

Monitor CO2 concentrations in

Monitor outdoor air flow with

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IEQP2 Environmental Tobacco

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• Prevent or minimize exposure of building

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Operate exhaust sufficient to Negative pressure

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Weather-strip doors in residential units leading to common hallways

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Prohibit smoking in the building

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IE QP3 Minimum Acoustical

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• Provide classrooms that are quiet so that

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IE QC9 Enhanced Acoustical

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• Provide classrooms that facilitate better

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Sound transmission class (STC) is a single-number

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• Reduce the outdoor back ground noise level of

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IE QC3.1 Construction Indoor Air

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• Reduce indoor air quality (IAQ) problems

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Meet SMACNA IAQ Guidelines

Schools – Additional Requirement

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IE QC3.2 Construction Indoor Air