ARE 5453 - Indoor Air Quality

• Define the title, purpose, and scope of ASHRAE Standard 62.1
• Calculate and apply the ventilation rate procedure, indoor air quality procedure, or natural ventilation compliance path for acceptable indoor air quality
• Calculate the ventilation rate procedure for ASHRAE Standard 62.1 using the ASHRAE provided spreadsheet
• Classify mechanical system equipment that shall be maintained and the frequency of the maintenance related to indoor air quality
• Explain the interdisciplinary relationship required for indoor air quality including architects, engineers, facility managers, owners, contractors, physicians, and industrial hygienists
• Discuss worker productivity and the economics related to indoor air quality
• Define factors affecting occupant comfort within a space
• Define and classify particulate and gaseous contaminants
• Explain the testing procedure used in ASHRAE Standard 52.2 for determining minimum efficiency reporting values (MERV)
• Evaluate the appropriate air cleaning techniques to particulate and/or gaseous air contaminants
• Analyze factors affecting filter design and selection
• Communicate an integrated design and construction approach to achieve acceptable indoor air quality
• Identify and analyze potential sources of indoor and outdoor contaminants
• Analyze methods to control moisture in buildings
• Produce an indoor air quality plan

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• ASHRAE standard 62.1
• Indoor environmental health
• Estimates of productivity and health benefits
• Indoor air quality factors in designing a healthy building
• Indoor and outdoor pollutants
• Particulate contaminants
• Gaseous contaminants
• Air cleaners
• Particulate air cleaners
• Gaseous air cleaners
• Indoor air quality management
• Managing the design and construction process
• Limiting indoor and outdoor contaminant sources
• Assessing indoor air quality
• Creating an indoor air quality plan
• Preventing indoor environmental problems
• Advanced ventilation techniques