Standard Practice for Evaluating Residential Indoor Air Quality Concerns

Importancia y uso:

5.1 IAQ-based complaints and problems include discomfort/medical symptoms and unacceptable indoor environmental conditions such as odors that exist in residential buildings. The frequency of the occurrence of IAQ complaints and problems may be unknown.

5.2 Characterization of IAQ concerns and identification of their underlying causes require systematic observations and measurements of the indoor air and environment, its occupants and potential contaminant sources. This practice provides background and procedures for the investigation of IAQ concerns.

5.3 Where the dwelling is not owner-occupied, formal permission to access certain areas of the property and to collect information essential to the IAQ investigation is often required.

5.4 The stepwise and phased approach described in this practice allows for an investigation that is commensurate with the nature of the problem and the level of resources available for the investigation.

Subcomité:

D22.05

Referida por:

E2247-23

Volúmen:

11.07

Número ICS:

13.040.20 (Ambient atmospheres)

Palabras clave:

biological contaminants; chemical contaminants; HVAC systems; IAQ investigations; indoor air quality (IAQ); indoor materials; indoor sources; measurements; odor; survey; ventilation; water leakage;