Indoor Air Quality Fundamentals - Honeywell AUTOMATIC CONTROL SI Edition Engineering Manual

Indoor Air Quality Fundamentals

Introduction
Definitions
Abbreviations
Indoor Air Quality Concerns
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Air Contaminants ................................................................................. 154
Contaminant Sources ..................................................................... 154
Outdoor Contaminant Sources ................................................... 154
Indoor Contaminant Sources ...................................................... 155
General ................................................................................... 155
Building Materials and Furnishings ........................................ 155
Occupancy and Process Related Contaminant Sources ............ 156
Residential Occupancy ........................................................... 156
Office Building Occupancy ..................................................... 156
Health Care Occupancy ......................................................... 157
Industrial Occupancy .............................................................. 157
Occupant Related Contaminant Sources ................................... 157
Contaminant Types ......................................................................... 157
Particulate Contaminants ............................................................ 157
Gas and Vapor Contaminants ..................................................... 158
Radionuclide Contaminants ........................................................ 158
Indoor Air Contaminant Indicators ....................................................... 158
Human Responses to Contaminants .............................................. 158
Building Responses to Contaminants ............................................. 158
Design Considerations. ....................................................................... 158
General ........................................................................................... 158
Eliminating Contaminant Sources ................................................... 158
Eliminating Contaminant Paths ....................................................... 158
Remediating Contaminant Levels ................................................... 159
Particulate Contaminant Remediation ........................................ 159
Gas Contaminant Remediation ................................................... 159
Effects of Temperature .................................................................... 159
Effects of Humidity ...................................................................... 160
Design Procedures .............................................................................. 160
General ........................................................................................... 160
Ventilation Rate Design Procedure ................................................. 161
Indoor Air Quality Design Procedure .............................................. 161
Recirculation Requirements ........................................................ 162
Ventilation Optimization .............................................................. 162
Codes and Standards .......................................................................... 162
Acceptance Testing ............................................................................. 163
General ........................................................................................... 163
ASHRAE Guideline 1-1989 ............................................................. 164
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