IAQ 2016 Defining Indoor Air Quality: Policy, Standards and Best Practices Co-Organized by ASHRAE and AIVC

This presentation describes the general building renovation design with an emphasis on acoustic comfort and indoor air quality for the open-plan office space and collaborative meeting areas. Acoustic comfort metrics: reverberation time, spatial distraction distance and sound transmission loss will be compared to illustrate the impact of surface absorption, white noise and interior partition design. The method and results for evaluation of indoor air quality will be discussed. Thermal comfort measurements in accordance with ASHRAE Standard 55 will presented for individual workstations. The thermal comfort results will be compared with the unique IEQ Toolbox™ method for single day measurements.

The speaker illustrates the IEQ model developed and the research design for a pre-/post occupancy protocol of evaluation (PPOPE) for LEED buildings. The presentation discusses how this protocol is employed for continuous IEQ assessment. The presentation reviews the unique IEQ Toolbox™ instrumentations and procedure with special emphasis on thermal and visual comfort metrics. The presenter compares and contrasts building assessment metrics and standards with spatial visualization of the building performance from the occupants’ perspective. Implication and future studies will be discussed as well as further applications of the methods and protocols to future building types.