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Indoor Environmental Quality
Intent
To provide high quality indoor environmental conditions to promote occupant health, well-being, and productivity. This is achieved through both the reduction of the conditions that contribute to negative outcomes, and support for the conditions associated with increased health, comfort, and productivity.
| Indoor Environmental Quality Guidelines | New Buildings | Major Renovations |
|---|---|---|
| I.1 Low-Emitting Materials | Required | Required for Newly Installed Materials |
| I.2 Moisture and Water Control | Required | Required if Exterior Envelope is in Scope |
| I.3 Ventilation | Required | Required |
| I.4 Thermal Comfort | Required | Required |
| I.5 Lighting and Daylighting | Required | Required |
| I.6 Effective Acoustics | Required | Required |
| I.7 View Space and Window Access | Required | Required |
| I.8 Ergonomics and Physical Activity | Required | Required |
| I.9 Wayfinding and Universal Access | Required | Required |
General Indoor Environmental Quality information:
The following information is collected in the Indoor Environmental Quality Section of the B3 Guidelines Tracking Tool, under Section P.0:
Final Design:
- Indoor environmental quality strategies used, including narrative.
Closeout:
- Updated Indoor environmental quality strategies used, including narrative.
Training Resources
I.2 – ‘Glaser Calculation Analysis’ Training Session Slides (PDF)
I.2 – ‘Qualitative Moisture Assessment’ Training Session Slides (PDF)
I.2 – ‘Introduction to Hygrothermal Analysis’ Training Session Slides (PDF)
I.2 – ‘WUFI Pro Walk Through and Exercises’ Training Session Slides (PDF)
I.4 – ‘Thermal Bridge Concepts’ Training Session Slides (PDF)
I.4 – ‘Thermal Bridge Analysis’ Training Session Slides (PDF)
I.5 – ‘Design for Daylight Performance’ Training Session Slides (PDF)
I.6 – ‘Effective Acoustics’ Training Session Video (YouTube)