Originally Posted by ICC Green Building Code801.3 Indoor air quality management plan required. After siting, anticipated use and construction methods have been determined for a building, an indoor air quality management plan shall be developed. Such plan shall address the methods and procedures to be used during design and construction to assure compliance with Sections 802 through 805 and shall be developed by a person meeting the requirements of Section 801.3.1.
801.3.1 Building air quality manager requirements. A person, such as a certified industrial hygienist, who is qualified in the recognition, evaluation and control of hazards and other stressors in the occupied environment, shall be designated as the building air quality manager and shall be made part of the project design team. The building air quality manager shall have the ability to create and implement indoor air quality management plans and the ability to supervise others to create and implement plans. The building air quality manager shall have the authority to recommend to the design professional for the project that the building’s functionality prevail over its form and aesthetics where conflicts arise.
806.6 Insulation. A minimum of 85% of insulation shall comply with the requirements of Table 806.6. It shall be permitted to utilize the test methodology from CA/DHS/EHLB/R-174 which references ASTM D 5116 Standard Guide for Small-Scale Environmental Chamber Determinations of Organic Emissions from indoor Materials/Products and ASTM D 5197 Test Method for Determination of Formaldehyde and other Carbonyl Compounds in Air (Active Sample Methodology).
807.3 Building flush out. After construction is completed and all interior finishes are installed, the building shall be flushed-out by supplying continuous ventilation with all air handling units at their maximum outdoor air rate for at least 14 days while maintaining an internal temperature of at least 60°F, and relative humidity not higher than 60 percent. Occupancy shall be permitted to start 7 days after start of the flush-out, provided that flush-out continues for the full 14 days. The building shall not be “baked out” by increasing the temperature of the space. Where continuous ventilation is not possible, the aggregate of flush-out periods shall be equivalent to 14 days of continuous ventilation.
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Exception: Group S, F, H and U occupancies shall not be required to comply with this section.