ANSI/ASHRAE Addendum Ae to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2016 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
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ANSI/ASHRAE Addendum ae to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2016 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality Approved by the ASHRAE Standards Committee on June 26, 2019; by the ASHRAE Board of Directors on August 1, 2019; and by the American National Standards Institute on August 26, 2019. This addendum was approved by a Standing Standard Project Committee (SSPC) for which the Standards Committee has estab- lished a documented program for regular publication of addenda or revisions, including procedures for timely, documented, con- sensus action on requests for change to any part of the standard. Instructions for how to submit a change can be found on the ASHRAE® website (https://www.ashrae.org/continuous-maintenance). The latest edition of an ASHRAE Standard may be purchased on the ASHRAE website (www.ashrae.org) or from ASHRAE Cus- tomer Service, 1791 Tullie Circle, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-2305. E-mail: [email protected]. Fax: 678-539-2129. Telephone: 404- 636-8400 (worldwide), or toll free 1-800-527-4723 (for orders in US and Canada). For reprint permission, go to www.ashrae.org/permissions. © 2019 ASHRAE ISSN 1041-2336 © ASHRAE (www.ashrae.org). For personal use only. Additional reproduction, distribution, or transmission in either print or digital form is not permitted without ASHRAE's prior written permission. ASHRAE Standing Standard Project Committee 62.1 Cognizant TC: 4.3, Ventilation Requirements and Infiltration SPLS Liaison: Karl L. Peterman Hoy R. Bohanon, Jr.*, Chair Enrica Galasso Lisa C. Ng Jennifer A. Isenbeck*, Co-Vice Chair Elliott Gall Daniel C. Pettway* Wayne R. Thomann*, Co-Vice Chair Gregg Gress* Stephen Ray* Nick H. Agopian Brian J. Hafendorfer* Tom Rice Hugo Aguilar Nathan L. Ho* Daniel J. Redmond* Charlene W. Bayer Elliott Horner* Jeffrey K. Smith* Lance R. Brown* Eli P. Howard, III* Erica Stewart* Robin M. Bristol Zalmie Hussein* Drayton P. Stott Tina M. Brueckner* Jennifer Kane Dean T. Tompkins Brendon J. Burley* Lauren MacGowens* David Vigue Abdel K. Darwich* Stephany I. Mason Donald Weekes, Jr. James E. Dennison* Meghan K. McNulty Marwa Zaatari* Henry W. Ernst, Jr. Maria A. Menchaca Brandan Richard B. Fox John Nelson, Jr.* * Denotes members of voting status when the document was approved for publication ASHRAE STANDARDS COMMITTEE 2019–2020 Wayne H. Stoppelmoor, Jr., Chair Susanna S. Hanson Lawrence J. Schoen Drury B. Crawley, Vice-Chair Rick M. Heiden Steven C. Sill Els Baert Jonathan Humble Richard T. Swierczyna Charles S. Barnaby Srinivas Katipamula Christian R. Taber Niels Bidstrup Essam E. Khalil Russell C. Tharp Robert B. Burkhead Kwang Woo Kim Adrienne G. Thomle Thomas E. Cappellin Larry Kouma Michael W. Woodford Douglas D. Fick Cesar L. Lim Craig P. Wray Michael W. Gallagher Karl L. Peterman Jaap Hogeling, BOD ExO Walter T. Grondzik Erick A. Phelps Malcolm D. Knight, CO Steven C. Ferguson, Senior Manager of Standards SPECIAL NOTE This American National Standard (ANS) is a national voluntary consensus Standard developed under the auspices of ASHRAE. Consensus is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), of which ASHRAE is a member and which has approved this Standard as an ANS, as “substantial agreement reached by directly and materially affected interest categories. This signifies the concurrence of more than a simple majority, but not necessarily unanimity. Consensus requires that all views and objections be considered, and that an effort be made toward their resolution.” Compliance with this Standard is voluntary until and unless a legal jurisdiction makes compliance mandatory through legislation. ASHRAE obtains consensus through participation of its national and international members, associated societies, and public review. 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In referring to this Standard or Guideline and in marking of equipment and in advertising, no claim shall be made, either stated or implied, that the product has been approved by ASHRAE. ASHRAE is a registered trademark of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. ANSI is a registered trademark of the American National Standards Institute. © ASHRAE (www.ashrae.org). For personal use only. Additional reproduction, distribution, or transmission in either print or digital form is not permitted without ASHRAE's prior written permission. (This foreword is not part of this standard. It is merely ing is not airtight. A dew-point limit of 60°F may provide a informative and does not contain requirements necessary more affordable balance between the equally important con- for conformance to the standard. It has not been pro- cerns of reducing energy consumption and reducing risks to cessed according to the ANSI requirements for a standard occupant health from microbial growth. and may contain material that has not been subject to As noted by Section 5.9, Exception 1, buildings or spaces public review or a consensus process. Unresolved objec- that are neither equipped with nor served by mechanical tors on informative material are not offered the right to cooling equipment can be exempted from the dew-point limit, appeal at ASHRAE or ANSI.) because their surfaces tend to stay warm during humid weather, which helps avoid moisture absorption and the risk FOREWORD of microbial amplification. The 60°F (15°C) indoor-air dew-point limit avoids the micro- Note: In this addendum, changes to the current standard bial growth problems frequently observed when humid outdoor are indicated in the text by underlining (for additions) and air infiltrates into buildings that are mechanically cooled. strikethrough (for deletions) unless the instructions specifi- Microbial growth is common during cooling seasons and espe- cally mention some other means of indicating the changes. cially when cooling and occupancy are intermittent. Examples include in schools during summer vacations, apartments and Addendum ae to Standard 62.1-2016 condominiums that are intermittently occupied during summer months, college dormitories and military barracks that are Modify Section 5.9 as shown. unoccupied for long periods, and health care buildings and hotels in hot or humid climates that contain both naturally ven- 5.9 Dehumidification Systems. Mechanical air conditioning tilated and mechanically cooled spaces systems with dehumidification capability shall be designed to Humidity-related requirements of earlier versions of comply with the following subsections. Standard 62.1 were intended to address both mold growth 5.9.1 Relative Humidity. Occupied-space relative humid- and comfort concerns by limiting indoor humidity to 65% rh. ity shall be limited to 65% or less when system performance That requirement, however, did not explicitly extend to unoc- is analyzed with outdoor air at the dehumidification design cupied hours when microbial growth often accelerates. More condition (that is, design dew-point and mean coincident dry importantly, because it did not establish a coincident dry-bulb bulb temperatures) and with the space interior loads (both temperature, the 65% rh limit did not limit the mass of water sensible and latent) at cooling design values and space solar vapor available for surface absorption during periods when loads at zero. cooling is intermittent to conserve energy. Exception: Spaces where process or occupancy require- Microbial growth is governed by the availability of mois- ments dictate higher humidity conditions, such as ture in the surfaces of building materials, coatings, furnish- kitchens; hot-tub rooms that contain heated standing ings and mechanical systems. The relative humidity (RH) of water; refrigerated or frozen storage rooms and ice the air does not affect microbial growth until the water vapor rinks; and spaces designed and constructed to manage is absorbed or condenses into the surface. Limiting the moisture, such as shower rooms, pool rooms, and spa indoor-air