Conduct regular indoor air quality (IAQ) assessments

Rationale: Regularly testing air quality levels increases awareness of specific contaminants and indoor air conditions, highlighting potential concerns and allowing for remediation — which can reduce risk of dizziness and respiratory issues including asthma and COPD.

Requirements

Demonstrate compliance with one of the options below:

Option 1 - Indoor Air Quality Assessment (Full Credit):

Demonstrate compliance with all the following requirements:

1. Implement an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) assessment protocol that is at least as rigorous as the requirements of the v3 Fitwel Indoor Air Quality Assessment Protocol.
   
2. Conduct IAQ testing and monitoring within all required areas outlined in Section 1 of the Indoor Air Quality Assessment Protocol within the building.
3. Conduct IAQ assessment as outlined in the requirements of Section 3 and Section 4 of the implemented Indoor Air Quality Assessment Protocol.
4. The IAQ assessment results meet the required limits of Section 2 of the Indoor Air Quality Assessment Protocol.

The Fitwel Indoor Air Quality Assessment Protocol can be found here.

Option 2 - Equivalent Standard (Full Credit):

Achieve credit for the following equivalent standard:

1. AirScore Gold

Option 3 - Indoor Air Quality Improvement Protocol (Partial Credit):

If the limits for one or more of the required air quality metrics are not met, the project may achieve partial credit by implementing an IAQ improvement protocol that meets the following requirements:

1. Implement an IAQ assessment protocol that is at least as rigorous as the requirements of the Fitwel Building Indoor Air Quality Assessment Protocol.
2. Conduct IAQ testing and monitoring within all required areas outlined in Section 1 of the Indoor Air Quality Assessment Protocol within the building.
3. Conduct IAQ monitoring or testing as outlined in the requirements of Section 3 and 4 of the implemented Indoor Air Quality Assessment Protocol.
4. Implement an IAQ improvement protocol that is at least as rigorous as the requirements of Section 5 of the Fitwel Building Indoor Air Quality Assessment Protocol to improve the IAQ metrics that do not meet the required limits of Section 2 of the IAQ Assessment Protocol.

The Fitwel Indoor Air Quality Assessment Protocol can be found here.

Compliance Documentation

Types of compliance documentation required:

• Metrics
• Uploaded Protocol
• Annotated plans