Physical Parameters

IAQA 01 Section# Parameter Limit/Range References
1.1 Temperature Summer 73-79 F; Winter 68-74.5 F ASHRAE 55
1.2 Relative Humidity 30%-65% Florida Dept. Man. Ser.
1.3 Air Movement 0.8 ft/s or 0.25 m/s WHO
2.0 Ventilation (Carbon Dioxide) 650 over ambient ASHRAE 62
3.0 Filtration 25%-30% Dust Spot Efficiency ASHRAE 52.1
4.0 Pressurization 1-5 Pascals &/or + Press Florida Solar Energy Center; Lstiburek
5.1 Respirable Particulate 50 mg/m3 State of California, Air Resources Board
5.2 Particulate in Cleaned HVAC Systems 1.0 mg/100 cm2 NADCA 1992-01

Chemical Parameters

IAQA 01 Section# Parameter Limit/Range References
6.1 Carbon Monoxide 9 ppm EPA – National Ambient Air Quality Standard
6.2 Radon  4 picoCuries/liter EPA
6.3 Ozone 0.05 ppm WHO
7.1 Total Volatile Organic Compounds 3 mg/m3 (0.64 ppm) Molhave, 1990
7.2 Formaldehyde 0.06 mg/m3 (0.05 ppm) Health & Welfare Canada

Biological Parameters

IAQA 01 Section# Parameter Limit/Range References
8.1 Fungal Bioaerosols (culturable) 300 CFU/m3 total; 50 CFU/m3 individual (excepting Cladosporium) Robertson, 1997
8.2 Bacterial Bioaerosols (culturable) 500 CFU/m3 total; dominated by gram + organisms  WHO

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