Indoor Air Quality in Commercial Buildings : Final Report to the Bonneville Power Administration, December 1987, Volume 1, Measurement Results and Interpretation.

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6006721· OSTI ID:6006721

Turk, Bradley H.

Through their involvement in energy conservation programs, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) may make recommendations leading to reductions in ventilation rates in commercial and institutional buildings. The effects of these recommendations on indoor air quality were uncertain. Because of these uncertainties BPA initiated the survey of ventilation rates and pollutant concentration in the stock of existing Pacific Northwest buildings described in this report. Specific study objectives included: (1) To provide baseline information about pollutant concentrations and ventilation rates in a sample of the existing building stock. This sample should reflect conditions in large, mechanically-ventilated buildings. (2) If possible, to demonstrate relationships between indoor air pollutant levels and ventilation rates. Thirty-eight buildings were monitored, each for a two-week period (two buildings at two separate times). Pollutants sampled included radon (Rn), formaldehyde (HCHO), respirable suspended particles (RSP), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), nitrogen dioxide (NO/sub 2/), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO/sub 2/), and water vapor (H/sub 2/O). This study did not measure/evaluate volatile organic compounds (other than formaldehyde) or microbiological pollutants. Average ventilation rates were measured using tracer decay techniques. 4 refs., 46 figs., 30 tabs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
• DOE Contract Number: AI79-83BP12921; AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6006721
• Report Number(s): DOE/BP-12921-4; ON: DE89013031
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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