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With the completion of LEED IAQ testing at the MacLeod Building at the University of British Columbia in August 2022, Christopher Collett and Associates Ltd. has reached another major milestone of 180 LEED IAQ testing projects completed since 2007.
The LEED Green Building Rating System, administered in Canada by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC), includes credits for indoor air quality (IAQ) management, which are intended to reduce IAQ problems resulting from construction or renovation to promote the comfort and well being of construction workers and building occupants.
LEED v4 and v4.1 provide projects with an opportunity to gain 2 LEED points, rather than 1 point under earlier LEED versions. The IAQ testing procedures for LEED v4.1 are documented under Environmental Quality Credit: IAQ Assessment (Option 2), This LEED credit provides two paths, which can be completed individually for 1 point, or can be combined for 2 points.
Path One: Particulates & Inorganic Gases includes Airborne Particulates (PM2.5 and PM10), Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Ozone (03).
Path Two: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's) includes Total VOC's, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde and 11 other Target VOC's
Contact Christopher Collett and Associates Ltd. to find out more about the LEED IAQ testing requirements.
35 years as an ASHRAE Member
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Company Principal, Chris Collett, has been a member of ASHRAE for 35 years, having joined in 1987. He has served two terms as President of the ASHRAE British Columbia Chapter, and also served as General Chair for the ASHRAE Region XI Chapter Regional Conference (CRC) in May 2013. Chris continues to be an active participant on the ASHRAE BC Chapter Board as a Governor, and has recently been appointed the Chapter's Treasurer Emeritus. Chris is also active on two ASHRAE Society Technical Committees (TC's) as a corresponding member of TC2.3 & TC2.4
ASHRAE is a building technology society with more than 50,000 members worldwide. The society and its members focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality and sustainability within the industry. Through research standards writing, publishing and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow's built environment today.
Many organizations across North America are recognizing the benefits of integrating proactive indoor air quality audits into their preventative maintenance programs for their building portfolios.
Companies can accrue multiple benefits form the implementation of a proactive IAQ audit program, including assurance that their staff and clients are working and doing business in healthy and comfortable buildings; their buildings are being effectively maintained; and are being operated in a cost effective and energy efficient way.
For more information, click the following link to read an article about Proactive IAQ Audits written by Company Principal, Chris Collett.
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