Please join us for the January Chapter meeting! Our meeting emphasis for the grassroots committees will be Membership. We will also enjoy a discussion from the following speaker:
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Being able to achieve IAQ goals while reducing energy consumption is one of the more valuable aspects of using ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2013: "Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality". By meeting the requirements of the IAQ Procedure (IAQP), one is allowed to take credit for the application of validated air cleaning technologies and reduce the amount of ventilation air that has to be heated and/or cooled.
Revisions to Standard 62.1 have caused some confusion in its use and the application of energy conservation measures. This coupled with a restriction on the use of the IAQP for use with the LEED building rating system have prevented more wide application of the IAQP. This may be changing however due to the implementation of an IAQP pilot program offering an alternative compliance path for use with LEED-EB. A performance methodology has been developed by the USGBC’s IAQ Performance Testing Working Group (IAQP WG) with the intent of contributing to the comfort and well-being of building occupants by establishing minimum standards for IAQ using the IAQP as outlined in ASHRAE 62.1 as a basis. The goal of this methodology is to create a compliance path for all related IEQ credits, including the Minimum IAQ Performance prerequisite. This working group is defining how the IAQP will fit into future versions of LEED for new construction and existing buildings.
This presentation will discuss the current status of the Indoor Air Quality Procedure, review the applicable provisions of the Standard for use with the LEED IAQP pilot program, discuss indoor air quality models in use, and provide examples where the IAQ Procedure has been successfully employed in LEED certified buildings. There will also be a discussion of current activities to make it easier to validate the IAQ Procedure and make it more useful to the engineering community.
To attain accurate catering counts, please register for this event in advance. Day-of and on site registration will result in an increased cost of $20.
Speaker Biography:
Christopher O. Muller is the Technical Director at Purafil, Inc. of Doraville, GA (USA), a manufacturer of gas-phase air filtration media, filters, equipment, and air monitoring instrumentation. He is responsible for technical support services and various research and development functions. Prior to joining Purafil, he worked in the chemical processing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and environmental industries.
Mr. Muller has written and spoken extensively on the subject of indoor air quality and the application/use of gas-phase air filtration and counts four handbooks and over 50 papers and articles to his credit. He is a co-author of the Standard 62.1 User’s Manual and authored the chapters on “Gaseous Contaminants” in the NAFA Guide to Air Filtration and on “Airborne Molecular Contamination” in McGraw-Hill’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Handbook. He has consulted on the preparation of Dutch and Italian governmental standards for air quality in museums and has worked with many conservation groups in the U.S. and abroad to develop and implement environmental control strategies for airborne contaminants.
Mr. Muller chairs ASHRAE’s Standard Project Committee 145P, which is developing industry standards for assessing the performance of media and equipment used in gas-phase air filtration systems. He serves on SSPC 62.1 – Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality and TC 2.3 - Gaseous Contaminant Removal Equipment. He is also a member of ISIAQ’s Task Force on IAQ and climate in cultural and heritage collections, A&WMA’s IAQ Committee, ASTM committees on Indoor Air and Activated Carbon, and ISA's committee on Environmental Conditions for Process Measurement and Control Systems. He is a senior member of the IEST and contributes to their working groups on cleanroom environments and design considerations for AMC filtration systems. He serves on the Yield Enhancement Technical Working Group for the 2005 update to the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS).
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