Title: Fundamentals of Indoor Environmental Quality
Course: WGF 106 DEVELOPMENT > Section: Content

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In Unit 3 we will examine Fundamentals of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). Every building/facility has unique (and often proprietary) IEQ systems. When combined with those corresponding operation and maintenance requirements, IEQ becomes explicably interactive. And therein… The energy potential savings abound (or are missed).  In this unit we introduce fundamentals of IEQ management.

Previously in Unit 2 we examined the overview of IEQ. We were introduced to an overview of IEQ, its indoor human activity patterns and influences on IEQ, and an early premise of IEQ automation.

High performing buildings are more efficient, with less rejected energy and other direct and indirect forms of basic energy waste. Such savings cannot be at the expense of human comfort, safety, etc. Any resulting efficiencies and savings must be real and mean lower operating cost and appropriate maintenance.

In this educational Unit 3, we will begin the five building IEQ system fundamentals, which are (in no particular order):

- indoor air quality,
- lighting,
- visual quality,
- acoustics,
- thermal comfort.

IAQ is often mentioned as the only indoor environmental quality, especially with today’s HVAC systems. But IEQ has those four other elements just as important for occupants comfort and productivity.
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Whole Building Design Guide (and others in parentheses)

- indoor air quality:

Enhance Interior Environmental Quality – Whole Building Design Guide                                      http://www.wbdg.org/design/ieq.php

Air Decontamination http://www.wbdg.org/resources/air_decon.php?r=light_industrial

Mold & Moisture Dynamics http://www.wbdg.org/resources/moisturedynamics.php?r=light_industrial

High performance HVAC http://www.wbdg.org/resources/hvac.php?r=light_industrial

Sustainable O&M Practices http://www.wbdg.org/resources/sustainableom.php?r=light_industrial

Chemical/Biological/Radiological Decontamination http://www.wbdg.org/resources/env_cbr_safety.php

Natural Ventilation http://www.wbdg.org/resources/naturalventilation.php

IAQ (Wikipedia)    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indoor_air_quality

- lighting:

Daylighting http://www.wbdg.org/resources/daylighting.php?r=light_industrial

Energy Efficient Lighting http://www.wbdg.org/resources/efficientlighting.php?r=light_industrial

Electric Lighting Controls http://www.wbdg.org/resources/electriclighting.php?r=light_industrial

Indoor Lighting (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighting#Indoor_lighting

- visual quality:

Daylighting http://www.wbdg.org/resources/daylighting.php

Building Therapeutics http://www.wbdg.org/resources/therapeutic.php

Psychosocial Value of Space http://www.wbdg.org/resources/psychspace_value.php

Aesthetic Challenges http://www.wbdg.org/resources/aestheticchallenges.php

Aesthetic Opportunities http://www.wbdg.org/resources/aestheticopportunities.php

- acoustics:

Building Acoustics http://www.wbdg.org/resources/acoustic.php

Acoustics (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustics

- thermal comfort:

Ventilation and Thermal Comfort http://www.wbdg.org/references/mou_vtcomfort.php

Thermal Comfort (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_comfort
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