CS-v5 EQp3: No Smoking or Vehicle Idling Required
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To minimize exposure to tobacco smoke, smoke from tobacco substitutes or cannabis, and vehicle emissions.
Requirements
Comply with the following requirements:
Prohibit Smoking
- Indoor smoking: Prohibit smoking inside the building with limited exceptions (see below).
- Outdoor smoking: Prohibit smoking outside the building except in designated smoking areas located at least 25 feet (7.5 meters) (or the maximum extent allowable by local codes) from all entries, outdoor air intakes, and operable windows.
- School projects: Prohibit all smoking on-site.
AND
Prohibit Vehicle Idling
- Prohibit vehicle idling on-site.
Communicate the no-smoking and vehicle idling prohibition policy to occupants. Have in place provisions for enforcement or prohibitive signage.
Residential
- Meet the preceding requirements for all areas inside and outside the building except dwelling units and private balconies:
- For residential projects that do not prohibit smoking, each dwelling unit where smoking will be permitted must meet the following compartmentalization requirements.
- Perform a blower door test of residential dwelling units, following the procedures in ANSI/RESNET/ICC 380 or equivalent. For each unit tested, demonstrate a maximum leakage of enclosure area that is no more than 1.5 times the thresholds identified in Table 1 (“enclosure area” refers to all surfaces enclosing the dwelling unit, including exterior and party walls, floors, and ceilings). Demonstrate a weighted average leakage of enclosure area for the building, including dwelling units, that complies with the caps in the limits identified in Table 1.
- For residential projects that do not prohibit smoking, each dwelling unit where smoking will be permitted must meet the following compartmentalization requirements.
Table 1. Caps on Air Leakage Rates
Building conditioned floor area (CFA) | Pressure test conditions across the building envelope | Maximum air leakage | |
New construction | Major renovation | ||
≥ 5,000 sq. ft. (465 sq. m.)
| At pressure difference of 50 Pascals (0.2 in H2O) | 0.13 cfm/sq. ft. (0.65 L/s*sq. m.) | 0.20 cfm/sq. ft. (1.0 L/s*sq. m.) |
At pressure difference of 75 pascals (0.3 in H2O) | 0.18 cfm/sq. ft. (0.90 L/s*sq. m.) | 0.27 cfm/sq. ft. (1.35 L/s*sq. m.) | |
< 5,000 sq. ft. (465 sq. m.) | At 50 pascals (0.2 in H2O) | 1 ACH | 1.5 ACH |
| At 75 pascals (0.3 in H2O) | 1.35 ACH | 2 ACH |
*NOTE: cfm = cubic feet per minute; L/s = liters per second; ACH = air changes per hour; L/s*sq = liters per second per square meter.
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Credit language
© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To minimize exposure to tobacco smoke, smoke from tobacco substitutes or cannabis, and vehicle emissions.
Requirements
Comply with the following requirements:
Prohibit Smoking
- Indoor smoking: Prohibit smoking inside the building with limited exceptions (see below).
- Outdoor smoking: Prohibit smoking outside the building except in designated smoking areas located at least 25 feet (7.5 meters) (or the maximum extent allowable by local codes) from all entries, outdoor air intakes, and operable windows.
- School projects: Prohibit all smoking on-site.
AND
Prohibit Vehicle Idling
- Prohibit vehicle idling on-site.
Communicate the no-smoking and vehicle idling prohibition policy to occupants. Have in place provisions for enforcement or prohibitive signage.
Residential
- Meet the preceding requirements for all areas inside and outside the building except dwelling units and private balconies:
- For residential projects that do not prohibit smoking, each dwelling unit where smoking will be permitted must meet the following compartmentalization requirements.
- Perform a blower door test of residential dwelling units, following the procedures in ANSI/RESNET/ICC 380 or equivalent. For each unit tested, demonstrate a maximum leakage of enclosure area that is no more than 1.5 times the thresholds identified in Table 1 (“enclosure area” refers to all surfaces enclosing the dwelling unit, including exterior and party walls, floors, and ceilings). Demonstrate a weighted average leakage of enclosure area for the building, including dwelling units, that complies with the caps in the limits identified in Table 1.
- For residential projects that do not prohibit smoking, each dwelling unit where smoking will be permitted must meet the following compartmentalization requirements.
Table 1. Caps on Air Leakage Rates
Building conditioned floor area (CFA) | Pressure test conditions across the building envelope | Maximum air leakage | |
New construction | Major renovation | ||
≥ 5,000 sq. ft. (465 sq. m.)
| At pressure difference of 50 Pascals (0.2 in H2O) | 0.13 cfm/sq. ft. (0.65 L/s*sq. m.) | 0.20 cfm/sq. ft. (1.0 L/s*sq. m.) |
At pressure difference of 75 pascals (0.3 in H2O) | 0.18 cfm/sq. ft. (0.90 L/s*sq. m.) | 0.27 cfm/sq. ft. (1.35 L/s*sq. m.) | |
< 5,000 sq. ft. (465 sq. m.) | At 50 pascals (0.2 in H2O) | 1 ACH | 1.5 ACH |
| At 75 pascals (0.3 in H2O) | 1.35 ACH | 2 ACH |
*NOTE: cfm = cubic feet per minute; L/s = liters per second; ACH = air changes per hour; L/s*sq = liters per second per square meter.
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