Legislación calidad del aire

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Foreword..............................................................................................................................vii Note to Building Owners and Facility Managers .................................................................ix Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................xiiiTAB I: BASICS
Section 1: About This Document .............................................................................1 Section 2: Factors Affecting Indoor Air Quality........................................................ 5 Sources of Indoor Air Contaminants .....................................................................................5 HVAC System Design andOperation...................................................................................6 Pollutant Pathways and Driving Forces ................................................................................9 Building Occupants .............................................................................................................10 Section 3: EffectiveCommunication...................................................................... 13 Communicating to Prevent IAQ Problems..........................................................................13 Communicating to Resolve IAQ Problems .........................................................................15

TAB II: PREVENTING IAQ PROBLEMS
Section 4: Developing an lAQ Profile.................................................................... 19 Skills Required to Create an IAQ Profile ............................................................................20 Steps in an IAQ Profile........................................................................................................21 Section 5: Managing Buildings for Good IAQ........................................................ 31 Developing an IAQ ManagementPlan................................................................................31

TAB III: RESOLVING IAQ PROBLEMS
Section 6: Diagnosing lAQ Problems .................................................................... 45 Overview: Conducting an IAQ Investigation......................................................................46 Initial Walkthrough.............................................................................................................47 Collecting Additional Information ......................................................................................49 Collecting Information about Occupant Complaints...........................................................50 Using the OccupantData.....................................................................................................53 Collecting Information about the HVAC System ...............................................................57 Using the HVAC System Data ............................................................................................62 Collecting Information about Pollutant Pathways and Driving Forces...............................68 Using Pollutant PathwayData.............................................................................................70 Collecting Information on Pollutant Sources ......................................................................72 Using Pollutant Source Data ...............................................................................................74

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Sampling Air for Contaminants andIndicators...................................................................74 Complaints Due to Conditions Other Than Poor Air Quality .............................................77 Forming and Testing Hypotheses........................................................................................78 Section 7: Mitigating lAQ Problems .......................................................................81...