> > From reading the announcement, it appears that the new standard will be broad.
> > After ASHRAE publishes a new standard, state code offices would need to adopt them. That takes years in many cases.
>
This effort was discussed on last week’s episode of IAQ radio
https://www.iaqradio.com/brendon-burley-phd-pe-jennifer-isenbeck-pe-meghan-mcnulty-pe-ashrae-62-1-ventilation-acceptable-indoor-air-quality-%ef%bb%bfis-acceptable-acceptable/

Some key points that were discussed include:
1. This project is being undertaken based on a request from the White House
2. It is unlikely to produce an ANSI-style standard that would be adopted into code, but rather a “consensus report” that could include dissenting opinions
3. The group working on this expects to review various emerging technologies (in room HEPA filters, UV disinfection, ionizers, etc.) as part of its work and assess whether they are effective
4. The group will include engineers involved in more traditional ventilation approaches to IAQ (i.e. air supply minimums) and health care ventilation experts who are experience with disease transmission in critical facilities

It was not clear to me what building uses are likely to fall under the purview of the new standard. I don’t imagine that they could cover all occupancies in 6 months. ASHRAE has already developed guidance for lab ventilation design recently, so I don’t expect this group to address that issue.

It will be interesting to see what comes out of this effort.

- Ralph

Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
ralph**At_Symbol_Here**rstuartcih.org

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