LEED-BDC-v4-v5-Summary-of-Changes - Page 014

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Credit	Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies (continued)	Increased ventilation incorporated into new credit: EQc Enhanced Air Quality. Requirement changed to 15% increase in outdoor air ventilation for 1 point, and 30% increase for exemplary performance. Monitoring incorporated into EQc Air Quality Testing and Monitoring. Removed the following strategies: interior cross contamination prevention, natural ventilation design calculations, mixed-mode design calculations, exterior contamination prevention, additional source control and monitoring, and natural ventilation room-by-room calculations.
Credit	Low-Emitting Materials	Moved to the Materials and Resources category. Reduced total point thresholds and modified the approach for awarding points. Modified percentage compliance for paints/coatings, flooring, ceilings, adhesives and sealants, walls, insulation, composite wood and furniture. Removed budget calculation method option. Elaborated products and materials that can be excluded. Added option to document paints and coatings by cost or surface area. Added option to document adhesives and sealants by cost. Reference standard for VOC emissions evaluation criteria updated to CDPH v1.2-2017. Updated reference standard for furniture emissions evaluation criteria to ANSI/BIFMA Standard Method M7.1-2011(R2021) and ANSI/BIFMA e3-2014 or e3-2024 and elaborated on requirements for seating products, classroom furniture and appropriate evaluation scenarios. Added requirements for formaldehyde emissions evaluation. Removed additional VOC content requirements for wet-applied products.
Credit	Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan	Incorporated into new prerequisite: EQp Construction Management. Added the following construction management practices: extreme heat protection, source control, pathway interruption, housekeeping & scheduling. Modified requirement for filtration during construction.
Credit	Indoor Air Quality Assessment	Incorporated into new credit: EQc Air Quality Testing and Monitoring Modified requirements for air testing option and added a point for particulate matter (PM) and inorganic gases testing and added a separate point for volatile organic compounds (VOC) testing. Updated reference standards and test methods and target compounds for VOC testing. Added a new option for one point for continuous indoor air monitoring of CO2, PM2.5, TVOC, temperature, and relative humidity. Removed flush out option.

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