Summary of regulations and guidance 31 is a quick reference guide that shows which parts of BB101 are regulatory, which are ESFA recommended design standards, and which are for further information and guidance. The regulatory standards are described in full in section 2. The recommended standards for ESFA projects can also be found in the ESFA Output Specification: Generic Design Brief and Technical Annexes, in particular Technical Annex 2F: services and public health engineering’, published in 2017. ‘Mechanical 31 Summary of Regulations and guidance Regulations and statutory ESFA recommended design Further information and guidance – guidance standards Non statutory guidance beyond the ESFA recommended design – standards Indoor air Sufficient outdoor air should Ventilation for particular areas and Demand controlled ventilation using quality be supplied to general activities. See section 5. temperature and carbon dioxide sensors. classrooms to maintain the Ventilation Monitoring and logging building average occupied CO2 rates performance using zone CO2 levels, sensor/logger. See section 4.8 eg 1000ppm/1500ppm. Location of of ventilation’ and ESFA ‘Control See section 2.4. controls Output Specification, and Generic IGEM UP/11 allows higher Design Brief, Technical level of CO2 of up to Annex 2I: (ESFA GDB ‘Controls’ 2800ppm, with safety Annex 2I: Controls). interlock to shut off at 5000ppm, during practical work using gas fired equipment. See section 2.9.
Summary of regulations and guidance 31 is a quick reference guide that shows which parts of BB101 are regulatory, which are ESFA recommended design standards, and which are for further information and guidance. The regulatory standards are described in full in section 2. The recommended standards for ESFA projects can also be found in the ESFA Output Specification: Generic Design Brief and Technical Annexes, in particular Technical Annex 2F: ‘Mechanical services and public health engineering’, published in 2017. 31 Summary of Regulations and guidance Regulations and statutory guidance ESFA recommended design standards – Non statutory guidance Further information and guidance – beyond the ESFA recommended design standards Indoor air quality Ventilation rates Location of controls Sufficient outdoor air should be supplied to general classrooms to maintain the average occupied CO2 levels, eg 1000ppm/1500ppm. See section 2.4. IGEM UP/11 allows higher level of CO2 of up to 2800ppm, with safety interlock to shut off at 5000ppm, during practical work using gas fired equipment. See section 2.9. Ventilation for particular areas and activities. See section 5. Monitoring and logging building performance using zone CO2 sensor/logger. See section 4.8 ‘Control of ventilation’ and ESFA Output Specification, and Generic Design Brief, Technical Annex 2I: ‘Controls’ (ESFA GDB Annex 2I: Controls). Demand controlled ventilation using temperature and carbon dioxide sensors.