| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.99 |
| Liaison | Deborah Steinberg |
| Submission Date | Feb. 27, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Carnegie Mellon University
OP-5: Indoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Madelyn
Miller Director EH&S: Environmental Health & Safety |
Floor area of building space covered by an indoor air quality (IAQ) management program that meets the criteria for this credit:
Gross floor area of building space:
A brief description of the institution’s indoor air quality program(s) (including information about regular auditing or monitoring, mechanisms for occupants to register complaints, and action plans):
We have formal programs to monitor indoor air quality for the entire campus.
For example:
b. Chemical sensitivity guidelines
c. Fungal abatement safe operating procedures
d. HVAC system filters and preventative maintenance
e. Managing water infiltration into buildings
f. Smoke free indoor policy
All LEED-certified buildings practice indoor air quality standards as outlined by LEED guidelines. Facilities Management Systems (FMS) and Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) both have a computerized systems where the occupants can register complaints.
Facilities Management has portions of buildings with real-time air monitors for CO2 detection on Air Handlers and Freon monitoring.
Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) has IAQ Standard Operating Procedures for performing investigations and action plans for solutions.
The website URL where information about the institution’s indoor air quality program(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.