How to calculate air change rates per hour
- Jeffery Gauthier
- Feb 6, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 25, 2024
is important to calculate air change rates per hour?

You could research data from several different disciplines for example. You could read about what the industrial hygienist has to say about ventilation supply side air research, or heating, ventilation, and air conditioning association Guidelines for how to calculate air changes per hour.
Look at the ASHRAE guidance 62.1 and 62.2 documentation and see what the engineers specify with regards to cubic feet per minute.
And CDC recommendations to try and make sense of all of the various recommendations around Ventilation inside of commercial office space.
You could look at Standards like Reset or well building. Or even Underwriters Laboratories also the various County Public Health Agencies. Building and safety department guidance. And by the way don't overlook what the EPA has to say about indoor air quality and ventilation and how to calculate air change rates per hour
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