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Ventilation: Approved Document F, Volume 2 — Buildings other than dwellings

Ventilation guidance for non-domestic buildings, including outdoor air supply, extract ventilation and commissioning.

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F1(1) O N L I N E V E R S I O N Table 1.1 Continued Building/space/ Regulations and guidance (also see CIBSE’s Guide A and Appendices D and E) activity Industrial Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Design (American Conference of ventilation Government Industrial Hygienists, 2019) Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Operation and Maintenance (American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists, 2020) HSG 258 Controlling Airborne Contaminants at Work (HSE, 2017) Museums, BS 4971 Conservation and care of archive and library collections libraries and art BS EN 16893 Conservation of Cultural Heritage. Specifications for location, construction and galleries modification of buildings or rooms intended for the storage or use of heritage collections Places of CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) assembly Prison cells PSI 17/2012 Certified Prisoner Accommodation (Ministry of Justice, 2012) Sanitary Same as for offices in paragraph 1.26: sanitary accommodation should have an intermittent air accommodation extract rate of both of the following. a. 15 litres per second per shower or bath. b. 6 litres per second per WC pan or urinal. Extract ventilators in sanitary accommodation should be capable of continuous operation if required. Schools and Education (School Premises) Regulations 1999 education Building Bulletin 101 Guidelines on Ventilation, Thermal Comfort and Indoor Air Quality in Schools (ESFA, 2018) Building Bulletin 101 can also be used as a guide to the ventilation required in other educational buildings, such as further education establishments, where the accommodation is similar to that in schools, e.g. sixth form accommodation. However, the standards may not be appropriate for particular areas where more hazardous activities take place than are normally found in schools, e.g. some practical and vocational activities that require containment or fume extraction. Building Bulletin 101 can also be used for children’s centres and other early years settings, including day nurseries, playgroups, etc. Shops and CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) general retail premises Sports centres CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) and swimming Sport England Sports Halls Design and Layouts: Updated and Combined Guidance (2012) pools Supermarkets CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) and food stores Transportation CIBSE Guide B2 Ventilation and Ductwork (2016) buildings and facilities NOTE: 1. Common spaces are as defined in Appendix A. 14 Approved Document F Volume 2, 2021 edition Building Regulations 2010 O N L I N E V E R S I O N

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