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AirChangeRatesfortypicalRoomsandBuildings
FreshairormakeupairrequirementsrecommendedairchangeratesACHfortypicalroomsandbuildingsauditoriums,kitchens,churchesandmore
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Thevolumeoffreshair(makeupair)requiredforaproperventilationofaspaceisdeterminedofthesizeandtheuseofthespacetypicaltheno.ofpersonsinthespace,ifsmokingisallowedornotandpollutionfrom
processes.

Thetablebelowindicatesairchangerates(airchangesperhour)incommontypesofroomsandbuildings.
Note!beawarethatitmaybenecessarytocalculaterequiredsupplyupairbasedonno.ofpersonsinaroomorbuilding.Moreinformationaboutrequiredsupplyairperpersoncanbefoundhere.

Building/Room

AirChangeRate
n
(1/h,h1)

Allspacesingeneral

min4

Assemblyhalls

46

Atticspacesforcooling

1215

Auditoriums

815

Bakeries

2030

Banks

410

BarberShops

610

Bars

2030

BeautyShops

610

Boilerrooms

1520

BowlingAlleys

1015

Cafeterias

1215

Churches

815

Classrooms

620

Clubrooms

12

Clubhouses

2030

CocktailLounges

2030

ComputerRooms

1520

CourtHouses

410

Dancehalls

69

DentalCenters

812

DepartmentStores

610

DiningHalls

1215

Diningrooms(restaurants)

12

DressShops

610

DrugShops

610

Enginerooms

46

Factorybuildings,ordinary

24

Factorybuildings,fumesandmoisture

1015

FireStations

410

Foundries

1520

Galvanizingplants

2030

Garagesrepair

2030

Garagesstorage

46

Homes,nightcooling

1018

Hospitalrooms

46

Jewelryshops

610

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Kitchens

1560

Laundries

1015

Libraries,public

LunchRooms

1215

Luncheonettes

1215

Nightclubs

2030

Machineshops

612

Malls

610

MedicalCenters

812

MedicalClinics

812

MedicalOffices

812

Mills,paper

1520

Mills,textilegeneralbuildings

Mills,textiledyehouses

1520

MunicipalBuildings

410

Museums

1215

Offices,public

Offices,private

Photodarkrooms

1015

Pighouses

610

PoliceStations

410

PostOffices

410

Poultryhouses

610

PrecisionManufacturing

1050

Pumprooms

Residences

12

Restaurants

812

Retail

610

SchoolClassrooms

412

ShoeShops

610

ShoppingCenters

610

Shops,machine

Shops,paint

1520

Shops,woodworking

Substation,electric

510

Supermarkets

410

Swimmingpools

2030

TownHalls

410

Taverns

2030

Theaters

815

Transformerrooms

1030

Turbinerooms,electric

510

Warehouses

Waitingrooms,public

Warehouses

630

Beawareoflocalregulationsandcodes.
Freshairsupplymakeupairtoaroombasedonthetableabovecanbecalculatedas
q=nV(1)
where
q=freshairsupply(ft 3/h,m3/h)
n=airchangerate(h1)
V=volumeofroom(ft 3,m3)

ExampleFreshAirSupplytoaPublicLibrary
Thefreshairsupplytoapubliclibrarywithvolume1000m3canbecalculatedas
Q=(4h1)(1000m3)
=4000m3/h
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No.ofChangesperHour(h1)
RoomVolume(m3,ft 3)

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AirChangeOutFrequencyinminutes
The"AirChangeOutFrequency"inminutescanbecalculatedas
nm =60/n(2)
where
nm =AirChangeOutFrequency(minutes)
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