Practical Application

1. Provide or relocate designated outdoor smoking areas at least the minimum required 7.5 m (25 ft) distance from any building entrance or air intake. Include benches and proper receptacles in designated smoking areas.
2. Install walk-off mats, floor grilles, or floor grates at all primary entries to reduce pollutants entering the building.
3. Develop and implement a maintenance plan for entryway systems, including weekly cleaning.
4. Coordinate with facilities staff to replace air handling unit (AHU) filters with new MERV 11 activated carbon filters to reduce outside air pollutants. Schedule replacement regularly.
5. Identify all high-volume copying and printing equipment that produce more than 20,000 pages per month. Relocate these items to enclosed spaces, isolated from occupants, with direct outdoor exhaust.
6. Minimize the use of individual distributed copiers and printers. Educate staff on reasons for redistribution.
7. Develop and implement a plan to use no- or low-emission products for maintenance and renovation activities.
8. Require a construction IAQ management plan for renovation projects, based on SMACNA guidelines.