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A. Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning Systems for Research Laborato-ries and Animal
Facilities:
Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems for Research Laboratories and
Animal Facilities shall be designed to maintain the space temperature and humidity at the
required set point. These systems shall automatically adjust, as necessary, to respond to varying
space cooling demands in laboratories and animal facilities. Air-change rates, tem-perature and
humidity shall be closely monitored and controlled on a continuous basis. The System shall
provide adequate ventilation to remove fumes, odors, airborne contaminants, and to safely
operate fume hoods continuously. They shall be designed to maintain relative pressure
differentials between spaces to prevent of cross contamination. Space back-ground noise,
generated by HVAC systems, shall be maintained within the levels prescribed within this
document. HVAC systems shall be reliable, redundant and operate without inter-ruption while
being efficient to operate, both in terms of energy consumption and from a maintenance
perspective.
Federal energy conservation standards shall be achieved. An energy monitoring and con-trol
system shall be provided. This document outlines the basis of design and energy con-servation
compliance requirements. During the design phase, studies shall be conducted to determine the
feasibility of utilizing heat-recovery systems in research laboratory and animal facility buildings.
Laboratory spaces shall meet the requirements in the “Biosafety in Microbiological and Bio-
medical Laboratories” published by Center for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH.
Animal Facilities shall meet the requirements in the “Guide for the Care and Use of Labora-tory
Animals” published by the Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources.
All outdoor air-cooled condensing equipment shall be designed and selected on the basis of 35°C
(95°F) ambient temperature.
All outdoor air-cooled condensing equipment shall be designed and selected on the basis of 35°C
(95°F) ambient temperature
C. Energy Conservation:
The A/E shall utilize the latest edition of the following energy codes and standards to design the
exterior envelope and select HVAC systems, domestic water heating, electrical distribu-tion and
illuminating systems:
• ASHRAE Standard 90.1
• Energy Policy Act 2005.
• International Energy Conservation Code.
The Project Officer shall be notified when requirements of the energy conservation codes and
standards cannot be satisfied due to program requirements. New construction or major
renovation shall require complete HVAC and energy simulation modeling. Life cycle cost shall
include capital cost factors for chillers and boilers as provided by NIH, as well as up to date
energy costs.
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Supply air distribution system shall be designed to minimize turbulence and to avoid having an
impact on the performance of primary containment equipment such as chemical fume hoods and
BSCs.
• Air outlets shall not discharge into the face of fume hoods or BSCs.
• Exhaust grilles and registers shall be located away from supply air diffusers in a man-ner that
creates uniform, low velocity airflow across the room.
Plenums and air shafts for distribution of supply or exhaust air is prohibited in NIH laborato-ries
and non-laboratory buildings. Common outdoor air ductwork may be permitted for out-door air
intakes to multiple air-handling units due to space constraints and building configu-ration
Corridors shall be provided with conditioned air to maintain design temperatures and as re-
quired to make up air for negatively pressurized rooms opening directly to the corridor. The
quantity of conditioned air to the corridors shall be sufficient to maintain an overall positive
building pressure
D.6 Anterooms:
Anterooms are typically located between the laboratory/isolation/protected room and the
corridor. The anteroom has two sets of doors, one door to the laboratory/isolation/protected
room and one door to the corridor. These two doors are interlocked so that only one door can be
opened at a time. Depending on the type of isolation required, the anteroom may be positive,
negative or neutral. The use and type of anterooms needs to be reviewed with NIH/DTR and
NIH/DOHS.
Anterooms shall be provided with both supply and exhaust air grilles. In addition, ante-rooms
shall be provided with dedicated supply and exhaust air terminal units/boxes, which would
permit the reconfiguration of the anteroom to accommodate program changes.
Typically, room differential pressure sensors are provided to monitor the pressure differen-tial
between the ante room, the laboratory/isolation/protected room and the corridor. Room pressure
differential is set to maintain a minimum of 2.5 Pa (0.01 in wg). In some cases, room differential
pressures may be as high as 12.5 Pa (0.05 in wg) or greater. Required room differential pressure
needs to be reviewed by NIH/DTR and NIH/DOHS.
Program equipment shall comply with NFPA, OSHA, ANSI, NSF, NIH Fume Hoods Specifi-
cations requirements and other applicable standards. Equipment selected shall not contain
asbestos, lead or mercury.
The A/E shall obtain equipment requirements so that heat rejection, electrical usage, and other
utility consumption data are included in the design of the HVAC systems. Equipment space
requirements shall be closely reviewed, and layouts shall allow for access to all pip-ing, wiring,
and ductwork connections, easy cleaning, maintenance and repairs.
Mechanical systems shall be designed and detailed so that they do not induce harm to or impede
the operating efficiency of program equipment. Pressure regulators, safety relief valves, gravity
drainage facilities, temperature controls, and backflow protection devices shall be provided as
required to protect equipment.
The building temperature control systems / Building Automation Systems (BAS) shall not be use
to operate/control program equipment. The complete control and opera-tion/maintenance
strategy for program equipment shall be closely reviewed against program requirements and with
program users.
BSC Class I, Class II-B1 and Class II-B2 are also used in NIH facilities. These particular types
of BSCs shall be hard ducted to a dedicated building exhaust air system. In addition, BSC Class
II-B1 and Class II-B2 shall be factory provided with means of shutting down the BSCs internal
fan, whenever the static pressure, in the building exhaust air system con-nected to the BSC,
drops below the required set point. This is required to avoid having a positive BSC and positive
exhaust ductwork. This will prevent the release of hazardous products into the laboratory space.
Whenever multiple BSC of this type are connected to the same system, each BSC shall be
provided with a dedicated exhaust type air terminal unit. This will ensure the proper exhaust air
amount is maintained through each BSC. Building exhaust air systems serving these BSCs shall
include provisions for increasing the systems static pressure to compensate for loading of the
exhaust HEPA filters within the BSC, i.e. VFDs.
Rooms with ducted BSCs shall be provided with an additional room exhaust air grille con-nected
to a dedicated exhaust air terminal unit. Whenever the manual isolation damper as-sociated with
the BSC is closed, during the certification process of the BSC, the room venti-lation system shall
automatically adjust in order to maintain the negative pressure in the laboratory.
Regardless of class and type, all BSCs, at NIH, shall be provided with unit mounted HEPA
filtration of the exhaust air prior to its discharge to the room space or to the outdoors. All Class
II BSCs shall comply with Standard NSF-49 developed by the National Sanitation Foundation
(NSF).
Projects requiring the use of BSCs, regardless of class or type, shall be reviewed and ap-proved
by the NIH/DOHS and NIH/DTR during the design phase of the project.
Fume hoods shall be evaluated “AM” (as manufactured) under the ANSI/ASHRAE STD 110
and shall meet the following minimum performance ratings:
• Sash design position or positions: 457 mm (18 in.)
• Average face velocity: 0.51 m/s (100 fpm) (plus or minus 10%)
• Range of face velocities: No point in grid below 0.41 m/s (80 fpm) or above 0.61 m/s (120
fpm). Actual not as measured.
• Average face velocity for sash at 50%: 0.41 (80) to 0.76 m/s (150 fpm).
• Average face velocity for sash at 25%: 0.41 (80) to 1.52 m/s (300 fpm)
• Performance rating: 0.05 ppm.
• Sash movement performance rating: 0.10 ppm.
• Response time for VAV hoods: Less than 3 seconds.
• Percentage of auxiliary air supply: 0% (auxiliary air hoods are not allowed)
• Static pressure loss: Not more than 124 Pa (0.5 in. wg) at 0.51 m/s (100 fpm) face ve-locity.
Cold rooms shall be provided with remote condensing units, which are not located directly above
the room. Floor mounted condensing units are preferred. Associated, air condition-ing
components shall be located to accommodate service from outside the room. Condens-ing units
shall be water cooled. If air cooled condensing units are used due to the lack of hydronic cooling
media, then, the temperature of the area surrounding the condenser shall not be allowed to
exceed 6°C (10°F) above the temperature of occupied adjacent areas. Design consideration shall
be given to ventilating and dissipating heat accumulation caused by equipment condensers.
Electrical rooms shall be ventilated to maintain a space temperature no more than 8°C (14°F)
above outdoor air temperature. Outdoor air into this room shall be filtered by using filters of
30% efficient filtration based on ASHRAE’s Standard 52, atmospheric dust-spot test efficiency.
If the electrical room is located within the building, and ventilation with out-door air is not
feasible, conditioned air shall be utilized to maintain the space to no more than 26°C (80°F).
Secondary switchgear rooms shall be provided with heating and cooling equipment to main-tain
space temperature between 18°C (65°F) and 26°C (80°F) and humidity level between 30 to 60%
non-condensing to protect switchgear and electronic controls. Switch-gear/transformer rooms
located at the NIH Bethesda and Poolesville campuses shall be provided with temperature and
humidity sensors. These sensors shall be connected to the existing Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) system, which is the energy monitoring system for the campus.
Hydronic piping shall not be located with in electrical rooms and secondary switchgear rooms.
In the event that this can not be avoided, protection shall be added such as drip pans beneath all
piping and equipment. These drip pans shall be provided with water de-tection alarms connected
to the BAS. Hydronic piping and drip pans shall never be located over any electrical
transformer, electrical panels, and switchgear.
Large equipment rooms, with significant ventilation requirements, shall be provided with
multiple fans to avoid having areas with excessive accumulated heat.
Boiler rooms and rooms with combustion equipment shall be provided with a ventilation sys-tem
that combines the ventilation requirements and the combustion air requirements.
Elevator machine rooms, telecommunication closets, fire alarm rooms, and other similar spaces
with electronic equipment may require air conditioning instead of outdoor ventilation. The A/E
shall define criteria for these spaces and design accordingly.
E.2 Redundancy:
Exhaust air systems shall be arranged with multiple manifolded fans designed to achieve N+1
redundancy and maintain the exhaust air system fully operational, at all times. Each manifolded
fan shall be designed to be fully isolated while the overall system remains fully operational. In
the case of single fan systems, in addition to the main fan, a standby fan shall be provided. The
A/E shall review redundancy requirements for each particular sys-tem with the program user and
the NIH/DOHS. Regardless of the system size, the following exhaust systems shall be provided
with an N+1 redundancy:
• Isolation rooms
• Laboratory general research areas
• Fume hood exhaust
• Radioisotope/radioactive fume hoods
• Animal general research areas
• Cage washers
• Any other function as designated by NIH/DOHS
For additional information refer to Appendix E.5 “Calculation Protocols for Canopy Hoods over
Autoclaves: NIH Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) test Protocol”
Redundancy – Since research laboratories may conduct studies of long duration, which need to
be performed under consistent environmental conditions in order to achieve repeat-able results,
the failure of the HVAC system is unacceptable. Central HVAC systems shall be provided with
multiple air handling units and exhaust fans to provide redundancy and im-prove reliability.
These systems shall be designed to include manifolded air-handling units to achieve N+1
redundancy and maintain operation at all times.
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Air Filtration – Air handling units to serve laboratory spaces shall be provided with filters up-
stream the supply air fans. These filters shall be 30% efficient pre-filters and 95% efficient after-
filters. HEPA final filtration shall be provided in AHU to serve special laboratories where
research materials are particularly susceptible to contamination from external sources. HEPA
filtration of the supply air shall only be considered necessary for critical ap-plications. It is
preferred that BSCs, which include HEPA filtration, be used rather than pro-viding HEPA
filtration for the entire room. The A/E shall confirm with NIH/DTR and NIH/DOHS for the
need of HEPA filtration in laboratories.
Laboratory spaces shall remain at a negative air pressure in relation to corridors and other non-
laboratory spaces. Typically, these systems are designed to maintain 47 L/s (100 cfm) air flow
from the corridor into each lab module. Administration areas in laboratory buildings shall
always be positive with respect to corridors and laboratories. Supply air distribution for
corridors shall be sized to offset transfer air to laboratories while maintaining an overall posi-tive
building pressure.
Amount of supply air flow to laboratory spaces is to meet the cooling loads requirements as well
as the exhaust air requirements. Typically, the exhaust airflow requirements would ex-ceed the
cooling loads requirements. In these situations, the supply air flow would need to be increased to
makeup the difference between the cooling air flow and the required ex-haust air flow. In cases
where the cooling load airflow requirements exceed the required exhaust air rate requirements,
supplemental cooling units may be required.
Special laboratories such as, genome DNA processing rooms, tissue culture laboratories, clean
laboratories, etc, may require a different type of relative room pressurization. Some special
laboratories may require positive air pressure in relation to adjacent spaces. In these cases, the
use of a personnel entry or anterooms shall be used. These special appli-cations need to be
reviewed by NIH/DTR and NIH/DOHS.
Loading docks and receiving areas shall be maintained as positive to the outdoors and negative
to the building to prevent the infiltration of vehicle fumes.
Redundancy – Since most animal studies are of long duration, they shall be performed un-der
consistent environmental conditions in order to achieve repeatable results. Thus, the failure of
the HVAC system is unacceptable. Central HVAC systems shall be provided with multiple air
handling units and exhaust fans to provide redundancy and improve reliability.
Some rooms may be designated as “hooded rack” type rooms having a housing chamber with
sash fronts similar to a walk-in fume hood or individual air recycle systems of the lami-nar-flow
type. Unit directional flow, laminar-flow type systems for any of these rooms may also be
required.
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Ideally, all animal-holding rooms shall be capable of housing all type of species. The HVAC
system shall also be capable of maintaining the full range of requirements for all anticipated
animal populations. The temperature range required to accommodate most commonly used
research animals is 18˚C (65˚F) to 29˚C (84˚F) controlled to plus or minus 1˚C (2˚F). The ranges
do not represent acceptable fluctuation ranges. The humidity shall be between 30% and 70% and
normally controlled to 50% plus or minus 5%. These ranges can be narrowed when the species
anticipated have similar requirements.
Animal-holding areas shall be maintained, at the design conditions, at all times. Design
conditions shall be satisfied under all load conditions between the various holding areas.
Notes:
(1) The A/E has the option of either designing for the full range listed in each animal species or,
may after consultation with the facility users, choose a narrower range expected to meet present
and all known future requirements.
(2) To be determined by the user. These space temperatures are research dependent.
Some laboratories within the animal facility conduct special research requiring unique tem-
perature and humidity ranges and control. These special cases shall be evaluated and pro-vided
for on a case-by-case basis. The HVAC system shall be designed to accommodate these unique
conditions as they occur.
Ventilation rates, within each individual room, may vary depending of the actual animal spe-cie
in each room. The following table shows a typical ventilation rates for various animal species:
Notes:
(1) Ventilation rates refer to 100% outside air
(2) Or higher to support fume hood and BSC demands and high heat loads
(3) Typical ventilation rate ranges from 6 to 9 air changes per hour
(4) Or 9 L/s (20 cfm) per person, whichever is greater
Ventilation systems in animal research facilities shall meet the following requirements:
• Rooms shall be designed to avoid drafts which could adversely affect animal health
• Reduce airborne animal hair and particulate count.
• Minimum ventilation rate for animal housing and treatment facilities shall be in accor-dance
with ASHRAE HVAC Applications Handbook, chapter “Laboratories”, ASHRAE Fundamentals
Handbook, chapter “Environmental Control for Animals and Plants”, and the Institute of
Laboratory Animal Resources "Guide for the Care and Use of Labora-tory Animals"
• Air re-circulation within animal facilities is prohibited.
Air filtration - In addition to the typical pre-filtration and filtration normally used in air-handling
units, final filtration is generally provided in air-handling units serving animal areas. This fi-nal
filtration is to remove particulate and other contaminants, which can be generated within the air-
handling equipment itself. Filter efficiency of final filters varies from 95% to 99.99% (HEPA).
The Design Engineer shall review the specific Program of Requirements to estab-lish specific
filtration criteria.
G.2.a Microenvironments:
Ventilation rates in animal facilities are typically 10 to 15 outdoor-air changes per hour (ACH).
This practice has also been used for secondary enclosures (animal cages/microenvironments) and
is considered to be an acceptable general practice. Al-though it is effective in many animal-
housing settings, this practice does not take into ac-count the range of possible heat loads;
species, size and number of animals involved; type of bedding or frequency of cage-changing;
the room dimensions; or the efficiency of air dis-tribution from the secondary to the primary
enclosure (animal room). In some situations, high flow rates may over ventilate a secondary
enclosure that contains few animals and waste energy or by under ventilating, a secondary
enclosure that contains many animals, which would allow heat and odor to accumulate.
For additional information, refer to ASHRAE, 2007, HVAC Applications handbook and to the
Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, NRC, 1996, Guide for the Care and Use of Labo-
ratory Animals.
Exhaust air from animal rooms shall be discharged outdoors without recirculation into any other
room. For protection of personnel and to minimize the potential for cross contamina-tion of
animals, the direction of airflow shall be inward to the animal rooms, at all times. Where
protection of the animals from possible contamination is required, consideration should be made
of providing ventilated airlocks for the animal rooms. The use of filtered isolation cages may
also be considered. Architect/Engineers should consult with animal fa-cility personnel with
regard to the specific requirements for protection of animals.
In cage wash facilities, the “dirty,” “clean,” and cage washing equipment, including associ-ated
mechanical supporting equipment area, shall be physically separated from each other, including
equipment pits.
Animal rooms shall remain at a negative air pressure relative to clean corridors and other non-
animal spaces. Clean areas of the facility including: the clean side of cage and rack washing,
clean corridors, bedding dispensing, and feed preparation areas shall be positive to animal
holding spaces and soiled areas. Soiled areas such as dirty service corridors, soiled side of cage
and rack washing, and decontamination and waste-holding areas shall be maintained at a
negative pressure.
Some areas have special pressurization requirements and shall be addressed individually. By
NIH/DTR and NIH/DOHS
The pressure relationships for animal care areas including treatment rooms, procedure rooms,
necropsy rooms, and surgical areas require investigation by the design team with the facility user
to determine project-specific requirements. The HVAC system shall be adaptable so that
pressure relationships can be modified as required over the life of the fa-cility. These
applications need to be reviewed by NIH/DTR and NIH/DOHS
Dirty elevator shafts shall have negative air pressurization in relation to all surrounding ar-eas.
B. Occupancy Loads:
The A/E shall base HVAC load calculations on the expected occupancy in each space and the
activity level as per ASHRAE Fundamentals Handbook.
Species Animals per Rack Racks per Module Animals per Module
Rat 90 5 450
Rabbit 8 5 40
C. Laboratory Equipment
Cat 8 5 40
Cooling Loads:
Nonhuman primate 8 5 40 The central HVAC
system shall provide, as a
minimum, a cooling capacity for 1,892 W (6,455 BTUH) (sensible heat) for laboratory
equipment in a typical 22 m2 (237 ft2) laboratory module or cooling for the actual calculated
load, whichever is greater. The A/E shall make a detailed and complete inventory of all
laboratory equipment scheduled for installation in each space and determine the projected
equipment load requirement using estimated utili-zation factors. Equipment utilization factors
shall be indicated in the Basis of Design report. The A/E shall evaluate the following rooms
used for laboratory support, often having higher than normal cooling loads, as well as evaluate
the use of supplemental cooling units to re-move excessive sensible loads affecting these areas,
while maintaining minimum ventilation requirements:
• Common equipment rooms.
• Autoclave rooms.
• “Clean” and “dirty” cage wash rooms.
• Glassware washing rooms.
• Darkrooms.
• Special function rooms.
• Electron microscope.
C. Lighting Loads:
Lighting loads shall not exceed the values listed below. The A/E shall base HVAC load cal-
culations on actual lighting loads.
Maximum Lighting Loads
The Architect and Engineer (A/E) will be alerted to this type of situation and make an evaluation
early in the design stage to determine the feasibility of implementing the latest standard. The A/E
should document such findings, provide recommendations, and report them to the Project Officer
for a decision on how to proceed.
The A/E design firm should use and comply with, as a minimum, the latest issue of the fol-
lowing design and safety guidelines. In addition, the A/E should use other safety guidelines
received from the NIH Project Officer or as required by program. The A/E should utilize the
latest versions of guidelines available at the time the project proceeds with schematic de-sign.
The design and safety guidelines include but are not limited to the following:
• The International Building Code
• The International Mechanical Code
• The International Energy Conservation Code
• National Fire Codes, all volumes National Fire Protection Association, (NFPA), 1 Bat-
terymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269-9101.
• ASHRAE Handbooks and Standards - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-
Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Inc.: 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329.
• Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice for Design, American Con-ference
of Government Industrial Hygienist (ACGIH), 1330 Kemper Meadow Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio,
45240
• Occupational Safety and Health Standards, CFR 29, Part 1910 U.S. Department of Labor,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, (OSHA)
• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories. U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of
Health. Washington, DC.
• Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety
cabinets. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Dis-ease Control and
Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC.
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Institute of laboratory Animal Re-sources,
Commission on Life Science, National Research Council. National Academy Press, 2101
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418
• Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities. The American Insti-tute of
Architects Academy of Architecture for Health with the assistance from the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. The American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC 20006.
• Standard NSF/ANSI 49. Class II (laminar flow) biosafety cabinetry. National Sanita-tion
Foundation (NSF). 789 N. Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
• Guidelines for Laboratory Design: Health and Safety Considerations, L.J. DiBerardinis, J.S.
Baum, M.W. First, G.T. Gatwood, and A.K. Seth. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 111 River Street,
Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
• Analysis of Air Supply Type and Exhaust Location in Laboratory Animal Research Fa-cilities
Using CFD, Andrew Manning, Ph.D., Farhad Memarzadeh, Ph.D., P.E., Gerald Riskowski,
Ph.D., P.E., ASHRAE Transactions 2000, Volume 106, pt 1, DA-00-14-3, Pages 877-883
• Thermal Comfort, Uniformity, and Ventilation Effectiveness in Patient Rooms: Per-formance
Assessment Using Ventilation Indices, Farhad Memarzadeh, Ph.D., P.E., Andrew Manning,
Ph.D., ASHRAE Transactions 2000, Volume 106, pt 2, MN-00-11-3, Pages 748-761
• Methodology for Optimization of Laboratory Hood Containment - Volumes I and II, No-
vember 1996, Farhad Memarzadeh, PhD, P.E., NIH – Office of the Director, ORF Pub-lication ,
Bethesda, MD
• Handbook: Assessing the Efficacy of Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation and Ventilation in
Removing Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, September 2000, Farhad Memarzadeh, PhD, P.E., NIH
- Office of the Director, ORF Publication, Bethesda, MD
In addition, refer to the following documents by using the associated internet links:
• Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules. U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, U.S. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
NIH - Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules
• Laboratory Safety Monograph A Supplement to the NIH Guidelines for Recombinant DNA
Research. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Public Health Service, National
Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
NIH - Laboratory Safety Monograph: A Supplement to the NIH Guidelines for Recom-binant
DNA Research
B. Pressurization Analysis:
A room by room pressurization analysis shall be prepared by the A/E and submitted at the design
development phase to demonstrate pressurization relationships of adjacent areas. A schematic
room layout shall be prepared and submitted with the pressurization analysis to graphically
demonstrate anticipated direction of airflows between areas to be kept under positive pressure
and negative pressure differentials in containment spaces. The design documents shall include a
room-by-room air balancing schedule to numerically identify sup-ply air quantity, exhaust air
quantity and offset.
C. Contractor’s Requirements:
Project construction specifications shall require the contractor to provide the following:
• Contractor shall provide startup, testing and operation verification for all equipment provided
in the project.
• Contractor shall provide owner training for all equipment provided in the project. This shall
include testing, operation and maintenance. Training shall be video taped for fu-ture training
sessions. Copy of the DVD shall be turn into the Project Officer.
• Contractor shall provide complete Operation & Maintenance (O&M) manuals for all equipment
provided in the project. This shall include copies of all equipment related shop drawings, and
copy of all warranties and guarantees with the appropriate contact information. An electronic
copy, CD or DVD format, shall also be provided. Scanned copies are not acceptable.
E. Renovation Projects:
Renovation projects vary in size and scope. Complexity of renovation projects may also vary
depending on the location and the type of functions in the adjacent occupied areas. In order to
minimize the impact to research in adjacent spaces, maintain the safety of staff working in
adjacent spaces as well as the public in general, avoid unnecessary shutdowns, and avoid
contamination of ongoing research and spaces a number of precautions shall be implemented.
The A/E shall include, in the construction documents, a proposed construc-tion plan that is to
include measures to be implemented by the contractor. In addition, the contractor is to be
required to further develop the construction plan and submit it to the Pro-ject Officer for review
and approval. Some of the construction measures include but are not limited to:
• All lab waste is to be removed and the space decontamination process must be com-pleted prior
to any demolition work.
• Dust-proof / fire-rated barriers shall be placed prior to any demolition work. These bar-riers
may include the use of fire-rated plastic sheeting, entry vestibules, and gasketed doors.
• Seal all wall penetrations into the construction area.
• Establish entering and exiting pathways and procedures
• Debris shall be removed in covered carts
• Exterior windows shall be sealed to reduce infiltration
• Air from areas being renovated shall not be re-circulated to the building air-conditioning
system.
• Area being renovated shall remain under negative pressure in relation to the surround-ing areas.
• Core drilling and vibration producing activities shall be deferred to unoccupied periods
• Use of sticky floor mats.
• Routinely clean up shall include HEPA vacuuming. This may also include routinely floor
mopping. This may be required multiple times a day.
• All Laboratory space renovation shall be reviewed by DOHS and the Division of Radia-tion
Safety (DRS)