Requirements III

CASE 2: Residential and Hospitality Projects Only

– Ban smoking indoors and within 25 feet of entryways, outdoor air intakes and operable windows, unless designated smoking areas designed to filter ETS are available.

– Weather-strip all building doors and windows to prevent ETS from outdoors and from designated rooms into the hallway.

– No more than 1.25 square inch leakage area/100 square feet of enclosure area is allowed.

-Acceptable test: sealing of residential units by a blower door test conducted in accordance with ANSI/ ASTM-E779-03, Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate By Fan Pressurization. Progressive sampling methodology- Reference: Ch. 4 (Compliance Through Quality Construction) Residential Manual for Compliance with California’s 2001 Energy Efficiency Standards (http://www.energy.ca.gov/title24/residential_manual).