LEED Certification for Homes – EQ PREREQUISITE: COMBUSTION VENTING

Requirements

HOMES, MIDRISE

• Do not install any unvented combustion appliances (ovens and ranges excluded).

• Install a carbon monoxide (CO) monitor on each floor, hard-wired with a battery backup. In multifamily buildings, install a CO monitor on each floor of each unit.

• For all fireplaces and woodstoves inside the building, provide doors that close or a solid glass enclosure.

Space- and water-heating equipment that involves combustion must meet one of the following:

• it must be designed and installed with closed combustion (i.e., sealed supply air and exhaust ducting);
• it must be designed and installed with power-vented exhaust; or
• it must be located in a detached utility building or open-air facility.

Projects that earn the EPA Indoor airPLUS label automatically meet the requirements of this prerequisite.