Increasing the amount of ventilation in an occupied space affects the Indoor Environmental Quality
credit category. Ventilation is the process of supplying fresh outdoor air and removing stale indoor air
from a building. Ventilation can improve the indoor environmental quality by diluting or removing
indoor pollutants, such as carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds, or particulate matter, and
enhancing the thermal comfort and well-being of the occupants. The LEED Green Associate
Candidate Handbook states that one of the strategies for achieving indoor environmental quality is to
“increase ventilation rates” [1, p. 16]. Reference: LEED Green Associate Candidate Handbook,
[Ventilation | U.S. Department of Energy]
