Introduction to BS 40102-1 Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)

The new BS 40102 Part 1 sets out a code of practice for evaluating, monitoring and measuring IEQ in non-domestic buildings. This training course is designed to cover:

• The present need for such a Standard.
• Basic principles around IEQ and why it is important to owners, renters, managers and users of buildings.
• Basic understanding of IAQ – the main pollutants, their sources, their potential effects on the health, well-being and performance of building occupants;typical ways of improving IAQ.
• Basic understanding of thermal comfort, including the relationship between temperature and humidity.
• Ventilation and its importance for good IAQ and thermal comfort.
• Basic understanding of lighting quality (good and bad), its bearing on occupants and the tasks they undertake within a building.
• Basic understanding of soundscape quality (good and bad), and its bearing on occupants and the tasks they undertake within a building.
• The importance of good maintenance regimes within a building.
• The link between physical monitoring of IEQ and occupant feedback through surveys/questionnaires.
• How the standard works – its scope, the nine key IEQ parameters and how they are measured, monitored or assessed; how good maintenance is assessed; scoring and evaluation.

After completing the course learners will be able to

• Understand the importance and benefits to stakeholders of good IEQ in non-domestic buildings.
• Appreciate the IEQ parameters considered by the Standard and how they can be measured/assessed.
• Understand the importance of combining physical monitoring and occupant feedback.
• Be able to progress to the planned next level of BRE Academy training for example guidance to users on adoption and implementation of the Standard.