reset - a unique iaq certification system for health & wellness

GIGA is an independent third-party combining building material research with cloud software.

BUILDING MATERIAL RESEARCH . CLOUD SOFTWARE

PROJECT CERTIFICATION FOR THE REGENERATION OF HEALTH

!Indoor Air Quality Targets

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REGENERATIVE ECOLOGICAL SOCIAL & ECONOMIC TARGETS

MY HEALTH !!

MY FAMILY’S HEALTH

IngredientsAir Quality !

(VOC)

What’s in a $1 pack of instant noodles? (Known)

$130M building$1 Instant Noodles

What about a $130M building? (Unknown)

persistent 持续性:

toxins in materials designed to last

150 to 150,000 years !材料中的有毒物质却恶意持续到150-150,000年 (这些有毒物质在整个过程中不断残害⽣生命)

PHTHALATES, DIOXINS, VOCS 聚氯⼄乙烯, 邻苯⼆二甲酸盐, ⼆二恶英, 挥发性有机物

DIOXINS, VOC, HEAVY METALS ⼆二恶英, 挥发性有机物, 重⾦金属

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skin is our biggest organ... and it is highly absorptive ⽪皮肤是我们最好的器官... 它具有很⾼高的吸收能⼒力

food ⾷食物 air 空⽓气 skin ⽪皮肤

breast milk: our most basic food: ⺟母乳是我们的基础⾷食物来源: !too toxic too consume* 有毒物质过⾼高不可⾷食⽤用 !*but still better than formula: 但仍然⽐比奶粉好: !- builds the immune system 建筑免疫系统 - reduces risk of cancer 减少癌症⻛风险 - complete source of nutrients 完整的营养来源 - helps prevent allergies 有助于防⽌止过敏 - helps prevent sudden infant death syndrome 有助于防⽌止婴⼉儿猝死综合症 - helps prevent respiratory diseases 有助于预防呼吸系统疾病

toxins found in our children: !!!

Heavy Metals: Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Mercury, Nickel, Cobalt, Vanadium PBDEs and PCBs: polychlorinated biphenyls: Disrupt immune systems,

motor skills, memory and play roulette with gender. PVC: polyvinyl chloride: Cancer, endocrine disruption,

neurological damage, birth defects and impaired child development, reproductive and

immune system damage, endometriosis PAHs: polyaromatic hydrocarbons: lethal to

nervous systems and organs DDT: kills

Dioxins: Sex changing endocrine disruptors Phthalates: endocrine disruption , liver cancer

Radioactive radiation: cell mutation, cancer !!!

Added ingredients from the world we make !

Magnetic Radiation, UV radiation: cell mutation, cancer VOCs: volatile organic compounds: nose and throat irritations,

dizziness, respiratory diseases, cancer

HPD中⽂文版本 HPD Chinese Version

IngredientsAir Quality !

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Lung cancer has risen 56% in Beijing over a decade, mainly due to air pollution. [1] !!

Cancer is the leading cause of death in China, with lung cancer claiming the most mortalities. [2] !!

410,000 people (and rising) die each year due to air pollution in China. [3]

[1] Beijing Institute for Cancer Research, 2011 [2] He J, Gu D, Wu X, et al. Major causes of death among men and women in China. N Engl J Med. 2005;353(11):1124–34. [3] Beijing Institute for Cancer Research, 2009

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Children are more susceptible because their immune systems are not yet fully developed and they breathe in 50% more air per kilo of body weight than adults. [1] !

PM 2.5 exposure has been correlated with birth weight deficits of 189g and smaller birth lengths of 1.1cm in male infants. [2]

[1] "Children at Risk" Clean Air Task Force, May 2002 [2] “Gender differences in fetal growth of newborns exposed prenatally to airborne fine particulate matter.”  Wieslaw Jedrychowski, US National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health, Sept 30, 2013

PM2.5 ⽼老问题 WHY NOW?

PM2.5 ⽼老问题 WHY NOW?

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Indoor PM2.5 levels are about 75% of outdoor levels. Buildings tend to be negatively pressurized, pulling particulates indoors and adding them to indoor chemical gasses. [1] !

Formaldehyde in more than 92% of Chinese households is above the maximum allowable standard. 76% of the households are 5 times higher than the standard. [2] !

Concentration of individual indoor air pollutants can easily be 100x worse than outside. [3] !

The average person in Shanghai and Beijing spends 91% of their time indoors. [4]

[1] PureLivingChina. Data taken over 600 projects across Shanghai and Beijing. [2] Center for disease control in China, 2014 [3] PureLivingChina. Data taken over 600 projects across Shanghai and Beijing. [4] GIGA. Survey in 2010 across 250 people

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RESET Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) !Embodied Impact: Quantifying health risk. Full certification provides access to an online TVOC (chemical off-gassing) calculator and a database of compliant materials with their associated certifications.

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72 m3 = 28µg/m3

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RESET Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) !Embodied Impact: Quantifying health risk. Full certification provides access to an online TVOC (chemical off-gassing) calculator and a database of compliant materials with their associated certifications.

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RESET Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) !Operational Impact: Quantifying Results. For both full and partial certification, real-time data is collected via specialized multi-parameter monitors logged into the cloud and streamed to smart phone.

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IAQ Monitor !

RESET™ approved for multi-parameter

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Hazardous: Beyond measurable level

Healthy level

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FLUSH-OUT PHASE(PASS)

CONSTRUCTION PHASE

OCCUPANCY PHASE

RESET Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) !Changing the industry. RESET™ provides an alternative to standard industry practice in which spaces are flushed out, tested, certified and unknowingly left to climb back up to hazardous levels.

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Total Volatile Organic Compounds(Chemicals): 1 Week Testing Period

Good Moderate Unhealthy

• Absolute level: 2-10 times the healthy level. Results from certified green building post flush-out. • Patterns: drops when HVAC in operation and builds up when HVAC system not on and during non-

office hours • Influencing factors: building materials and ventilation.

PM2.5 TVOC CO RELATIVE HUMIDITY TEMPERATURE

UNIT OF MEASURE µg/m mg/m ppm % ℃

MINIMUM TARGET 35 ⩽0.5 ⩽800 Measured Measured

HIGH-PERFORMANCE TARGETS 15 ⩽0.4 ⩽600 Measured Measured

RESET Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) !Certification Standards: Certification Standards for IAQ monitoring meet or exceed international best practices.

RESET requires monitoring for 5 related data points. These 5 data points are necessary to help identify issues locally and remotely, as well as build operational intelligence. !Levels must be maintained 100% of the time during hours of occupancy, calculated on a monthly basis.

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PM2.5: Type: Near infrared Nephelometer Range: 0-200ug/m3 !

Total Volatile Organic Compound (TVOC) Type: Metal Oxide Semi-Conductor (MOS) Range: 0 - 2.5mg/m3 (0 - 1.22ppm) !

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Type: Non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) Range: 0-3000 ppm

Relative Humidity (RH) Type: Capacitive Range: 10-90% !

Temperature: Type: Thermal Resistor (Thermistor) Range: 10-40 Degrees C

RESET Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) !Monitoring Standards & Specifications: Acceptable monitors must meet the following specifications. Monitors must have an annual certificate of recalibration.

RESET Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) !Certification: RESET prioritizes results. To empower this, the certification plaque is live and streams real-time data. The QR code takes users to a mobile display. A static plaque (bamboo with stainless steel inset) is also available upon request.

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C E R T I F I E D

RESET Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) !RESET Accredited Professionals (AP):

CERTIFICATION BODY

Accredited Professionals

PROJECT PROJECT PROJECT

Celebrating the world’s healthiest spaces

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Join the leading: !

- Offices - - International Schools - - Cafes & Restaurants

- Hotels -

Breathe in. Smile. Your indoor air is as clean as Switzerland (5).

!The Springs

!RESET Certified

Total Volatile Organic Compounds(Chemicals): 2 Day Testing Period

Good Moderate Unhealthy

• Space renovated 14 months prior to testing.

• Intermittent ventilation system. TVOC ~ 150 when on.

• TVOC climbs to 1000 when off (2X over limit) within just a few hours.

GLOBAL CO2

405 !

OFFICE CO2

280

RESET Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)TM

C E R T I F I E D

2013CASE STUDY (6/12/2013) !

•Worst case situation •Outdoor levels averaged 472 ug/m3 – 12x the US EPA’s standard for healthy air (35 ug/m3) •Meanwhile, indoor levels with filtration system averaged 34 ug/m3 •System reduced PM levels 93% •No staff complaints during highest levels in 10 years

How good? This good.

TYPICAL FINDINGS: (non-certified. multiple case studies)

Good Moderate Sensitive Unhealthy Very Unhealthy

Particulates (PM2.5) 24-Hour Testing Period

• Indoor base level of about 20.

• When Outdoor level is low, Indoor air has a higher particle count than Outdoor.

• Beyond ~40, Indoor levels = Outdoor levels.

Carbon Dioxide: 3 Day Testing Period

Good Moderate Sensitive Unhealthy Very Unhealthy

• Absolute level: Of concern. Levels hover between Moderate and Very Unhealthy.

• Patterns: Predictable. Directly related to occupancy. Slightly accelerated decrease at ~6am.

• Influencing factors: Highly insufficient fresh air supply

Relative Humidity (RH) 3 Day Testing Period

Good Moderate Sensitive Unhealthy Very Unhealthy

• Absolute level: consistently elevated, possibly leads to mold growth and pest proliferation. Requires additional cooling and energy consumption to bring spaces into comfort zone.

• Patterns: Humidity drops when HVAC is turned on. • Influencing factors: HVAC system lacks sufficient dehumidification function.

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Temperature: 1 Week Testing Period

• Absolute level: comfortable level • Patterns: Temperature drops when HVAC system is on during office hours. Level of cooling required

could be saved significantly if RH levels were in the 50% range. • Influencing factor: HVAC system settings and outdoor temperature

GIGA is an independent third-party combining building material research with cloud software.

BUILDING MATERIAL RESEARCH . CLOUD SOFTWARE

China’s only third-party resource for quality building materials.

Transparently ranked according to performance and green certifications.

PARTIAL RECOGNITION

International LCA / BIM Task force led by GIGA, combining SRIBS (Shanghai

Research Institute of Building Sciences) with North American LCA center

based in Montreal, Quebec. !

China Carbon Neutral Tower Task force led by GIGA.

OUR WORK IS COLLABORATIVE

RESET about !!RESET™ is an acronym for Regenerative Ecological, Social and Economic Targets. It is a catalyst for the design and production of products and buildings that help regenerate our damaged environments. !Started in 2004, it was developed internally for projects. It was publicly released in 2009 as an environmental benchmarking system for building products. RESET™ is now being released in stages for use in projects. !RESET™ is administered by GIGA, an independent third-party focused on building materials. GIGA’s innovative approach to transforming the building industry has been celebrated internationally, from TED to the Clinton Global Initiative and CNN. !For more information: contact@gigabase.org !rkw@gigabase.org nd@gigabase.org

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