Single Family
7. Healthy Living Environment
7.14 Clothes-Dryer Exhaust
Mandatory
Clothes dryers must be exhausted directly to the outdoors.
Green Communities and the Green Communities Criteria are a national initiative of Enterprise Community Partners to transform the affordable housing sector. For more information go to www.greencommunitiesonline.org
Minnesota Overlay
The national Green Communities Criteria is modified as follows:
Clothes dryers must be exhausted to the outdoors with a rigid type vent.
Important Considerations
Codes and Regulations
This criterion is already required by Minnesota code
International Mechanical Code: Section 504.1: Installation
Clothes dryers shall be exhausted in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Dryer exhaust systems shall be independent of all other systems and shall convey the moisture and any products of combustion to the outside of the building.Exception: This section shall not apply to listed and labeled condensing (ductless) clothes dryers.
Specifications
11 30 00 (11450) Residential Equipment Specification should include components necessary to vent to the exterior.
The information above refers to the Construction Specification Institute's (CSI) MasterFormat. The numbers listed above refer to some of the most relevant but not all of the possible MasterFormat sections related to this strategy. The 6-digit numbers refer to the newer 2004 MasterFormat edition. Numbers in parenthesis refer to the older 1995 edition.
Other Resources
Publications and Links
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Related Strategies
| Q1b: | Encapsulate unavoidable sources of indoor air pollution |
| Q1c: | Ventilate and exhaust for pollution control |
Related Scales
