Single Family

7. Healthy Living Environment

7.5b Exhaust Fans: Kitchen, New Construction

Mandatory except for moderate rehab

Install power vented fans or range hoods that exhaust to the exterior.

Green Communities Recommended Resources

Purchase ASHRAE 62.2 online.

ENERGY STAR® Products

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Minnesota Overlay

The national Green Communities Criteria is modified as follows:

Install ENERGY STAR-labeled power vented fans or ENERGY STAR-labeled range hoods. All fans/hoods shall exhaust to the exterior. For apartment developments (e.g. condominiums), the kitchen exhaust fan may be non-ducted only if the project's mechanical engineer determines it is infeasible to do so and there is at least one continuously operating bathroom exhaust fan in unit.

Important Considerations

Codes and Regulations

International Mechanical Code
Section 505.1: Domestic Systems
Where domestic range hoods and domestic appliances equipped with downdraft exhaust are located within dwelling units, such hoods and appliances shall discharge to the outdoors through sheet metal ducts constructed of galvanized steel, stainless steel, aluminum or copper. Such ducts shall have smooth inner walls and shall be air-tight and equipped with a backdraft damper.

Note: Some exceptions apply to this section of the IMC, including ductless hoods and the use natural ventilation instead of forced.

Specifications

23 34 00 (15830) Fans
Specify fans or hoods that are ENERGY STAR labeled. If substitutions are allowed, only allow substitutions that are ENERGY STAR labeled.

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

Q1c: Ventilate and exhaust for pollution control

Related Scales

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