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They are legally required in the primary bedroom of all new build houses in Scotland, possibly also in England and Wales.
by ArchitectAnon 4y ago
They are legally required in the primary bedroom of all new build houses in Scotland, possibly also in England and Wales.
- Reason077 4y agoHuh? Really? Are you thinking of Carbon Monoxide detectors, perhaps? Sometimes these are incorrectly called "CO2 detectors".
- sampo 4y agoAppears to be true: > CO2 monitoring equipment should be provided in the apartment expected to be the main or principal bedroom in a dwelling where infiltrating air rates are less than 15m3/hr/m2 @ 50 Pa. https://www.gov.scot/publications/building-standards-2017-domestic/3-environment/314-ventilation/ https://www.gov.scot/publications/building-standards-2017-do... Well done, Scotland.
- pifm_guy 4y agoMonitoring equipment alone isn't really sufficient, unless it is hooked up to a fan or ventilation equipment to maintain a suitable level, and an alarm to alert if that level can't be maintained. If the law requires just monitoring equipment, then you know that in a utility cabinet somewhere will be a screen with the data on, that nobody ever looks at, and might as well not be there.
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- matsimitsu 4y agoNew houses in The Netherlands have a monitor in each room (bedrooms, kitchen, living room and bathroom/shower) that control the mechanical ventilation. In fancier homes they can control the ventilation per room, though the standard is that they control the ventilation for the entire house.