VAUGHAN, ONT.—Ontario-based homebuilder Empire Communities has announced its standard home model featuring ERTH360 Air enhancements has achieved the clean airflow requirements of ASHRAE Standard 241, one of the highest standards of its type.
The milestone means Empire becomes the first residential builder in North America to achieve ASHRAE 241’s Clean Air Requirements for Indoor Health with ERTH360 Air.
ASHRAE Standard 241, Control of Infectious Aerosols, is a standard published in July 2023 and applies to all building types, commercial and residential, stated a release.
The clean air performance of Empire’s standard home with ERTH360 Air was evaluated and verified to meet the standard’s targets using a new test method that ASHRAE Standard 241 introduced to the industry, known as “air tracing.”
Poppy, a venture-backed company based in San Francisco, has pioneered air tracing as a commissioning or retro-commissioning technology and service for any building.
The Empire Communities standard home featuring ERTH360 Air improvements used a bypass HEPA filtration unit alongside MERV 13 filters and a 175 CFM energy recovery ventilator to upgrade indoor air quality and sustainability.
The system offers reduced occupant exposure to various pathogens, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for COVID-19, as well as influenza viruses and other disease-causing agents. The system includes a separate area where a household member known to be infected can isolate with the clean air equivalent to a patient room in a health care facility.
“Achieving Poppy Certify status is part of a broader initiative to introduce ERTH360 Air in select Empire communities,” stated Dan Guizzetti, co-CEO of Empire Communities in a statement.
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