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I was thinking about installing an air quality meter of some kind in my office because I suspect CO2 is high. Some of those other things (CO, PM1, etc...) may a

I was thinking about installing an air quality meter of some kind in my office because I suspect CO2 is high. Some of those other things (CO, PM1, etc...) may also be off. If I install a meter and find CO2 is high, do the Ashrae guidelines give me any leverage against the building management? Already it's often too hot because I'm on the top floor and I think they run the heat for the people on the bottom floor who are cold and the HVAC system doesn't seem to be able to deal with this.

Maxburn 4y ago
There are guidelines in the spec but I think they are quite high. There's also studies that high CO2 kills concentration in schools, those seem more reasonable. Zoned systems are supposed to be able to handle individual zone heating/cooling issues, floor to floor without question should be able to be controlled. Entirely depends on what is installed and how it is controlled. This is an area where cost cutting happens. Generally there's a ashrae spec saying there is a minimum of five degrees °F between heating and cooling. So sure get a couple data loggers and report any findings to your manager.