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This document provides suggested air changes per hour (ACH) for various indoor spaces based on good experience. It lists over 50 different space types along with the recommended ACH range, such as 4-8 ACH for assembly rooms, 10-15 ACH for hairdressing salons, and 15-30 ACH for bakeries. The air exchange rate, expressed as ACH, represents the rate at which air is exchanged in a space and is a measure of ventilation effectiveness.

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Air Change CFM Calculator

This document provides suggested air changes per hour (ACH) for various indoor spaces based on good experience. It lists over 50 different space types along with the recommended ACH range, such as 4-8 ACH for assembly rooms, 10-15 ACH for hairdressing salons, and 15-30 ACH for bakeries. The air exchange rate, expressed as ACH, represents the rate at which air is exchanged in a space and is a measure of ventilation effectiveness.

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Air Change CFM Calculator

The rate at which air is exchanged (in the premises) represents another method of measuring
ventilation capacity & effectiveness. Air exchange rate is typically expressed in Air Changes per
Hour – “ACH”. Air changes per hour can be estimated by determining the total air supplied to,
and removed from, the premises “total air exchange” or the outdoor (fresh) air supplied to, and
removed from, the premises “outdoor air exchange”.

This table provides suggested air changes per hour (ACH) under normal conditions based on
good experince.

Assembly rooms 4–8 Hairdressing salons 10 – 15


Bakeries 20 – 30 Hospitals – sterilizing 15 – 25
Banks/Building Societies 4–8 Hospitals – wards 6–8
Bathrooms 6 – 10 Kitchens – domestic 15 – 20
Bedrooms 2–4 Kitchens # – commercial 30 minimum
Billiard Rooms * 6–8 Laboratories 6 – 15
Boiler Rooms 15 – 30 Launderettes/Laundromats 10 – 15
Cafes and coffee bars 10 – 12 Laundries 10 – 30
Canteens 8 – 12 Lavatories 6 – 15
Cellars 3 – 10 Lecture theaters 5–8
Changing Rooms Main area 6 – 10 Libraries 3–5
Changing Rooms Shower area 15 – 20 Living rooms 3–6
Churches 1–3 Mushroom houses 6 – 10
Cinemas & theatres * 10 – 15 Offices 6 – 10
Club rooms 12 minimum Paint shops (not cellulose) 10 – 20
Compressor rooms 10 – 20 Photo & X-ray darkrooms 10 – 15
Conference rooms 8 – 12 Public house bars 12 minimum
Dairies 8 – 10 Recording control rooms 15 – 25
Dance halls 12 minimum Recording studios 10 – 12
Dental surgeries 12 – 15 Restaurants 8 – 12
Dye works 20 – 30 Schoolrooms 5–7
Electroplating shops 10 – 12 Shops and supermarkets 8 – 15
Engine rooms 15 – 30 Shower baths 15 – 20
Entrance halls & corridors 3–5 Stores & warehouses 3–6
Factories and workshops 8 – 10 Squash courts 4 minimum
Foundries 15 – 30 Swimming baths 10 – 15
Garages 6–8 Toilets 6 – 10
Glasshouses 25 – 60 Utility rooms 15 – 20
Gymnasiums 6 minimum Welding shops 15 – 30
*Increase by 50% where heavy smoking occurs or if the room is underground.
#Some commercial kitchens may require higher ventilation rates, based on cooking equipment
in use.
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