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DPH presents clarifications to Health Code Article 38 and updates Air Pollutant Exposure Zone
Summary
The Health Department outlined proposed rules and administrative clarifications to Health Code Article 38, which requires enhanced ventilation (MERV‑13 equivalent and positive pressure) for new sensitive‑use buildings in the Air Pollutant Exposure Zone (APES). The department highlighted APES updates and an ongoing 30‑day public‑comment period.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health presented proposed rules and regulations clarifying Health Code Article 38, which requires enhanced ventilation standards for new and significantly renovated "sensitive use" buildings located in the city’s Air Pollutant Exposure Zone (APES).
Jonathan Piakas of the Environmental Health Branch said Article 38 requires an enhanced ventilation system that "sufficiently removes harmful, fine particles from the air and prevents them from going from outside and reaching our sensitive use populations inside these new buildings," and that the…
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