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Find below the air renewal rates to be implemented for each type of commercial building.

Offices

	Type of room	Flow rate (m3/h)
Labour code per person.	RSDT
per person.	per room
Offices	Air inlet	Hall receiving the public	25	18	–
Air inlet	Reception and information desk	30	25	–
Air inlet	Waiting room	25	18	–
Air inlet	Individual and collective offices	25	18	–
Air inlet	Drawing room	25	–	–
Air inlet	Rest room	25	18	–
Air inlet	Maintenance workshop with light physical work	45	–	–
Air inlet	Other workshops	60	–	–
Meeting	Independent	Meeting room	30	18	–
Catering	Air inlet	Dining room	30	22	–
Air inlet	Cafeteria	30	22	–

Child care facilities – Day care centers

	Type of room	Flow rate (m3/h)
Labour code per person.	RSDT
per person.	per room
	Air inlet	Secretariat – offices	25	–	–
Air inlet	Games and rest room	–	22	–

Teaching premises

	Type of room	Flow rate (m3/h)
Labour code per person.	RSDT
per person.	per room
Teaching	Air inlet	Kindergarten, primary and junior high school classrooms		15
Air inlet	Senior high school and university classrooms		18
Air inlet	Home		18
Offices	Air inlet	Administration	25	18
Air inlet	CDI – library	25	18
Meeting	Air inlet	Multipurpose rooms	30	18
Catering	Air inlet	Dining room	30	22
Air inlet	Relay office	15 m3/h per meal	15 m3/h per meal	15 m3/h per meal

Premises for sports, para-sports and swimming pools

	Type of room	Flow rate (m3/h)
Labour code per person.	RSDT
per person.	per room
	Air inlet	Gymnasium – sports hall by sportsman	–	25	–
Air inlet	Gymnasium – sports hall per spectator	–	18	–
Air inlet	Pool	–	22	–
Air inlet	Lockers (N = number of lockers)	–	25	15 + 5N

Drinking / eating establishments

	Type of room	Flow rate (m3/h)
Labour code per person.	RSDT
per person.	per room
Coffee	Air inlet	Bars, cafes	30	22
Air outlet	Kitchen	15 per meal	15 per meal	15 per meal
Air outlet	Reserves deposits	–	–
Catering	Air inlet	Lobby	30	22
Air inlet	Dining room	30	22
Air inlet	Cafeteria	30	22
Air outlet	Food reserve			0,4 / m2
Kitchen	Air outlet	Kitchen < 150 meals	25 per meal	25 per meal	25 per meal
Air outlet	Kitchen for 150 to 500 meals	20 per meal mini 3 750 m3 / h	20 per meal	20 per meal mini 3 750 m3 / h
Air outlet	Kitchen for 500 to 1,500 meals	15 per meal minimum 10 000 m3 / h		15 per meal mini 3 750 m3 / h
Air outlet	Cooking more than 1,500 meals	10 per meal min 22 500 m3 / h	15 per meal	10 per meal mini 3 750 m3 / h

Sanitary facilities

	Type of room	Flow rate (m3/h)
Labour code per person.	RSDT
per person.	per room
WC	Air outlet	Isolated toilet			30
Air outlet	Grouped toilet (N = number of toilets)			30 + 15 N
Shower room	Air outlet	Grouped sinks (N = number of sinks)			10 + 5 N
Air outlet	Individual bathroom or shower			45
Air outlet	Individual bathroom or shower with WC			60

The flow rates indicated are the minimum fresh air flow rates to be taken into account for establishments receiving the public defined by the Labour Code for employees and the Standard Departmental Health Regulations for users (RSDT ). For the calculation of the flows, it will be taken into account the whole of the people frequenting these buildings.

Entertainment facilities

	Type of room	Flow rate (m3/h)
Labour code per person.	RSDT
per person.	per room
Parties show	Air inlet	Reception hall (cash desk)		22
Air inlet	Bar		22
Air inlet	Salon		25
Air inlet	Showroom		18
Air inlet	Individual artist’s lodge		18	18
Air inlet	Collective artist’s lodge		25
Air outlet	Individual bathroom or shower			45
Ancillary rooms	Air inlet	Miscellaneous workshop	45		45
Air inlet	Technical rooms	45	25	45

Hospitality or meeting facilities

	Type of room	Flow rate (m3/h)
Labour code per person.	RSDT
per person.	per room
Meeting part	Air inlet	Meeting, conference and worship room		18
Reception area	Air inlet	Lobby		18
Air inlet	Auxiliary rooms		18
Air inlet	Storage rooms		25

Hospital facilities

	Type of room	Flow rate (m3/h)
Labour code per person.	RSDT
per person.	per room
	Air inlet	Secretariat – offices	25
Air inlet	Rooms		18

Medical offices

	Type of room	Flow rate (m3/h)
Labour code per person.	RSDT
per person.	per room
Offices	Air inlet	Reception post	25	22	25
Air inlet	Waiting rooms		18
Air inlet	Offices	25
Care areas	Independent	Medical practice	25	25	50
Independent	Dressing table		18
Independent	Treatment rooms		18
Independent	Test rooms		25

Hotels and accommodation

	Type of room	Flow rate (m3/h)
Labour code per person.	RSDT
per person.	per room
Hosting	Air inlet	Lobby		18
Air inlet	Room for less than 3 people			30
Air inlet	Room for at least 3 people		18
Common	Air inlet	Dining room for breakfast		22
Air inlet	Salon		18
Air inlet	Multipurpose room		22
Independent	Meeting room		18
Appendix	Air outlet	Lingerie	60

Stores and superstores

	Type of room	Flow rate (m3/h)
Labour code per person.	RSDT
per person.	per room
Store	Air inlet	Commercial space for non-food products (retail)	30	22	> 100
Air inlet	Commercial area for food products (retail)	30	22	> 100
Air inlet	Large surfaces	30	22
Air outlet	Food reserve			0,4 / m2

Arrest facilities

	Type of room	Flow rate (m3/h)
Labour code per person.	RSDT
per person.	per room
	Air inlet	Cells		18
Air inlet	Guard room	25

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