Room Rapid
ventilation
Background
ventilation
Extract ventilation fan
rate or passive stack (PSV)
Habitation room 1/20th of floor area 8000mm2 N/A
Kitchen Open window
(no minimum size)
4000mm2 30 l/sec adjacent to a hob or
60 l/sec elsewhere or (PSV)
Utility room Open window
(no minimum size)
4000mm2 30 l/sec or (PSV)
Bathroom Open window
(no minimum size)
4000mm2 15 l/sec or (PSV)
Sanitory accomodation 1/20th of floor area 4000mm2 Mechanical extraction at
6 l/sec
Room without
windows
N/A N/A Mechanical extraction as above
with 15min overrun