BAPI, BA/AQPF-A-D-A-1-A00-N-1, BAPI-Stat "Quantum Prime" CO2, VOC Room Sensor
Features:
- VOC Alone or Temperature and Humidity Combination
- Achieves True Indoor Air Quality, Not Just CO2 Dilution
- Output is Correlated to a CO2 Value Allowing You to Ventilate Using ASHRAE's CO2-Based VRP Algorithm
Humans respirate Volatile Orga-nic Compounds (VOCs) as well as CO2. The BAPI sensor is able to measure these VOCs and indicate when a space is occupied just as well as a CO2 sensor.
The advantage of the VOC sensor is that it measures air contaminants from other sources besides respiration, such as building materials, cleaners, perfumes and furniture and carpet off-gassing. So using this sensor for Demand Controlled Ventilation is a way of achieving true indoor air quality, rather than CO2 dilution.
A further benefit is that it requires no additional work on your part. That's because the sensor converts the VOC reading to a CO2 equivalent level. This lets you use ASHRAE's CO2- based VRP schedule to ventilate.