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Indoor Environmental Quality |
Healthy and comfortable environments are designed with consideration to what will be heard (acoustics), smelled (odor migration and material selection), felt (thermal conditions), and seen (view). A strong indoor air quality program is the cornerstone of any healthy indoor environment.
Goals
- Provide indoor environments that ensure resident health
- Provide for occupant comfort
Strategies
| Q1: | Ensure high indoor air quality (IAQ) The indoor air quality (IAQ) strategies are organized as a three step process to eliminate, encapsulate and ventilate pollutants to ensure that healthy, clean indoor air is maintained. A successful indoor air program is closely linked to energy efficiency and durability, both of which must be considered and coordinated with the design of the ventilation system Bath Fans | Carbon Monoxide Detectors | Flush Out | Formaldehyde |
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| Q1a: | Eliminate sources of indoor air pollution | |
| Q1b: | Encapsulate unavoidable sources of indoor air pollution | |
| Q1c: | Ventilate and exhaust for pollution control | |
| Q1d: | Take measures to eliminate risk of radon infiltration | |
| Q2: | Provide comfortable thermal conditions | |
| Q3: | Provide effective lighting | |
| Q4: | Maintain appropriate acoustic and vibration conditions
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| Q5: | Create views and connection to the natural environment | |
Other Resources
Publications and Links
Indoor Air Quality Web Site. 13 Feb. 2008. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. www.epa.gov/iaq/index.html.
ENERGY STAR Indoor Air Package www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=bldrs_lenders_raters.nh_iap
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