Topic: 'Humidity'
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- How to go about a simple school walkthrough inspection and what potential IAQ problems to be on the lookout for.
- Use this checklist from EPA to make your IAQ walkthrough inspection as productive as it can be.
- After hypothesizing potential causes, you can perform simple checks to determine if the problem is obvious or if deeper investigation is required.
- Recommended techniques and tools to measure for adequate airflow, lighting, and thermal comfort - relative humidity and temperature.
- Evaluating the symptoms can help narrow down possible causes and can help you determine what checks need to be done.
- General process to troubleshooting indoor air quality problems in commercial facilities.
- Types of mold and the health effects and symptoms associated with exposure to them.
- EPA's guide to evaluating moisture and mold problems and properly handling water damage and mold growth to ensure full remediation.
- Jeffrey C. May, MA, principal scientist, May Indoor Air Investigations LLC, and member of the HFI Healthy Carpet Workgroup, shares his perspective.
- The common causes of mold growth and ways to prevent it.
- OSHA guide to preventing mold, mold sources, and building-related illnesses.
- Data from many facilities show that a properly commissioned building with controls and equipment functioning properly can save 5%-15% in total building energy cost. With a little knowledge this can be done without compromising IAQ.
- Current technology allows easy and relatively inexpensive measurement of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) as an indicator to help ensure ventilation systems (for high density occupancy zones) are delivering the recommended minimum quantities of outside air to the building’s occupants.
- Four elements - sources, the HVAC system, pollutant pathways, and occupants - are involved in the development of IAQ problems.
- There is a widespread perception that carpet cannot be kept clean (sanitary) and that because of its inability to be kept clean, carpet contributes significantly to the deterioration of indoor environmental quality, especially leading to unhealthy indoor air quality. This unnecessary misconception often leads to policy decisions for removing carpet from many environments such as schools, health care facilities, and public agencies.
- There are many factors that can affect IAQ, such as human activity within the building, the building’s construction materials, and the types of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in a building.
- How to prevent the growth of mold and mildew in the school environment.