By Jason K. Dobranic, Ph.D. & Scott VanEtten, CIH — Have you ever been asked to investigate unpleasant odors in a home or at the workplace? Are occupants developing headaches or a feeling of nausea? It may be prudent for you to include a general volatile organic compound (VOC) scan in your sampling strategy. The
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Some great information for Indoor Environmental, Building Performance, Home Inspection, HVAC, Facility Management, any other professionals involved with indoor spaces at the IAQ & Energy 2019 Conference in Portland, ME next week–Attend in-person or ONLINE! Learn more about the event and check out the special discount offer at: https://iaqnet.lpages.co/iaq-energy-2019-conference-special-offer-healthy-indoors-li1023/
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Home Performance Channel – Healthy Indoors Minute — May 2019 — Grace and Corbett Lunsford, of the Building Performance Workshop, and the hosts of the new weekly PBS TV series, Home Diagnosis, bring you the next installment of the “Home Performance Channel – Healthy Indoors Minute.” This month’s topic: Air Quality Monitors. Corbett shows a
By Alice Delia — It’s all about the marketing. The surface coatings (paint, varnish, lacquer, etc.) industry has been very successful at convincing us we can act “green” by using a low-VOC (volatile organic compounds) or no-VOC paint. If you think about it, how is that possible? The VOCs serve a purpose so how is
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IAQ & Energy 2019 Conference October 31 – November 1, 2019 – Portland, ME & Live-streamed worldwide The Maine Indoor Air Quality Council and Healthy Indoors Magazine have again partnered for this premiere event where you can see leading industry experts and get professional CEUs by attending either in-person or online. Learn more at: IAQandENERGY.com
By Dr. Alice Delia — We’re surrounded by so many things it’s easy to lose track of the everyday hazards these items can pose. For example, I love the smell of freshly cut grass – it reminds me of my childhood home and makes me feel at ease (which bring up the topic of smells
Corbett Lunsford brings his next video segment to Healthy Indoors Magazine.
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If you only learn one video’s worth of HOMEChem, this is the one to watch. Hear principal investigators Delphine Farmer and Marina Vance, joined by Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz and Richard Corsi and the rest of the HOMEChem researchers, describe the complexity they uncovered in this seminal study. More at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem
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Ventilation is simple in concept- it moves bad air out and good air in. But the applications can be intensely confusing- Grace and Corbett help peel the onion of controlling home performance dynamics (and the HOMEChem issues we’re learning more and more about) using fans and controls available around the world. Featured systems are AirCycler,
Insulation and air sealing are two of the most common interventions performed in energy efficiency upgrades, and yet they can introduce many chemicals of concern into buildings. That’s why Healthy Building Network (HBN) teamed up with Energy Efficiency for All (EEFA) and other partner organizations to consider healthier insulation and air sealing materials and how
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