EPA’s Indoor Environment’s Division have released new
guidance resources, Energy
Savings Plus Health: Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for School Building
Upgrades. The guidance was developed in collaboration with EPA’s
ENERGY STAR Program and incorporates indoor air quality (IAQ) and health
protections into energy efficiency retrofits and other building upgrade
projects.
School districts who utilize the guidelines, which address
23 critical topics for building upgrades, will find it easier to coordinate
energy efficiency upgrades without compromising occupant health.
Topics covered in the Guidelines include moisture control
and mold, building products and materials and ambient air quality and also
include:
· Assessment
protocols and minimum and expanded actions for protecting IAQ during building
upgrades.
· Table
linking typical energy efficiency and building upgrade projects to
corresponding assessment protocols and recommended actions.
· Supporting
appendices and a master verification checklist.
· “Checklist
Generator” tool for users to streamline guidance for their specific
project.
School districts across the country will reap the benefits
of improved student and staff health and reduced operational costs. While
IAQ plays a critical role in the health, attendance and academic performance of
students, improving energy efficiency in school buildings can have a
significant environmental and economic benefit. The Energy Savings Plus
Health Guidelines provide a strategy to help prioritize energy efficiency and
IAQ protection goals to achieve high performing schools.
Download the Energy Savings Plus Health: Indoor Air
Quality Guidelines for School Building Upgrades at http://epa.gov/iaq/schools/energy_savings_plus_health.html
The Agency’s Press Release can be found at http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/bd4379a92ceceeac8525735900400c27/f53011817db9d82a85257d74005fd3a4!OpenDocument
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