Tips On How To Have Good Indoor Air Quality In Your Building

This is due to mold, gases, toxic chemicals, and other airborne pollutants that compromise indoor air quality. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has instituted a program that addresses these issues in new construction in the U.S. This program is called: Indoor AirPlus.

Indoor AirPlus qualified homes are built to have better indoor air quality, and also meet Energy Star guidelines for efficiency. This means that your home will be healthy, comfortable and will cost less to use and maintain. Additional construction specifications for builders to use have been issued by the EPA. These are instructions are very specific for the selection and installation of moisture control systems; heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems; combustion-venting systems; radon-resistant construction; and low-emitting building materials.

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Indoor AirPlus measures for steel buildings include: moisture control that will minimize the growth of mold and water/condensation issues, radon control to reduce the risk of radon-related lung cancer, proper heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems to ensure ventilation and filtration to dilute and remove indoor air pollutants, combustion venting to prevent exposure to carbon monoxide and airborne pollutants from mechanical equipment and appliances, building Materials which are protected from weather damage during storage and construction. Materials containing fewer chemicals are used, and the homes are ventilated prior to move-in to allow for minimal off-gassing of new materials during occupancy, pest management which is done by proper sealing and screening the home and homeowner education which minimizes indoor air quality problems, these all be factors wh