Env. Quality

Environment Quality

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Environment Quality

EPA states, "Americans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, pollutants running 2-5 X higher than outdoors. Great links for Environment Quality Credits for Homes outlined below:

EQ 1: Indoor Air Package
             Quality Features Energy Star

EQ 2: Combustion Venting
            EPAIAQ - Environmental Protection Agency Indoor Air Quality
            HPBA - Hearth, Patio, and Barbecue Association

EQ 3: Moisture Control
            Clemson University - Moisture: Build to keep out moisture.

EQ 4: Outdoor Air Ventilation
             Building Science - Review of Residential Ventilation Technologies
             HVI - Home Ventilating Institute

EQ 5: Local Exhaust
            Energy Star
            ASHRAE

EQ 6: Distribution of Space Heating and Cooling
             ACCA - Air Conditioning Contractors of America
                  HVAC Quality Installation Specification

EQ 7: Air Filtering
             ALA Report -Amercan Lung Association Residential Air Cleaning Devices

EQ 8: Contaminant Control
             Lung USA - Air Quality in the Home - American Lung Association
             EPA - indoor air quality

EQ 9: Radon Protection
             AARST - American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologies

EQ 10: Garage Pollutant Protection
              NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology Report

Miscellaneous: BFRL- Building and Fire Research Laboratory: Healthy and
                         Sustainable