This course is designed to communicate the importance of indoor air
quality (IAQ) and empower architects, designers, specifiers, and construction
professionals to employ strategies to improve the indoor air quality in the
spaces they are creating. The course includes background on the impact of
indoor air pollution on the triple bottom line of human health, resource abuse,
and economics. Participants will learn to identify sources of indoor air
pollutants at the design phase of building construction. Several case studies
will illustrate the major impact that ignoring indoor air quality has on a
building throughout its life cycle. These case studies will highlight the
effects of controlling, versus not controlling, product emissions from products
has. Emphasis will also be placed on how participants can incorporate good
indoor air quality principles into sustainable building projects and the
importance of volatile organic compound emissions from products over content
only requirements. Moreover, the participants will learn the value of selecting
verified low-emitting materials as a proven method for controlling volatile
organic compound emissions that can be pervasive in the indoor environment.
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