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Resources for Building Owners and Operators in Puerto Rico to Meet the EPA’s Clean Air in Buildings Challenge
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Clean Air in Buildings Challenge earlier this year. In it, the agency provides a call to action and a set of guiding principles and best practices to assist building owners and operators with reducing risks from airborne viruses and other indoor contaminants. EPA’s challenge highlights a range of recommendations and resources ...
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Building Safety Month Resources in Puerto Rico and the Role of Indoor Environmental Quality
The 42nd annual Building Safety Month takes place this May. The month of recognition is celebrated in Puerto Rico and across the rest of the United States. The theme for 2022 is “Safety for All: Building Codes in Action.” Building Safety Month is supported by the nonprofit International Code Council and many partners. A major area of focus during the event includes educating ...
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Potential Biological Exposure Risks in Homes and Buildings
Biological pollutants can negatively impact the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of a home, school, business or any type of building. Some of the more common biological contaminants listed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) include bacteria, mold, viruses, animal dander and cat saliva, house dust, dust mites, cockroaches and pollen. EPA goes on to share: There are many sources ...
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Building Safety Month in Puerto Rico and Resources to Optimize Indoor Environmental Quality
Building Safety Month is celebrated in Puerto Rico and across the rest of the United States during the month of May. 2023 marks the 43rd year of the campaign and It Starts with You is this year’s theme. Building Safety Month is supported by the nonprofit International Code Council and numerous partners. There are initiatives throughout the month designed to raise awareness about what it ...
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Air Filter Selection and Replacement for Optimizing Indoor Air Quality and HVAC System Efficiency
Just as the type of fabric used in a face mask can influence what people breathe from their surrounding environment and exhale into the air, building air filters can also have a significant impact on the indoor air quality (IAQ) of a home or building. Air filters play an important job in the HVAC system, trapping particulates, which could include allergens, asthma triggers, respiratory irritants, ...
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A Focus on Indoor Environmental Quality is Essential for Returning Students and Teachers
Students and teachers in many parts of the country have already returned to class, while others start the new school year after Labor Day. Regardless of when the school year begins, the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of classrooms and other learning facilities is an essential component for everyone’s well-being and ability to learn. Even with extra government funding to improve HVAC ...
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Smart Building: an opportunity for energy transition
The energy transition in the building sector If the buildings sector represents nearly 40% of energy-related CO2 emissions, according to the 2017 UN report, the potential for emission reduction is significant. Indeed, hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon emissions from housing could be saved by 2050, up to 170 million for G7 countries. This is made possible in part through the ...
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Foram Group’s 600 Brickell Certified LEED Platinum by U.S. Green Building Council
Foram Group announced today that its 600 Brickell at Brickell World Plaza office tower has received LEED® Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The 40-story, 600,000-square-foot mixed-use commercial tower in the heart of Miami’s financial district is the only building of its kind in Florida, and one of only a handful of its class and size in the world, to be so ...
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EPA Releases Guidance to Improve Schools’ Indoor Air Quality and Energy Efficiency
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new guidance to help school districts protect indoor air quality while increasing energy efficiency during school renovations. “This guidance provides common-sense solutions for improving energy efficiency and indoor air quality in schools across the country,” said Janet McCabe, acting assistant administrator for ...
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CDC Cleaning and Disinfection Guidance for Reopening Businesses and Institutions across Puerto Rico
After the COVID-19 pandemic had already caused the closure of all non-essential businesses and institutions in Puerto Rico, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a guidance document to help with the reopening of these entities as the orders are gradually lifted. The publication, Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting – Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools ...
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Building Safety Month in Puerto Rico and the Role of Indoor Environmental Quality
May is recognized as Building Safety Month and following the COVID-19 pandemic, which temporarily shut down millions of buildings across the globe, and caused many others to change the way they operate, building safety is more important than ever. This year’s theme is “Prevent, Prepare, Protect. Building Codes Save.” Building Safety Month is supported by the nonprofit ...
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EPA Presents the Clean Air in Buildings Challenge to Building Owners and Operators
The importance of ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ) in buildings has long been recognized for its critical role in creating a comfortable and productive environment for building occupants. While hospitals and other healthcare facilities have been addressing ventilation and IAQ as it relates to infection control for years, following COVID, building owners and operators of all types of ...
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