indoor air quality improvement News
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Indoor Environmental Quality and LEED Cerification
As the awareness of the need for green commercial and residential construction has grown, so has the necessity for a certification system that rates how well a structure is built or remodeled. For this reason, the US Green Building Council developed the LEED certification system that measures the level of green building practices that have been implemented in the construction process. LEED stands ...
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EPA recognizes local leaders for improving air quality in schools (IL, WI)
At its recent Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools symposium, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the Greendale, Wis., School District and the Illinois Education Association Indoor Air Quality Task Force for efforts to improve indoor air quality in schools. They were among nine school districts and two organizations nationwide recognized for leading the way to improving conditions at ...
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Indoor Air Quality Resources to Improve Student Performance
The first day of the school year for New York City Public Schools is September 7th. Students and teachers in many other parts of the country have already returned to the classroom, but regardless of when the school year begins, an essential component for learning and thriving is healthy indoor air quality (IAQ). For years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been reporting about ...
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Camfils PM1 Tracker makes poor air quality visible
Camfil, a global leader of the air filter industry, has lead the way for the last fifty years, striving to tackle air pollution and improve Indoor Air Quality in the quest to make clean air a human right. How Clean is your indoor environment? What levels of PM1 particles are in the air? Unlike dirty water, air pollution is not visible to the naked eye and therefore we are often unaware of how ...
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Students Can Breathe Heavy Sigh of Relief
(Washington, D.C.) No, it's not less homework, it's better indoor air quality. With more than 53 million children spending a significant portion of their days in 120,000 public and private schools, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is working with schools to improve indoor air quality. EPA presented the Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools national awards to schools and school districts ...
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EPA recognizes Maryland School districts with indoor air quality excellence awards (MD)
“We commend the management and staff at Baltimore and Fredrick County Public School Districts for achieving these awards,” said EPA’s mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. “Their efforts in ensuring healthy indoor air will help improve their students’ well-being, learning and development.” The two Maryland school districts and other awardees ...
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UL Environment and International WELL Building Institute form relationship to promote healthier building practices by improving indoor air quality
UL Environment, a business division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), and the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two organizations in an effort to drive public awareness of, and increase global demand for, healthier buildings. The organizations will collaborate to limit exposure to harmful chemicals for occupants of ...
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Jaguar Land Rover supports its 50th carbon reduction project
Since 2007 Jaguar Land Rover has been investing in carbon reduction projects across the globe, as one part of their approach to sustainability. Today they celebrate the multiple achievements of their carbon offset programme with a stakeholder video, showcasing their support of 50 carbon reduction projects over 5 years. This support has delivered more than a 5 million tonnes reduction in CO2 ...
By ClimateCare
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Indoor Air Quality Resources to Improve Student Performance in Puerto Rico
The COVID pandemic brought a new focus on the importance of indoor air quality (IAQ) and infection control programs in schools and universities. For years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported that programs that promote healthy IAQ can improve health, increase students’ ability to learn, improve test scores and also improve adult productivity in the school system. ...
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How to close the clean air gap? Get started with our no-cost trial program
As commercial real estate owners and managers seek to attract new tenants to office and residential space, they face challenges in meeting elevated clean indoor air expectations with existing systems. In addition to investment cost and time, attempts to adapt current systems may lead to increased inefficiency, higher energy usage, and more maintenance expense. And many HVAC systems can’t be ...
By Agentis Air
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EPA Awards $66,000 to Improve Santa Clara County Indoor Air
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded $66,400 to the San Jose, Calif.-based organization Breathe California of the Bay Area for reducing indoor air pollutant exposure through training and education. “EPA is proud to be working with our awardees across the nation to improve the air we breathe at school, work and home,” said Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator ...
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GREENGUARD Environmental Institute and NSSEA Partner to Help Improve Indoor Air Quality in America`s Schools
Partnership focused on helping educational product manufacturers build sustainable, low-emitting products ATLANTA and SILVER SPRING, Md. - The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute and the National School Supply and Equipment Association (NSSEA) announced today that they have formed a strategic partnership to promote the manufacture and third-party certification of sustainable, low-emitting ...
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Living green in 2011: how to get started
Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company First comes the New Year, and then comes the resolutions. With eco awareness on the rise, it's not surprising that many New Year's resolutions are to start living green. While green living may be the new buzz word, to start doing it may take some definition. Our eco friendly training defines green living or a ...
By 3BL Media
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GREENGUARD Invites Parents to Participate in the First-Ever` Baby Star Search` Facebook Photo Contest
Could your baby be the next face of the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute, gracing the pages of a national parenting magazine? Now's your chance to find out! The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute is calling all parents with babies one-year-old and younger to enter its first-ever Baby Star Search Photo Contest on Facebook. It's easy to participate: simply "like" the GREENGUARD ...
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EPA Honors 2014 Clean Air Excellence Award Winners in the Northwest
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today presented the 2014 Clean Air Excellence Awards honoring nine projects from across the United States and one individual for their work on clean air and climate initiatives. Two projects in the Northwest garnered awards that recognize innovative programs that protect Americans' health and the environment, educate the public, serve their ...
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GREENGUARD Showcases Low-Emitting Products, Healthier Indoor Environments at Greenbuild 2011
Products can make a room, but low-emitting products can make a room healthier. That's the message the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute will deliver via its exhibitor's booth at the 2011 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo next week. "The booth is designed to give show attendees a visually stimulating representation of how low-emitting materials, finishes, and furnishing come ...
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Saint Elizabeth Foundation Receives $29,989 EPA Grant for Asthma Awareness Training Program in Lincoln, Neb.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the Saint Elizabeth Foundation in Lincoln, Neb., will receive $29,989 to address asthma. The funding is part of a combined $1.2 million in funding to 32 state and local governments, tribes, and non-profit organizations for indoor air quality projects across the nation. The Saint Elizabeth Foundation will receive the money to fund ...
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EPA awards $2.4 million to improve indoor air quality
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding 17 cooperative agreements to nonprofit organizations and a university, totaling approximately $2.4 million to improve indoor air quality nationwide. Americans spend about 90 percent of their time indoors where levels of air pollution may be two to five times higher than outdoor levels. Indoor air pollutants, such as dust mites, can ...
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EPA Selects Portland Oregon School District for 2006 “Tools for Schools” Excellence Award
(Portland, Ore.) -- The Portland Public School District is among three school districts selected to receive the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools (IAQ TfS) 2006 Excellence Award for their efforts to improve indoor air quality in our nation’s schools. According to EPA, indoor pollutants in schools can be associated with a variety of health risks, ...
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EPA Awards $1.2 Million to Improve Indoor Air Quality
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today it will provide a combined $1.2 million in funding to 32 state and local governments, tribes, and non-profit organizations for indoor air quality projects. The funding will support recipients’ efforts to improve indoor air quality, which will better protect the health of Americans in classrooms, communities and homes across the ...
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