Re: Re: IEQ/IAQ rating system for buildings

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Very important point, .

I have always found it interesting that an employer is required to keep an injury and ILLNESS log (OSHA Form 300) but not a ventilation log to help ensure minimal potential for communicable disease transmission. I remember the 1994 Proposed IAQ Rule, which was a great idea, but haven't seen anything about ventilation for IAQ from OSHA lately.

If we are concerned about communicable diseases as a public or worker health issue, we need to be looking at ventilation rates in buildings, especially in densely occupied areas. And that makes sense without even talking about all of the VOC sources that need to be addressed with ventilation.

Steve Temes

Re: IEQ/IAQ rating system for buildings

Thanks and ,

I finally went to google images and found almost exactly what I had in mind but it's for some products only now, not for buildings.

Here's what the French have done, and I salute them for it!

Compulsory VOC emissions labelling

A French regulation was published on 25 March 2011 with details published on 13 May 2011 regarding a mandatory labelling of construction products installed indoors, floor and wall coverings, paints and lacquers with their emission classes based on emission testing

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And they have the just logo I was imagining. It could be used for buildings as well as products and materials!

http://www.eurofins.com/product-testing-services/topics/compliance-with-law/european-national-legislation/french-regulation-on-voc-emissions.aspx

Is anyone doing anything similar in the US or Canada?

Is there anyone in North America who wants to develop this into something that can be used for buildings?

To get a top rating, contaminant concentrations would be kept low with policies that dealt with exhaust, filtration, ventilation, thermal comfort, source control re materials and housekeeping, fragrance free policies, safe pest management etc (ie like the CDC indoor environment policy)...

I see it being a requirement for every building!

linda

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> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: " Sepp" <urbanfengshui@>

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> > Is anyone aware of any IEQ/IAQ rating systems for buildings?

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> > What I'm thinking of is along the lines of something that would give a building a green, yellow or red symbol based on these ratings, something like Public Health does for restaurants.

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> > Has anyone done anything like this?

> > Are there any simple criteria lists already available?

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> > Thanks for your assistance,

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> > linda

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