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> US EPA FINISHING GUIDELINE

> TO IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY

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> The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon put the

> final touches on a guideline for the future named *Healthy

> Buildings, Healthy People: A Vision for the 21st Century*.

> The draft document, which underwent public review last summer:

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> * Outlines recognized indoor environmental risks and their

> toll on health

> * Identifies groups most at risk (children, old people,

> asthmatics, and people with AIDS)

> * Describes how changes in building design, construction practices,

> materials, ventilation systems, and other products would reduce

> unnecessary sickness and death from indoor environments

> * Suggests five goals to achieve that vision and actions to help

> achieve the goals

> * Provides a snapshot of current indoor environmental quality (IEQ)

> programs that 8 units of EPA and its 12 regional headquarters oversee

> and administer

> * Points out other federal, state, and local agencies, and commercial

> and nonprofit groups with stakes in IEQ

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> The five goals in the document aimed at making buildings less hazardous

> to people's health by 2050 are:

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> 1. Achieve major health gains by addressing indoor environmental

> risks and improving professional education about them

> 2. a revolution in the design of new buildings and the

> renovation of existing ones that includes a whole-building

> approach

> 3. Stimulate action nationwide to operate, maintain, renovate, and

> remodel existing structures in ways that enhance human health

> 4. Create and use innovative products, materials, and technologies to

> replace current ones that pose health and environmental risks

> 5. Promote health-conscious individual behavior and consumer awareness

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