[ciaq] June 6th CIAQ Meeting: GAO & Presentations

[Guest guest]

For (y)our information and future reference ...

Cutz, CIH

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

" In 1989, EPA established the Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor Air

Quality (CIAQ) to coordinate the activities of the U.S. Federal Government

on issues relating to Indoor Air Quality " .

URL: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ciaq/index.html

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Subject: [ciaq] June 6th CIAQ Meeting: GAO & Presentations

Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 12:56:20 -0400

In addition to the Agency updates and presentations, we will have a guest

request/appearance by GAO representative, Ben Howe (GAO, ,

howeb@...), i.e., The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has been

asked by Congress to review federal efforts related to minimizing and

mitigating the health effects of exposure to indoor mold. The GAO team is

interested in learning whether federal CIAQ participants have efforts

underway related to indoor mold. The GAO team is also interested in

identifying agency contacts that could provide more information about these

efforts.

The two presentations currently scheduled and confirmed are:

Presentation 1 GREENGUARD'S INDOOR AIR QUALITY PRODUCT CERTIFICATION AND

LABELING PROGRAMS.

This presentation will discuss the basic requirements that a " low emitting "

products certification/labeling program must address. Greenguard?s

Certification Program for Children and Schools/Cleaning Products will be

used as a case study. Indoor Air Quality product certification and labeling

programs must fulfill a number of requirements in order to pronounce a

product or group of products as " low emitting " . Fundamental principles must

be established, including: testing methodology; emission criteria;

laboratory qualification; sample selection; frequency of testing; control

measures; and accountability.

Presented by: Carl , CEO (1-, csmith@...,

http://www.greenguard.org), GREENGUARD Environmental Institute.

Presentation 2 -- REDUCED ENERGY USE THROUGH REDUCED INDOOR CONTAMINATION IN

RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

The information available to consumers on the effectiveness of air cleaners

is limited, especially for the combined removal of volatile organic

compounds (VOCs) and particulates. A standard method of test for the

removal efficiency of air cleaning devices under such conditions is lacking

as well. This project evaluated six " off the shelf " portable and two

in-duct air cleaning devices. The tested products utilize different

technologies for gas and particulate removal including sorption, media

filtration, ultraviolet-photo catalytic oxidation (UV-PCO), electronic

precipitation and air ionization. The potential effectiveness and energy

benefit of using such devices to clean re-circulated air to decrease the

outdoor air intake and reduce the ventilation-related energy costs are

briefly discussed and compared.

Presented by: Davor Novosel, Chief Technology Officer (,

dnovosel@..., http://www.ncembt.org/index.html) National Center for

Energy Management and Building Technology (NCEMBT).

Philip P. Jalbert

ES/CIAQ

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