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IAQ Applications: Residential IAQ Guide

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This column previews the Residential Indoor Air Quality Guide that ASHRAE will publish early in 2017. The new guide will be a companion to the affordable Indoor Air Quality Guide: Best Practices for Design, Construction and Commissioning that ASHRAE published in 2009, which focused primarily on nonresidential indoor air quality.

IAQ Applications: Materials-Related IAQ

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Building materials have a strong impact on indoor air quality. This article discusses the designers need to understand the effects of building material emissions on occupant health and their activities. Emissions testing results and associated labels and certifications can be useful but may not be sufficient to ensure good indoor air quality over a building's lifetime.

IAQ Applications: IAQ in Airtight Homes

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Many homeowners report never opening windows for ventilation, which can result in elevated indoor VOCs. This article discusses a study that was conducted on 108 California homes and the results that show the need for mechanical outdoor ventilation.

IAQ Applications: IAQ & High Performance

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This is the first of a series of columns that is being produced each month through ASHRAE's Environmental Health Committee. This month's column discusses how good IAQ should be factored into energy efficiency and other sustainable building goals. Future topics will include filtration, cleaning materials, using UVC to clean coils, ventilation to mitigate airborne infection and more.

IAQ Applications: ASHRAE'S IAQ Mission

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As ASHRAE continues its work to reduce building energy consumption, concerns about whether IEQ and environmental health are being given enough emphasis in the race toward energy reduction. The author allays these concerns discussing the many activities that demonstrate ASHRAE's commitment as a key player in the arena of IEQ with the Environmental Health Committee as the home for ASHRAE's IEQ and EH expertise.

IAQ Applications: IAQ at Construction Sites

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With the increasing amount of sustainable construction, more efforts are being made to control the contaminants that can be generated on-site. These efforts include a rigorous process for selecting building materials, pathway control of potential IAQ contaminants, and daily housekeeping measures to reduce and remove construction dust and debris as it is generated. In addition, daily, if not more frequent, housekeeping of the site is being done to clean up any waste and debris generated. This column discusses the impact of preventing IAQ problems by using good practices during construction.

IAQ Applications: Good IAQ Practices

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Good IAQ results are unlikely to happen by accident. A project manager can set up a project for success regarding IAQ by starting out with a focus on IAQ. This article outlines five strategies to achieve good IAQ.

Residential Applications: Wildfire Smoke Impacts on Residential IAQ

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IAQ Applications: Using ASHRAE's New IAQ Guide

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The new IAQ Guide represents a major step forward in achieving good IAQ by presenting comprehensive and practical guidance for building professionals.

IAQ Applications: DOAS Misconceptions

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DOAS misconceptions that cause inflated energy use errors are discussed. Other systems, says the author, are often selected, which cannot deliver the enhanced IEQ that a DOAS actually provides. Analyses based upon these misconceptions often falsely make DOAS economics appear non-competitive. As a result, their superior IEQ attributes are lost to “apparently” more cost-effective alternatives.