INDOOR AIR QUALITYINDOOR AIR QUALITY

NOT REALLY A NEW NOT REALLY A NEW CONCERN OR ISSUECONCERN OR ISSUE

PREHISTORIC CAVES PREHISTORIC CAVES WERE FOUND TO WERE FOUND TO HAVE VENTILATION HAVE VENTILATION PROVISIONSPROVISIONS

11STST ”CODE” IN THE ”CODE” IN THE EARLY 1600’SEARLY 1600’S

YABBADABBADOO!YABBADABBADOO!

OUTSIDE AIR QUALITYOUTSIDE AIR QUALITYOZONE LAYEROZONE LAYER

o-zone / o’zon o-zone / o’zon n n 1. form of oxygen, (O3), having marked oxidation properties, produced by the discharge of electricity through air or oxygen, chiefly used in bleaching and in purifying water.

INDOOR AIR QUALITYINDOOR AIR QUALITYAWARENESS AWARENESS -BY ALLEN HENDERSON-BY ALLEN HENDERSON

IAQ INVESTIGATIONSIAQ INVESTIGATIONS FROM FROM

COMPLAINTSCOMPLAINTS BEING PROACTIVEBEING PROACTIVE

CODES, CODES, STANDARDS & STANDARDS & GUIDELINESGUIDELINES NYC DEPT. OF NYC DEPT. OF

HEALTHHEALTH TEXAS IS IN THE TEXAS IS IN THE

“MOLD BELT”“MOLD BELT”

INDOOR AIR QUALITYINDOOR AIR QUALITY

Acceptable indoor air is defined by Acceptable indoor air is defined by ASHRAE:ASHRAE:

““AIR IN WHICH THERE ARE NO AIR IN WHICH THERE ARE NO KNOWN CONTAMINATES AT KNOWN CONTAMINATES AT HARMFUL CONCENTRATIONS AND HARMFUL CONCENTRATIONS AND WHICH A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY WHICH A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY (USUALLY 80%) OF THE PEOPLE (USUALLY 80%) OF THE PEOPLE EXPOSED DO NOT EXPRESS EXPOSED DO NOT EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION” DISSATISFACTION”

-ASHRAE 62-1999-ASHRAE 62-1999

POOR INDOOR AIR POOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY = QUALITY = PEOPLE EXPRESS PEOPLE EXPRESS DISSATISFACTIONDISSATISFACTIONDUE TO STRESSORS (ENERGY AND MASS)DUE TO STRESSORS (ENERGY AND MASS)

ENERGY STRESSORSENERGY STRESSORS SOUNDS FROM A STEREOSOUNDS FROM A STEREO VIBRATION CAUSED BY HVAC OR VIBRATION CAUSED BY HVAC OR

OTHER EQUIPMENTOTHER EQUIPMENT MICROWAVESMICROWAVES VISABLE LIGHTVISABLE LIGHT

MASS STRESSORS:MASS STRESSORS:

SMOKESMOKEFUMESFUMESBACTERIABACTERIAINERT PARTICLESINERT PARTICLESSPORES (DRY & SLIMY)SPORES (DRY & SLIMY)GASESGASESVAPORSVAPORS

OCCUPANT OCCUPANT SUSCEPTABILITYSUSCEPTABILITY

CONCENTRATIONS AND CONCENTRATIONS AND EXPOSURE TIME OF EXPOSURE TIME OF STRESSORSSTRESSORS

AGE OF INDIVIDUALAGE OF INDIVIDUAL PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PHYSICAL CONDITION OF

INDIVIDUALINDIVIDUAL BODY TYPEBODY TYPE PSYCHE OF INDIVIDUALPSYCHE OF INDIVIDUAL ABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL TO ABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL TO

CONTROL STRESSORSCONTROL STRESSORS IMMUNO-COMPROMISED IMMUNO-COMPROMISED

INDIVIDUALSINDIVIDUALS CHILDREN, ELDERLY AND CHILDREN, ELDERLY AND

INFIRMED ARE MOSTINFIRMED ARE MOSTSUSCEPTABLESUSCEPTABLE

SUSCEPTABLE TO POOR SUSCEPTABLE TO POOR IAQIAQ

SYMPTOMS OF POOR INDOOR AIR SYMPTOMS OF POOR INDOOR AIR QUALITYQUALITY

HEADACHESHEADACHES FATIGUEFATIGUE SKIN DISORDERSSKIN DISORDERS FEVERFEVER LOSS OF MEMORYLOSS OF MEMORY DROWSINESSDROWSINESS NAUSEANAUSEA UPPER AND LOWER RESPIRATORY PROBLEMSUPPER AND LOWER RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS

PSYCHOSOCIAL PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESSORSSTRESSORS

WORKER RELATIONS WITH OTHER WORKER RELATIONS WITH OTHER WORKERSWORKERS

LABOR-MANAGEMENT CLIMATELABOR-MANAGEMENT CLIMATE JOB SECURITYJOB SECURITY JOB SATISFACTIONJOB SATISFACTION

WHAT CAN CAUSE POOR WHAT CAN CAUSE POOR IAQ?IAQ?

WATER AND WATER VAPOR INTRUSIONWATER AND WATER VAPOR INTRUSION RAIN EVENTS – BUILDING ENVELOPE AND AREA DRAINAGERAIN EVENTS – BUILDING ENVELOPE AND AREA DRAINAGE FROM EMERGENCY LEAKSFROM EMERGENCY LEAKS HVAC – INSUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF OUTSIDE AIR, HVAC – INSUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF OUTSIDE AIR,

NEGATIVE BUILDING PRESSURIZATION, POOR HUMIDITY NEGATIVE BUILDING PRESSURIZATION, POOR HUMIDITY CONTROL & SYSTEM HYGIENE, POOR VENTILATIONCONTROL & SYSTEM HYGIENE, POOR VENTILATION

CANDLES, PLANTS, LITTLE CUTE DESKTOP WATERFALLS, CANDLES, PLANTS, LITTLE CUTE DESKTOP WATERFALLS, REFRIGERATORS, VACUUMS, HUMIDIFYIERS, INCENSE, REFRIGERATORS, VACUUMS, HUMIDIFYIERS, INCENSE, PERFUME AND PEOPLE WHO DON’T BATHE PERFUME AND PEOPLE WHO DON’T BATHE

CONTAMINATES FROM WITHIN AND FROM OUTSIDECONTAMINATES FROM WITHIN AND FROM OUTSIDE PARTICULATESPARTICULATES CHEMICALS, GASSES & VAPORSCHEMICALS, GASSES & VAPORS CRITTERS & BUGSCRITTERS & BUGS POOR PEST CONTROL APPLICATIONSPOOR PEST CONTROL APPLICATIONS

DUST MITEDUST MITE

MOLDSMOLDS

WHAT CAN WE DO TO WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP?HELP?

INCREASE AWARENESSINCREASE AWARENESS REPORT POTENTIAL REPORT POTENTIAL

PROBLEMS PROMPTLYPROBLEMS PROMPTLY CLEAN UP AND DRY OUT CLEAN UP AND DRY OUT

WATER INTRUSION WATER INTRUSION PROMPTLYPROMPTLY

PROPERLY MAINTAIN PROPERLY MAINTAIN EXISTING SYSTEMSEXISTING SYSTEMS

CLEAN UP YOUR MESSCLEAN UP YOUR MESS USE AVAILABLE USE AVAILABLE

RESOURCESRESOURCES WORK SAFELY FOR YOUR WORK SAFELY FOR YOUR

SAKE AND OTHERS SAKE AND OTHERS AROUND YOUAROUND YOU

MORE YOU CAN DO? – MORE YOU CAN DO? – YES!YES!

ALL PERSONNEL SHOULD BE EDUCATED ON WHAT TO ALL PERSONNEL SHOULD BE EDUCATED ON WHAT TO SAY AND SAY AND WHAT NOTWHAT NOT TO SAY TO OCCUPANTS AND TO SAY TO OCCUPANTS AND PARENTS.PARENTS. ““BUILDINGS DON’T GET SICK – PEOPLE DO”BUILDINGS DON’T GET SICK – PEOPLE DO”

MANAGEMENT, DISPATCHERS AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT, DISPATCHERS AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO COMMENTS TECHNICIANS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO COMMENTS MADE BY OCCUPANTS.MADE BY OCCUPANTS.

PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS SHOULD PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS SHOULD BE PROPERLY EDUCATED ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR, HOW BE PROPERLY EDUCATED ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR, HOW AND WHO TO REPORT PROBLEMS TO.AND WHO TO REPORT PROBLEMS TO.

UNDERSTAND PROPER HVAC HYGIENE & HYGIENE UNDERSTAND PROPER HVAC HYGIENE & HYGIENE PROCEDURES.PROCEDURES.

IAQ SUCCESS!IAQ SUCCESS! YOU PLAY AN IMPORTANT YOU PLAY AN IMPORTANT

PART IN CONTROLLING THE PART IN CONTROLLING THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENT OF OTHERS – IN THIS REGARD OTHERS – IN THIS REGARD YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR HEALTH AND WELL THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING. SO – BE BEING. SO – BE RESPONSIBLE!RESPONSIBLE!

““IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE SOLUTION, YOU ARE THE SOLUTION, YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM”PART OF THE PROBLEM”