2. INDOOR AIR QUALITY NOT REALLY A NEW CONCERN OR ISSUE PREHISTORIC CAVES WERE FOUND TO HAVE VENTILATION PROVISIONS 1 ST ”CODE” IN THE EARLY 1600’S YABBADABBADOO!

3. OUTSIDE AIR QUALITY OZONE LAYER o-zone / o’zon n 1. form of oxygen, (O 3), having marked oxidation properties, produced by the discharge of electricity through air or oxygen, chiefly used in bleaching and in purifying water.

4. INDOOR AIR QUALITY AWARENESS -BY ALLEN HENDERSON IAQ INVESTIGATIONS IAQ INVESTIGATIONS FROM COMPLAINTS FROM COMPLAINTS BEING PROACTIVE BEING PROACTIVE CODES, STANDARDS & GUIDELINES CODES, STANDARDS & GUIDELINES NYC DEPT. OF HEALTH NYC DEPT. OF HEALTH TEXAS IS IN THE “MOLD BELT” TEXAS IS IN THE “MOLD BELT”

5. INDOOR AIR QUALITY Acceptable indoor air is defined by ASHRAE: Acceptable indoor air is defined by ASHRAE: “AIR IN WHICH THERE ARE NO KNOWN CONTAMINATES AT HARMFUL CONCENTRATIONS AND WHICH A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY (USUALLY 80%) OF THE PEOPLE EXPOSED DO NOT EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION” “AIR IN WHICH THERE ARE NO KNOWN CONTAMINATES AT HARMFUL CONCENTRATIONS AND WHICH A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY (USUALLY 80%) OF THE PEOPLE EXPOSED DO NOT EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION” -ASHRAE 62-1999 -ASHRAE 62-1999

6. POOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY = PEOPLE EXPRESS DISSATISFACTION DUE TO STRESSORS (ENERGY AND MASS) ENERGY STRESSORS ENERGY STRESSORS SOUNDS FROM A STEREO SOUNDS FROM A STEREO VIBRATION CAUSED BY HVAC OR OTHER EQUIPMENT VIBRATION CAUSED BY HVAC OR OTHER EQUIPMENT MICROWAVES MICROWAVES VISABLE LIGHT VISABLE LIGHT

7. MASS STRESSORS: SMOKE SMOKE FUMES FUMES BACTERIA BACTERIA INERT PARTICLES INERT PARTICLES SPORES (DRY & SLIMY) SPORES (DRY & SLIMY) GASES GASES VAPORS VAPORS

9. OCCUPANT SUSCEPTABILITY CONCENTRATIONS AND EXPOSURE TIME OF STRESSORS CONCENTRATIONS AND EXPOSURE TIME OF STRESSORS AGE OF INDIVIDUAL AGE OF INDIVIDUAL PHYSICAL CONDITION OF INDIVIDUAL PHYSICAL CONDITION OF INDIVIDUAL BODY TYPE BODY TYPE PSYCHE OF INDIVIDUAL PSYCHE OF INDIVIDUAL ABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL TO CONTROL STRESSORS ABILITY OF INDIVIDUAL TO CONTROL STRESSORS IMMUNO-COMPROMISED INDIVIDUALS IMMUNO-COMPROMISED INDIVIDUALS CHILDREN, ELDERLY AND INFIRMED ARE MOST CHILDREN, ELDERLY AND INFIRMED ARE MOSTSUSCEPTABLE

10. SUSCEPTABLE TO POOR IAQ

11. SYMPTOMS OF POOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY HEADACHES HEADACHES FATIGUE FATIGUE SKIN DISORDERS SKIN DISORDERS FEVER FEVER LOSS OF MEMORY LOSS OF MEMORY DROWSINESS DROWSINESS NAUSEA NAUSEA UPPER AND LOWER RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS UPPER AND LOWER RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS

12. PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESSORS WORKER RELATIONS WITH OTHER WORKERS WORKER RELATIONS WITH OTHER WORKERS LABOR-MANAGEMENT CLIMATE LABOR-MANAGEMENT CLIMATE JOB SECURITY JOB SECURITY JOB SATISFACTION JOB SATISFACTION

13. WHAT CAN CAUSE POOR IAQ? WATER AND WATER VAPOR INTRUSION WATER AND WATER VAPOR INTRUSION RAIN EVENTS – BUILDING ENVELOPE AND AREA DRAINAGE RAIN EVENTS – BUILDING ENVELOPE AND AREA DRAINAGE FROM EMERGENCY LEAKS FROM EMERGENCY LEAKS HVAC – INSUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF OUTSIDE AIR, NEGATIVE BUILDING PRESSURIZATION, POOR HUMIDITY CONTROL & SYSTEM HYGIENE, POOR VENTILATION HVAC – INSUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF OUTSIDE AIR, NEGATIVE BUILDING PRESSURIZATION, POOR HUMIDITY CONTROL & SYSTEM HYGIENE, POOR VENTILATION CANDLES, PLANTS, LITTLE CUTE DESKTOP WATERFALLS, REFRIGERATORS, VACUUMS, HUMIDIFYIERS, INCENSE, PERFUME AND PEOPLE WHO DON’T BATHE CANDLES, PLANTS, LITTLE CUTE DESKTOP WATERFALLS, REFRIGERATORS, VACUUMS, HUMIDIFYIERS, INCENSE, PERFUME AND PEOPLE WHO DON’T BATHE CONTAMINATES FROM WITHIN AND FROM OUTSIDE CONTAMINATES FROM WITHIN AND FROM OUTSIDE PARTICULATES PARTICULATES CHEMICALS, GASSES & VAPORS CHEMICALS, GASSES & VAPORS CRITTERS & BUGS CRITTERS & BUGS POOR PEST CONTROL APPLICATIONS POOR PEST CONTROL APPLICATIONS

14. DUST MITE

15. MOLDS

16. WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP? INCREASE AWARENESS INCREASE AWARENESS REPORT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS PROMPTLY REPORT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS PROMPTLY CLEAN UP AND DRY OUT WATER INTRUSION PROMPTLY CLEAN UP AND DRY OUT WATER INTRUSION PROMPTLY PROPERLY MAINTAIN EXISTING SYSTEMS PROPERLY MAINTAIN EXISTING SYSTEMS CLEAN UP YOUR MESS CLEAN UP YOUR MESS USE AVAILABLE RESOURCES USE AVAILABLE RESOURCES WORK SAFELY FOR YOUR SAKE AND OTHERS AROUND YOU WORK SAFELY FOR YOUR SAKE AND OTHERS AROUND YOU

17. MORE YOU CAN DO? – YES! ALL PERSONNEL SHOULD BE EDUCATED ON WHAT TO SAY AND WHAT NOT TO SAY TO OCCUPANTS AND PARENTS. ALL PERSONNEL SHOULD BE EDUCATED ON WHAT TO SAY AND WHAT NOT TO SAY TO OCCUPANTS AND PARENTS. “BUILDINGS DON’T GET SICK – PEOPLE DO” “BUILDINGS DON’T GET SICK – PEOPLE DO” MANAGEMENT, DISPATCHERS AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO COMMENTS MADE BY OCCUPANTS. MANAGEMENT, DISPATCHERS AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO COMMENTS MADE BY OCCUPANTS. PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS SHOULD BE PROPERLY EDUCATED ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR, HOW AND WHO TO REPORT PROBLEMS TO. PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS SHOULD BE PROPERLY EDUCATED ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR, HOW AND WHO TO REPORT PROBLEMS TO. UNDERSTAND PROPER HVAC HYGIENE & HYGIENE PROCEDURES. UNDERSTAND PROPER HVAC HYGIENE & HYGIENE PROCEDURES.

18. IAQ SUCCESS! YOU PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN CONTROLLING THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT OF OTHERS – IN THIS REGARD YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING. SO – BE RESPONSIBLE! YOU PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN CONTROLLING THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT OF OTHERS – IN THIS REGARD YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING. SO – BE RESPONSIBLE! “IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE SOLUTION, YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM” “IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE SOLUTION, YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM”