Indoor Environmental Consultants (IEC) provides indoor air quality (IAQ) services to help assure compliance with air quality standards and identify issues impacting IAQ. IEC offers baseline IAQ testing including air sampling, HVAC inspections, and environmental monitoring. They also provide reactive services to identify and address existing IAQ problems. Additional services include LEED consulting, IAQ awareness training, and mold prevention programs. IEC's goal is to help maintain acceptable indoor air quality and reduce risks to occupant health from indoor pollutants.
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a term which refers to the air quality within and around buildings and structures, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants.
DwellSmart - Improving Indoor Air QualityDwellSmart
Learn about measures and methods to improve indoor air quality. This presentation covers LEED points available for IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality) and key steps to avoid and mitigate environmental toxins.
The attached powerpoint presentation deals with the Indoor Air Quality Management regarding the subject Air Pollution and Control Engineering - Open Elective for Anna University Affiliated Institutions.
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a term which refers to the air quality within and around buildings and structures, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants.
DwellSmart - Improving Indoor Air QualityDwellSmart
Learn about measures and methods to improve indoor air quality. This presentation covers LEED points available for IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality) and key steps to avoid and mitigate environmental toxins.
The attached powerpoint presentation deals with the Indoor Air Quality Management regarding the subject Air Pollution and Control Engineering - Open Elective for Anna University Affiliated Institutions.
Indoor Air Quality -- The Basics And MoreMartyRayToo
This presentation covers the basics of Indoor Air Quality -- and much more. From actinomycetes to VOCs, we hope you find this primer on IAQ to be useful and informative. (c) 2002-2011 Michaels Engineering Inc.
Task
We are required to select a building as a case study project.
Observe the building services systems taught in this module.
The case study building - PKNS Complex, Shah Alam
USGBC LEED and Indoor Air Quality John P. Lapotaire, CIEC, Microshield IAQJohn P. Lapotaire, CIEC.
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John P. Lapotaire, CIEC
Microshield Environmental Services, LLC.
www.Microshield-ES.com
Indoor Air Quality Monitoring and Assessment for Companies to Understand the current indoor air quality problems in the industry.
This will help us to:
Taking necessary action to reduce poor indoor air quality
Planning for the future to reduce indoor air pollution
Presentation made for the city and town planning officers, Centre for Climate Change and Environment Advisory, Dr. MCR-HRD IAP, by Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy
Indoor Air Quality -- The Basics And MoreMartyRayToo
This presentation covers the basics of Indoor Air Quality -- and much more. From actinomycetes to VOCs, we hope you find this primer on IAQ to be useful and informative. (c) 2002-2011 Michaels Engineering Inc.
Task
We are required to select a building as a case study project.
Observe the building services systems taught in this module.
The case study building - PKNS Complex, Shah Alam
USGBC LEED and Indoor Air Quality John P. Lapotaire, CIEC, Microshield IAQJohn P. Lapotaire, CIEC.
USGBC LEED v3, A look at the now LEED requierments and their impact on the indoor environment. Improved Indoor Air Quality should be a common goal for all Green Buildings.
John P. Lapotaire, CIEC
Microshield Environmental Services, LLC.
www.Microshield-ES.com
Indoor Air Quality Monitoring and Assessment for Companies to Understand the current indoor air quality problems in the industry.
This will help us to:
Taking necessary action to reduce poor indoor air quality
Planning for the future to reduce indoor air pollution
Presentation made for the city and town planning officers, Centre for Climate Change and Environment Advisory, Dr. MCR-HRD IAP, by Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy
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Australian indoor environment rating tools, and the future of building health...Michael Taranto
Presentation to AIRAH 2016 - The Future of HVAC
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Checking the quality of air in the newly constructed dwelling in UK is a mandatory procedure Are you looking for a certified air quality company in UK? Southern Assessors are the best air quality consultants, Air testing should be performed by well certified persons under Building Regulations.For more information contact us.
Florida Green Home Building and Indoor Air Quality, John P. Lapotaire, CIEC,...John P. Lapotaire, CIEC.
Green Building in Florida' and the Indoor Air Quality Challenges of a Humid Climate. An Introduction to Residential Indoor Air Quality for Florida Home Building Professionals.
John P. Lapotaire, CIEC
Microshield Environmental Services, LLC www.Microshield-ES.com
Florida Green Home Building & Indoor Air Quality, John P. Lapotaire, CIEC John P. Lapotaire, CIEC.
Green Building in Florida' and the Indoor Air Quality Challenges of a Humid Climate. An Introduction to Residential Indoor Air Quality for Florida Home Building Professionals.
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Microshield Environmental Services, LLC www.Microshield-ES.com
ProService indoor air quality for Hospitals & HealthcareMohamed Ramadan
Indoor Air Quality Management:
Air duct cleaning.
Air duct disinfection.
Air coils cleaning.
Air coils disinfection.
Air handling systems cleaning.
Air handling systems disinfection .
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MicroShield Environmental Services provides a presentation reviewing their approach to Indoor Air Quality and Green Building.
Presentation by John P. Lapotaire, CIEC
for Lake and Sumnter County Home Builders Association.
Indoor Air Quality
As people encounter more chemicals at home, at school and at work, it is critical we use New Science to understand potential hazards and minimize adverse health effects.
Inside this journal:
Air Quality Databases, Paint and VOCs, Semi-VOCs, Environmental Chamber To Go
About New Science Journals:
This journal is part of New Science, dedicated to showcasing how UL is advancing and innovating safety in our fast changing world through the demonstration of fundamental discovery, testing methodologies and equipment, procedures, software and standards.
Directed at: Manufacturers, retailers, built environment professionals, policy and other influencers, service professionals, press/media
ProService Indoor Air Quality profile for hotelsMohamed Ramadan
Indoor Air Quality Management:
Air duct cleaning.
Air duct disinfection.
Air coils cleaning.
Air coils disinfection.
Air handling systems cleaning.
Air handling systems disinfection .
Opira - Indoor Air Quality Risk Management PlanningOpira_Australia
Poor indoor air quality can impact the health and wellbeing of your building's occupants. This slide deck runs through the key factors that need to be considered when implementing an indoor air quality risk management plan.
Particulate Matter and Indoor Air Quality
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While Delhi gets moving on its ambitious plan to restrain the number of passenger vehicles on its roads in a desperate bid to improve its air quality
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June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
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Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
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http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
2. The News
Several studies by EPA, states, and
independent scientific panels have
consistently ranked indoor air pollution as
an important environmental health
problem.
3. The Good News
Indoor Environmental Consultants (IEC) can help
you in all your Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) needs.
4. Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and
Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) defines
acceptable IAQ as “air in which there are no known
contaminants at harmful concentrations as
determined by cognizant authorities and with which
a substantial majority (80% or more) of the people
exposed do not express dissatisfaction.
(ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010, Ventilation for
Acceptable Indoor Air Quality)
5. Why is Indoor Air Quality Important?
EPA Statement:
Indoor air quality is a major concern to businesses,
building managers, tenants, and employees because
it can impact the health, comfort, well being, and
productivity of building occupants.
6. Why is Indoor Air Quality Important?
Most Americans spend up to 90% of their time
indoors and many spend most of their working hours
in an office environment. Studies conducted by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and
others show that indoor environments sometimes
can have levels of pollutants that are actually higher
than levels found outside.
Pollutants in our indoor environment can increase
the risk of illness.
7. Can better air quality reduce your buildings
operating costs?
A proactive approach to indoor air quality (IAQ) can
save money through improved heating and cooling
efficiencies; improved office environment, occupant
morale, and increased employee productivity.
8. Can better air quality reduce your
buildings operating costs?
IAQ affects occupant health, comfort, and productivity,
and in some cases even building usability, all of which
can have significant economic impacts for building
owners and occupants.
While it is hard to put firm numbers on these benefits,
there is increasing evidence of measurable productivity
increases and reduced absentee rates in spaces with
better IAQ. In considering the economics of IAQ, it is
important to note that the salaries of building occupants
are the largest cost associated with building operation,
over passing energy by a factor of 50 or even 100.
9. Can better air quality reduce your
buildings operating costs?
To think about:
If you are a property manager, improved IAQ will
also help make your building more
marketable to prospective tenants.
10. Proactive approach
A Pro-Active approach is to assess your building
to identify factors or conditions that could negatively
impact indoor air quality, including mold growth or
water intrusion and to conduct air sampling to
assure compliance with recognized standards for
IAQ.
11. Proactive approach
By taking a proactive approach, building
management can lessen the chance that problems
will occur and be ready to deal with IAQ issues when
they do arise.
12. Our Mission IEC
To help you to assure compliance with maximum
indoor pollutant concentrations and to identify any
issue that can have major impact on IAQ.
This is why as a joint venture we offer for your peace
of mind, the following services:
13. BASELINE IAQ TESTING
HVAC System Verification:
To assure compliance with recognized standards for
indoor air quality including ASHRAE Standard 62-
2010 or latest version, verify the performance of each
HVAC system including space temperature and
space humidity uniformity and outside air quantity.
14. BASELINE lAQ TESTING
Air Sampling:
Collect air samples during normal business hours,
with building operating at normal HVAC rates for:
- Sample and record outside air levels of
formaldehyde and TVOC contaminants at outside air
intake simultaneously with indoor tests to establish
basis of comparison for these contaminant levels.
Indoor testing will be done in the breathing zone;
between 3' and 6' from the floor.
16. BASELINE lAQ TESTING
Air-O-Cell samples, in order to ascertain levels of air
borne particles such as opaque particles, skin cell
fragments, dust and fibers.
17. BASELINE lAQ TESTING
HVAC System Inspection:
Cleaning and hygiene condition assessment
including the AHU’s and Ductwork.
Note: Maintaining clean heating, ventilation and air-
conditioning (HVAC) systems is an important part of
sustaining acceptable indoor air quality (IAQ).
18. BASELINE lAQ TESTING
HVAC System Inspection:
Filtration System assessment including; filter
installation; integrity, efficiency and replacement
schedule.
Drain pan operation and condition.
19. BASELINE IAQ TESTING
HVAC System Inspection:
Identification of visible contamination sources;
internal insulation, fan, coil and other internal
components
Condition and physical integrity of the housing,
components and surfaces.
Fresh air intake location.
20. HVAC System Inspection
This inspection of the AHU’s will be conducted
according to the NADCA ACR 2006 Standard
“Assessment, Cleaning and Restoration of HVAC
Systems” and the guidelines published in the
Inspection Manual of Air Conditioning Systems
“Procedures for Assessing the Cleanliness of
Commercial HVAC Systems”
21. Building Checklist
Use, Occupancy, Outdoor Sources, Water Damage
and Fire Damage events, Renovations, Pest Control
and Cleaning Practices.
Visual inspection of the plenum area to determine
the presence or absence of microbial contamination
and/or any other contaminants.
22. Building Checklist
Visual inspection of structural components to
determine the presence or absence of microbial
contamination or water damage (ceiling tiles,
gypsum board, etc.).
Water activity (%) sampling at hydroscopic buildings
materials.
24. Can we help you in a Reactive approach?
Yes
A reactive approach is a situation in which you
attempt to identify and solve indoor air quality
problems which are occurring.
We can help you to identify the problem, its cause
and by designing the mitigation protocol. It is
important to understand that attempting to correct
IAQ problems without understanding the cause of
those problems can be both ineffective and
expensive.
25. Can we help you in a Reactive approach?
We can also help you pre-qualifying the remediation
contractor and to act as a project manager if you
request so.
26. Other Services Available
Renovation and Construction Impact on IAQ
Guidelines
Any construction or renovation activity can be
considered a source of indoor air pollutants and
potential contributor to IAQ problems. These
activities have the potential to impact occupants
both in new buildings where work is ongoing after
some areas are occupied and in old buildings under
renovation or reconfiguration projects.
27. Renovation and Construction Impact on
IAQ Guidelines
The best time to address the effects of renovation
and repair on IAQ is in the planning stage. Many
methods are available to maintain IAQ during
demolition, construction or renovation and we can
help you to establish the necessary guidelines
to minimize the impact of the works on the
occupied areas.
28. Consulting services for U.S. Green Building Council, LEED,
Indoor Environmental Quality prerequisites and credits
Our technical consulting team provides
consultation for best practices on how to
achieve your indoor environmental quality
goals during the construction phase
29. USGBC, LEED, Indoor Environmental
Quality (IEQ) prerequisites and credits
and/or our trained field staff conducts on-site
building IEQ commissioning through a baseline IAQ
testing after construction ends and prior to
occupancy using testing protocols consistent with the
USEPA Compendium of Methods for the
Determination of Air Pollutants in Indoor Air.
30. Indoor Air Quality Awareness Program
Designed to provide information and training to your
key personnel and employees in how to properly
maintain your facilities in order to ensure a healthy
indoor environment.
31. Mold Awareness Program
Designed to provide information and training your
key personnel and employees to limit mold related
issues and property damage due to mold and water
intrusion. This program also provides guidance in
the event of a moisture or mold incident.