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EPA
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Guide providing information for homeowners and renters on how to clean up residential mold problems and how to prevent mold growth.
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EPA
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Report telling consumers the risks of radon, how radon gets into a home, and steps consumers can take to reduce radon exposure in their homes.
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Green Building Advisor
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Information sheet about unvented fireplaces and combustion safety.
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ACCA
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Standard providing nationally recognized, manufacturer-endorsed set of inspection tasks for HVAC maintenance.
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CMHC,
Environment Canada
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Document reporting results from a study done to evaluate effects of automotive emissions from attached garages on the indoor environment.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Updated detailed information about Formaldehyde.
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ASHRAE,
American National Standards Institute,
ANSI
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Standard that provides procedures and methods for meeting minimum ventilation and indoor air quality requirements to engineers, design professionals, owners, and jurisdictional authorities where model codes have been adopted. This is the current version of the standard, which was published in the...
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ANSI,
DHA
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Standard detailing the specific requirements for all face, back, and inner ply grades as well as formaldehyde emissions, moisture content, tolerances, sanding, and grade marking. The current version of the standard, published in 2020, can be acquired through a subscription with the ANSI webstore...
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ASTM
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Standard describing methods for installing radon mitigation systems in existing residential buildings three stories or less in height. This version of the standard was published in the year 2021 and is available for preview and purchase at the reference link. Other versions of the standard were...
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperate Extension Service,
CES,
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,
NYSDEC,
Cornell Cooperative Extension,
CCE
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Web-based manual providing guidance for removal and preventing entry of nuisance wildlife.
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Building Science Corporation
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The Builder's Guide provides the building industry with the latest and best practical information on how to apply building science principles to structures as systems in hot-humid climate regions.
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Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit,
PARR,
Gas Technology Institute,
GTI Energy
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Expert meeting focusing on identifying gaps and barriers in combustion safety that need to be addressed by future research, and to develop data-driven technical recommendations for code updates so that a common approach for combustion safety can be adopted by all members of the building energy...
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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This is a guide for establishing smoke-free policies in public housing and multifamily properties.
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DOE
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Information sheet summarizing inspection and testing of combustion appliances taught during the 2006 Florida whole-house weatherization training as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hot Climate Initiative.
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BPI
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Fact sheet that details the steps needed to perform a combustion appliance safety inspection to determine if fossil fuel-fired appliances are operating safely under a depressurized condition.
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HUD
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Brochure helping homeowners identify hazards, work with contractors to remove the hazards, help ensure the work is done properly, and educate when they can return safely to the home.
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EPA
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Report telling consumers how radon gets into a home and how to reduce radon entry into a home.
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CRI
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Webpage containing downloadable fact sheets covering carpet-related topics including Indoor Air Quality, Asthma and Allergy, Cleaning Products, and Environmental Sustainability.
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CSA International,
CSA Group
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Standard covering provisions for electrically operated single- and multiple-station carbon monoxide (CO) alarming devices used in various types of residential occupancies to protect against acute effects of exposure to CO. This version of the standard, originally published in 2001 and revised in...
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CSA Group
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Standard covering provisions for electrically operated single- and multiple-station carbon monoxide (CO) alarming devices used in various types of residential occupancies to protect against acute effects of exposure to CO. This version of the standard, originally published in 2017 and revised in...
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National Research Council Canada,
NRC
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Article discussing the causes of wood decay and moisture issues.
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Scientific Certification Systems (SCS)
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Standard supporting indoor air quality performance by producers, purchasers and policy makers to improve the environmental performance of products and services.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
LBNL
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Report on the performance of range hood exhaust fans.
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BA-PIRC,
Florida Solar Energy Center,
FSEC
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Report outlining how Smart ventilation controls (SVC) balance energy consumption, comfort, and IAQ by optimizing mechanical ventilation operation to reduce the heating and/or cooling loads, improve management of indoor moisture, and maintain IAQ equivalence according to ASHRAE 62.2.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Report presenting the results from several demonstrations of a new method for sealing building envelop air leaks.
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EPA
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Detailed information about Formaldehyde including health effects and strategies to reduce exposure.
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CMHC,
Environment Canada
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Results from a research program testing airtightness, implications of air leakage and contaminant reduction over the garage-to-house interface.
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CRI
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Document describing the emissions criteria for carpets, cushions, and adhesives to qualify as those with low volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions under the Carpet and Rug Institute's Green Label Plus Indoor Air Quality Testing Program.
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Green Seal
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Standards for paints and coatings.
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GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
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Standard describing GREENGUARD Emission Criteria for use with GREENGUARD Certification Program for Low Emitting Products.
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HUD,
CDC,
EPA,
FEMA,
OSHA
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Guidance from HUD for volunteer team leaders, project managers and supervisors who work in recovery and rebuilding after natural disasters.
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EPA
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Report about opportunities for ventilation when traditional methods are limited by weather conditions or by contaminants in the outdoor air.
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OSH,
NCCDPHP,
CDC
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Webpage that describes health problems that can be caused by secondhand smoke.
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NCEH,
DEHSP,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
HHS,
CDC
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This manual is designed for state and local healthy homes programs that are working to reduce secondhand smoke exposure in multiunit housing. The manual provides field-tested strategies, recommendations, best practices, and tools.
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EPA
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This publication provides a set of best practices for improving indoor air quality in conjunction with energy upgrade work in homes.
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Aspen Publishers
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Report with information for builders and retrofitters to help eliminate hazards and coincidental energy losses that come from attached garages.
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EPA
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Companion document to the Indoor airPLUS Construction Specifications, providing guidance on identifying compliant products, including industry databases and examples of product labeling.
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ORNL,
Advanced Energy
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Report outlining results from a 2005 hygrothermal pilot study in the South.
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Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association
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Book providing project management guidance in maintaining satisfactory indoor air quality (IAQ) of occupied buildings undergoing renovation or construction.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSD
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Report discussing the importance of durability and energy efficiency in building construction.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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This research study used pollutant measurements, home inspections, diagnostic testing and occupant surveys to assess IAQ in 24 new or deeply retrofitted homes designed to be high performance green buildings in California.
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EPA
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Document outlining specifications that were developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to recognize new homes equipped with a comprehensive set of indoor air quality (IAQ) features.
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New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Website providing information about rodents and how to prevent rodent entry in homes.
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EPA
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Source for information about Carbon Monoxide including health effects and measures to reduce exposure.
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EPA
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EPA’s 2008 Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule (as amended in 2010 and 2011), aims to protect the public from lead-based paint hazards associated with renovation, repair and painting activities.
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ASHI Reporter
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Article describing how to properly manage condensing HVAC equipment.
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PARR,
Indoor Climate Research and Training,
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Report on the impact of air sealing between the foundation and the living space on radon transport reduction across the foundation and living space floor assembly at fifteen home.
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Building Science Corporation,
BSC
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Building science insight into crawlspaces.
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NFPA
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Standard containing requirements for carbon monoxide (CO) detection and warning equipment intended to protect lives by warning occupants of the presence of CO in sufficient time to allow occupants to escape or take other appropriate action.
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EPA
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Website from the EPA containing information for homeowners and renters about how to identify asbestos in the home and how to deal with it to reduce exposure to it.