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Explore this extensive library of building science guidance including research reports from DOE’s Building America program as well as hundreds of other articles, fact sheets, webpages, and reference documents related to constructing and renovating homes.

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A New Approach to Ventilation of High Rise Apartments

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Author(s)
Handegord Gustav O
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Organization(s)
Ontario Building Envelope Council
Description
Paper discussing innovative strategies for improving ventilation systems in high-rise apartment buildings, focusing on compartmentalization and controlling stack effect pressures to enhance indoor air quality and energy efficiency published in the Proceedings of the Eighth Conference on Building...

Air Infiltration from Attached Garages in Canadian Houses

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Author(s)
Fugler Don
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Organization(s)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation,
CMHC,
Environment Canada,
Health Canada,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
Document reporting results from a study done to evaluate effects of automotive emissions from attached garages on the indoor environment.

Air Quality Sensor Performance Evaluation Center

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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
U.S. EPA
Description
Website describing indoor air quality, and common indoor pollutants and how to reduce exposure to them.

Air Sensor Technology and Indoor Air Quality

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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
U.S. EPA
Description
Article describing technologies available for monitoring indoor air quality (IAQ).

Air Sensors International Conference

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Author(s)
University of California
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Organization(s)
University of California Davis
Description
Website describing archived program inforamtion for the Air Sensors International Conference, hosted by the University of California, Davis.

ASHRAE Position Document on Indoor Carbon Dioxide

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Author(s)
American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers
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Organization(s)
ASHRAE
Description
Document describing recent discussions on indoor carbon dioxide (CO 2) levels.

Attached Garages and Indoor Air Quality

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Author(s)
Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre
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Organization(s)
AIVC
Description
Report describing information for builders and retrofitters about eliminating hazards and coincidental energy losses that come from attached garages.

Factsheet: What is Indoor Air Quality?

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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
U.S. EPA
Description
Fact sheet describing indoor air quality (IAQ), including information on common sources of indoor air pollutants and best practices for improving IAQ.

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
U.S. EPA
Description
Webpage describing indoor air quality.

Particulate Matter (PM) Basics

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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
U.S. EPA
Description
Article describing particulate matter (PM), what it is, how it can be harmful, and what can be done about it.

Particulate Matter (PM) Pollution

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Author(s)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
U.S. EPA
Description
Website describing particulate matter (PM) pollution.