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A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home

2012

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPA

Guide providing information for homeowners and renters on how to clean up residential mold problems and how to prevent mold growth.

Experimental Evaluation of Installed Cooking Exhaust Fan Performance

2010

Singer Brett C,

Delp William W,

Apte Michael G

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,

LBNL

Report on the performance of range hood exhaust fans.

Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program Rules

2010

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPA

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.

Mold

2012

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPA

Online course describing mold and mold remediation for environmental and public health professionals.

Paints, Coatings, Stains, and Sealers

2010

Green Seal

Standards for paints and coatings.

Retrofit Techniques and Technologies: Air Sealing, Volume 10

2010

Baechler Michael C,

et al.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,

PNNL,

Oak Ridge National Laboratory,

ORNL,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Report identifying the steps to take, with the help of a qualified home performance contractor, to seal unwanted air leaks while ensuring healthy levels of ventilation and avoiding sources of indoor air pollution.

Standard Practice for the Testing of Volatile Organic Emissions from Various Sources Using Small-Scale Environmental Chambers Version 1.1 (California 01350)

2010

Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control

California Department of Public Health (CDHP)

Detailed requirements for testing, exposure modeling, and allowable limits for modeled indoor air concentrations.

Strategy Guideline: Mitigation of Retrofit Risk Factors

2012

Berman Mark,

Smith Pepper,

Porse Erik

Alliance for Residential Building Innovation,

ARBI,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL,

Davis Energy Group,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Document targeting retrofit program managers, retrofit contractors, policy makers, academic researchers, and non-governmental organizations that work to realize energy savings from home energy upgrades (HEUs).