Resources

Airing it Out 

By Ted Fitzemeyer

Proper maintenance can help schools eliminate the unseen culprits that endanger indoor air quality....

Lawsuits in the Air 

By Larry Hays

IAQ was once merely an engineering concern, but school administrators also should treat it as a health and potential legal issue....

A Blueprint for IAQ 

Arif Quaraishi and Tom Kapfer

More and more educational facility managers and administrators are having to confront indoor air quality (IAQ) issues. It can be a complex problem, involving...

An Air of Concern 

Walter W. Gembala

Often, the problems that cannot be seen in school facilities are the ones that create the most difficulty. One such problem is the indoor air in classrooms,...

A Clean Bill of Health 

Renovation activities can create indoor air quality (IAQ) problems through normal construction processes that distribute existing materials, as well as...

An Air of Concern 

Terry E. Singer, Tanja Shonkwiler and David Birr

Indoor air quality problems, if left unaddressed, can create havoc for school administrators and lead to possible litigation.During the last decade, substantial...

Going Straight to the Source 

Gary N. Crawford

School administrators frequently hear complaints from staff and community about health problems that are alleged to be caused by school buildings. Complaints...

Prescribing a Cure 

Bruce Bomier

"Helplessness" and "confusion" are words that easily come to mind when the issue of sick building syndrome is mentioned. It is a problem that does not...