Sentences with phrase «as indoor environmental quality»

LEED ® provides benchmarks for the design, construction and operation of a property and covers site makeup, building materials, water and energy efficiency as well as indoor environmental quality.

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Healthy Schools Network recommends simple activities such as: • Adopting Guiding Principles of School Environmental Quality as a policy for your School; • Distributing information related to Green Cleaning or Indoor Air Quality (IAQ); • Writing a letter or visiting your Principal or Facility Director to ask about cleaning products or pest control products; • Walking around your school: looking for water stains, cracks in outside walls, broken windows or steps, and overflowing dumpsters that are health & safety problems that need attention.

The indoor environmental quality measured in green buildings is better compared to typical buildings and, as a result, occupants have less exposure to allergens, pollutants and environmental contaminants such as the harmful gas formaldehyde found in some building materials.

Environmental problems, such as poor indoor air quality (IAQ), also are found in many urban schools.

The district also uses initiatives such as the Environmental Protection Agency's «Tools for Schools» program to help correct or prevent problems with indoor air quality.

As educators developed greater understanding of environmental conditions that affect a school facility, building upgrades also took into account the need for proper acoustics and good indoor air quality into the discussion about building improvements.

Certification is based on such benchmarks as water savings, energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality.

The benefits of green homes include: • Lower operational costs than conventional homes due to greater energy and water efficiency, which can result in lower utility bills; • High quality construction, since green label requirements for building materials and techniques often go beyond standard building codes; • More comfortable and stable indoor temperatures; • Healthier indoor air quality; and • Other features that reduce environmental impact such as proximity to parks, shops and transit.

Areas of study will include the impact on humans from environmental factors such as lighting, noise, air quality and temperature, as well as products and technologies that are used to create and furnish indoor spaces.

Volatile organic compounds are chemicals that evaporate during and after the painting process and may impact indoor air quality, according to the Environmental Protection Agency and sources such as Berkeley Lab.

We have performed over 7,000 MOLD and HOME inspections, as well as providing specialized testing for: thermal imaging, EMF / RF, Mycotoxins, ERMI, VOC, allergens, bacteria and other indoor air quality environmental issues.