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Indoor Environmental Quality articles and green building products - temperature, acoustics, white sound, ventilation, ASHRAE, filtration, and concerns about mold are just a few topics covered in this section.

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The Business Case for Green Buildings 2008
By: Jerry Yudelson - Friday, December 14, 2007
Source: Yudelson Associates

As we round the bend and head for home in 2007, I want to recap how the business case for green buildings has unfolded this year and to forecast how it is likely to develop in 2008. To sum up 2007 in a nutshell: the business community has totally bought into green buildings. That’s it, end of discussion.

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Green Cleaning Expert Comments on NJ Mandate
By: Steven Ashkin - Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Source: Author, President
Stephen P. Ashkin, president of Bloomington, IN- based The Ashkin Group – and a Green cleaning expert – applauds New Jersey Governor Richard J. Codey’s executive order mandating the purchasing of environmentally friendly cleaning products by all state agencies. A trend to come.

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Air Barriers are Essential – How to Determine the Right Air Barrier for You
By: Lisa Petsko - Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Source: Air Barrier Assoc.
EDnote: You've probably walked through many different air barriers. Costco and many refrigerated vans have strips of plastic that hang down to preserve temperature. Some stores have a canister over their entry that shoots a fine air screen at high pressure to keep out heat or keep in cool. Many air barriers are what a trade off, they are not necessarily a green product, but their function is green, i.e. saving BTU's. A little lesson in different types of other air barriers follows.

Use of ASHRAE Standard 62.1 in IMC Would Provide Lower Costs
By: Jodi Dunlop - Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Source: ASHRAE
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of 55,000 persons. Its sole objective is to advance through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world.

Beware Companies Promoting Incinerators-In-Disguise!
By: Jon Dougal - Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Source: Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives
The waste industry has launched a massive effort to site incineration-like technologies for hazardous waste, solid waste (garbage), medical waste, and tires.

Where the Roads End
By: T.A. Barron - Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Source: Tom Paine Common Sense
The United States still has a bounty of unprotected roadless areas totaling almost 60 million acres. That amounts to one acre for every five people in this country. It is a precious gift, that open land, both for ourselves and for future generations. The great question we face today is whether we will keep it — or squander it.

Changes to ASHRAE Standard 62.1 Ventilation Rates Proposed
By: Jodi Dunlop - Tuesday, April 4, 2006
Source: ASHRAE
Ventilation requirements for high-rise residential buildings are among changes being proposed for ASHRAE’s indoor air quality standard.

ASHRAE Studies Impact of Ventilation on Health
By: Jodi Dunlop - Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Source: ASHRAE
As usual ASHRAE doing a great job on IEQ.

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