Tag: clean air
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Multiple Rooftop “Package” Ventilation Units as Compared to Enclosed or Penthouse Ventilation Systems for Schools
Multiple Rooftop “Package” Ventilation Units as Compared to Enclosed or Penthouse Ventilation Systems for Schools a report prepared by CASLE for the N.S. Department of Education. January 20, 1999 edited for our website, February, 2001 Edit: April 2016 This report marked a huge advancement in the quality of ventilation systems for new schools in Nova…
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Gas Stove Emissions Worsen Asthma Symptoms in Young Children
Gas Stove Emissions Worsen Asthma Symptoms in Young Children October 13, 2008 Johns Hopkins scientists report that high levels of a noxious gas from stoves can be added to the list of indoor pollutants that aggravate asthma symptoms of inner city children, especially preschoolers. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), an irritating and toxic form of nitrogen oxide…
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About Ventilation Standards
About Ventilation Standards 2000 According to current minimum standards for indoor air quality, it is acceptable if up to 20% of adult building occupants are unsatisfied. Tang Lee, Professor of Building Science, University of Calgary tells us, “The Canadian building code references ASHRAE 62-1989 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. Applying this standard to students…
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Healthy School Design and Construction – 2003
HEALTHY SCHOOL DESIGN and CONSTRUCTION Healthy Schools Construction Committee July, 2003 Acknowledgments: We would like to acknowledge the contributions of the following individuals. Tang Lee, Architect, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Art McLaughlin, P.Eng. Environmental Specialist, OCL Group-Environmental Management Consultants, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Gary Oberg, M.D., physician/author Ch 16, The healthy School…
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The Economics of good Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
THE ECONOMICS OF GOOD IAQ Tedd Nathanson Senior Engineer, Building Air Quality Public Works and Government Services Canada Ottawa Canada K1A 0M2 INTRODUCTION Salary dollars are the single, most important cost in an office building, being more than two orders of magnitude (100 times) more than energy costs and more than ten times building design…
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Book Review: The Toxic Schoolhouse
Book Review: The Toxic Schoolhouse, edited by Madeleine Kangsen Scammell and Charles Levenstein Updated: 04/11/2014 Book Review: The Toxic Schoolhouse Baywood Publishing Company, Amityville, New York, http://baywood.com, edited by Madeleine Kangsen Scammell and Charles Levenstein, 2014. Parents should be able to assume that school buildings are healthy places for children, but The Toxic Schoolhouse reveals the…
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Kids’ Rights to Clean Air
The Northwest Clean Air Agency is responsible for ensuring compliance with federal, state and local air quality regulations in Island, Skagit and Whatcom counties. The agency also sponsors voluntary programs to further improve air quality.
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Introduction to North West Clean Air Agency – The air we breathe
The Northwest Clean Air Agency is responsible for ensuring compliance with federal, state and local air quality regulations in Island, Skagit and Whatcom counties. The agency also sponsors voluntary programs to further improve air quality.