Managing Indoor Air Quality, Fifth Edition

By: H.E. Burroughs, Shirley J. Hansen

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Hardcover | 25 April 2011 | Edition Number 5

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Finding solutions to indoor air quality problems is often a complex, multifaceted endeavor. This practical desk reference serve as a guide and information resource #xE2;#xAC;#x1C; both on treating existing indoor air problems effectively #xE2;#xAC;#x1C; and on preventing costly IAQ problems from occurring in the first place. A single discipline approach unfortunately tends to narrow both the control and the treatments options. This book cuts across professions to offer those concerned with the total facility a broader, more comprehensive approach to managing indoor air quality and mitigating indoor air quality problems. The third edition is extensively updated and edited in response to the rapid pace of changes and advances in the IAQ industry.

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Preface	p. ix
Indoor Air Quality: An Overview-Where Are We?	p. 1
The Building as a Habitat
When Buildings Become Sickening
Why Now?
Humane Concerns
Economic Issues
Legal Implications
Indoor Air Pollutants
Treating the Problem
IAQ Controls
Investigation Headaches
Environmental Medicine
The Management Challenge
Indoor Air Quality in Retrospect: How Did We Get Here?	p. 15
IAQ in Antiquity
Body Odor & Tobacco Smoke: Factors of Transition
IAQ Today
Summary: What Does All This Mean?
Classifying Indoor Air Problems: What Kind and How Big a Problem Do We Have?	p. 27
Sick Building Syndrome & Building Related Illness
SBS Symptomatology
Building Related Illness Diagnosis
Putting Health Information to Work
Contaminants & Their Sources
Environmental Conditions
Psychological & Ergonomic Factors
Health, Contaminants & Environmental Factors
Investigating Indoor Air Quality Problems: How to Find Out What Went Wrong	p. 73
Investigation Procedures
Measures of Acceptability
Investigation Difficulties
Selecting a Diagnostic Team
Controlling Indoor Air Problems: How to Keep the Building Working Well	p. 117
Toxicity & Hazard
Measuring Contaminants
Controls
Special Control Considerations
Control Evaluation & Monitoring
Control by Contaminant
The Thermal Environment: An Internal Habitat	p. 147
Comfort & Health
Temperature
Relative Humidity
Humidity & ASHRAE 62
Ventilation
Ventilation Limitations
First, Check the HVAC System
Ventilation & Energy Efficiency
HVAC: The Heart of the System	p. 165
HVAC Design
Inspecting the HVAC System
HVAC Operations & Maintenance
HVAC IAQ Opportunities
Outdoor Air Intake
Mixing Plenum
Water & Air Distribution Systems
Water Systems
Air Systems
Heating/Cooling Plants
Filtration: Understanding an Underutilized Asset	p. 191
History of Filters
Applying Filtration
Basic Principles of Air Cleaning
Particulate Filtration
Testing and Rating Methods for Particulate Filters
Gas Phase Filtration
Application of Filtration
Building Security and Safety: Readying Your Building For ôExtraordinaryö Environmental Stress	p. 225
ô9/11ö Changed the World
The Rules Have Not Changed
Assessment Guidance
Checklist for CB Hardening Preparations
Filtration is an Important Building Security Tool
Operations & Maintenance: An Ounce of Prevention	p. 243
Inherited ôEnergy Crisisö Problems
The High Cost of Neglected Maintenance
Operation & Maintenance: The Key IAQ Ingredient
Preventive Maintenance for Quality Indoor Air
Putting It All Together
Poor Maintenance by Design
Maintenance Fallacies that Work Against Productive Environments
Management Procedures: The Soft Side of IAQ Success	p. 263
Complaint Response
Complaint Response Procedures
Management by Complaint
Developing an IAQ Program
Policy
The IAQ Manager
Management Plan
IAQ Resource Notebook
Management Concerns
Economic Factors
Legal Matters-Specific Policy Issues
Securing Consultant Services
Education & Training
Communication in IAQ Management
What ôTheyö Say From Whence Does My Help Cometh?	p. 289
ASHRAE 62, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
Ventilation Rate Procedure
Air Quality Procedure
Acceptable Air Quality
Revision Activity
Where to Next?
Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. 303
Glossary of Terms	p. 305
Selected Resources and References	p. 315
Investigation Forms	p. 335
Guidance Checklist for Design Documentation	p. 351
Index	p. 353
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