IAQ 2016 Defining Indoor Air Quality: Policy, Standards and Best Practices Co-Organized by ASHRAE and AIVC

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is developing in cooperation with others a metric for IAQ in homes. The overall goal is to produce a scoring tool that provides a quantitative measure of a home’s IAQ—an IAQ Metric. The intent is to create a score for the housing unit that provides credit for features that mitigate IAQ hazards and improve the likelihood of good IAQ. The metric defines IAQ hazards as airborne chemical, physical or biological agents, including irritants and allergens that negatively impact health, odor and well-being, and excess moisture at levels that can promote unwanted microbiological growth.

Andrew Persily, National Institute of Standards and Technology, is available to discuss how his paper, "A Review of Measured Indoor Carbon Dioxide Concentrations," relates to IAQ metrics.

Kevin Teichman, Environmental Protection Agency, is available to discuss how his paper, "Characterizing Indoor Air Quality Performance Using a Graphical Approach," relates to IAQ metrics.