Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ) Meeting Minutes August 15, 2018


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Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ) Meeting Minutes

August 15, 2018

Moderator: Laureen Burton, EPA
Meeting Overview

•	Welcome, Introductions and Announcements

•	Federal CIAQ Member Agency Updates (Pages 2-23)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute of Occupational Safety

and Health (NIOSH)	2

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)	2

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC)	6

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)	9

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)	11

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Indoor Environments Division (IED)	15

• Spot Light on Federal lAQ-related Project

IEQ Sensing for Occupant Health and Performance

Brian Gilligan, PE, SPCM, High-Performance Building Expert at the General Services
Administration (GSA)

•	IAQ Topic Presentation

Effect of Free-Standing Air Cleaner on Children's Aerosol Exposure and Respiratory

Jennie Cox, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Cincinnati's
^ Department of Environmental Health

•	Post-Meeting Updates and Announcements

o The next CIAQ meeting is October 3, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. EDT.

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those of the speakers. The United States Government and the US EPA do not endorse commercial products, services nor enterprises. Any mention in the CIAQ
proceedings, meeting minutes, or presentations or a particular entity, product or service is for informational purposes only. Such mention neither implies nor
constitutes any endorsement nor recommendation by the US EPA or the CIAQ member Department and Agencies.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Agency point of contact: Ju-Hyeong Park
Public School Study in a Large City

NIOSH conducted a cross-sectional epidemiological study of 50 elementary schools in a large city from
2015 through 2017. We conducted a web-based health questionnaire survey for school staff and
assessed dampness and mold conditions in 6,492 rooms in the schools using NIOSH dampness and mold
assessment tool (DMAT). We collected 500 floor dust samples from the 50 schools (10 classroom
samples per school). These samples have been analyzed for endotoxin, ergosterol, allergens (cat,
cockroach, and mouse allergens), microbial secondary metabolites, and fungal and bacterial diversity
(DNA next generation sequencing). We also monitored C02/Temperature/RH for 8 hours (from 8:00am
to 4:00pm) in the 500 classrooms where the dust samples were collected.

Among the rooms assessed, signs of water damage/stains were most prevalent (75.4%), followed by
presence of wet/damp material (5.6%), visible mold (4.3%), and mold odor (3.7%). We had 58%
participation among all staff and 66% participation among teachers in the health questionnaire survey.
Prevalence of physician-diagnosed current asthma was 15.5%, which was significantly higher than that
in Pennsylvanian adults (standardized morbidity ratio, SMR=1.27, adjusted for gender, race, smoking,
and age). From preliminary analyses, we found significant positive associations of dampness and mold
scores with teachers' lower respiratory symptoms (odds ratios for wheeze, chest tightness, and
shortness of breath: 1.36, 1.32, and 1.61, respectively). We also found that levels of mouse allergen and
endotoxin were higher than those reported from other inner city school or home studies conducted in
Boston and Baltimore. We identified 174 secondary metabolites that could come from fungi, bacteria,
lichen, or plants- but mostly from fungi. We also found a range of fungal diversity across samples and
schools. Phylum Ascomycota was more prevalent than Basidiomycota of which relative abundance
ranged from approximately 8 to 38% across schools. In general, the most prevalent fungal genera were
Epicoccum (17%), Alternaria (8%), Phoma (7%), Cyberlindnera (6%), Aspergillus (6%), and Cryptococcus
(5%), but Penicillium were found in low prevalence (1%).

We are currently working on building a master database with all the environmental measurements and
health data for in-depth statistical analyses and modeling for examining associations of exposure to
microbial agents with health in school staff.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NI ST)

Agency point of contact: Lisa Ng, 301-975-4853, lisa.ngPnist.gov
NIST Net Zero House

The NIST Net Zero Energy Research Test Facility (NZERTF) is a two-story, four-bedroom house
incorporating energy-efficient construction, space conditioning systems and appliances, as well as solar
water heating and solar photovoltaics to meet the house's energy needs. For more information on the
house in general, view the following video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSzu83fyQaQ. All publications

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can be found at the NIST NZERTF web page www.nist.gov/el/nzertf/ .Testing is on-going of the thermal
comfort provided using a small duct, high velocity distribution system as compared to a conventional
air-to-air heat pump. Preliminary findings on this work has been submitted to the Indoor Air 2018
conference in Philadelphia, July 22-27, 2018. The work was done in collaboration with Dr. Hyojin Kim at
The Catholic University of America. A tracer gas system has been installed in the home in order to obtain
continuous air change rate measurements. Plans for installing a C02 heat pump water heater and a
geothermal heat pump are underway.

Project contact: Lisa Ng, 301-975-4853, lisa.ngPnist.gov
Improving the Reliability of Product Emissions Testing

EPA has issued a rule limiting formaldehyde emissions from wood products. To support improved
labeling of low-emitting products, NIST is developing a formaldehyde reference standard with known
contaminant emissions profiles to ensure more accurate determination of product emission rates.
Formaldehyde reference materials were sent to four laboratories for an inter-comparison study. Small-
scale chamber experiments following ASTM D6007 (Standard Test Method for Determining
Formaldehyde Concentrations in Air from Wood Products Using a Small-Scale Chamber) were used to
test the performance of the formaldehyde reference standard. Results were presented at the ASTM
Workshop on Sampling and Analytic Advances in Formaldehyde and Other Carbonyl Compounds'
Determination in Air (April 12, 2018) and will be presented again at the Indoor Air 2018 conference. A
larger reference standard is currently being designed for testing using ASTM E1333 (Standard Test
Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentrations in Air and Emission Rates from Wood Products
Using a Large Chamber).

Project contact: Dustin Poppendieck, 301-975-8423, dustin.poppendieck@nist.gov
Real-Time Outdoor Air Infiltration Rates

NIST has completed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National
Center for Healthy Housing, and Beetle Management, Inc. entitled "Determination of real-time
infiltration rates in homes using low-cost sensors". The objective of this collaboration was to investigate
the use of air pressure sensors to estimate real-time infiltration rates in a home, in part to control
mechanical ventilation systems. The development of such a method is intended to overcome some of
the challenges and limitations that exist with tracer gas methods for determining infiltration rates. NIST
conducted a series of tracer gas tests at the Indoor Air Quality Test House and the NZERTF on the NIST
campus. Using the data and a detailed multizone airflow model of the home, NIST and the CRADA
partners developed a simplified model of the house that can be used to estimate real-time air
infiltration rates. A report on the work and findings is forthcoming.

Project contact: Lisa Ng, 301-975-4853, lisa.ngPnist.gov

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ASHRAE Standard 62.2

The committee responsible for Standard 62.2 on residential ventilation and IAQ met in June in Houston
to continue working on proposed changes that may be included in the 2019 version of the standard.
Topics being addressed include changes to multifamily housing requirements, ventilation system
capacity, kitchen hood capture efficiency, and ventilation requirements for use of unvented combustion
heaters. The committee will continue working on these and other topics in January in Chicago.

Project contact: Steven Emmerich, 301 975-6459, steven.emmerichPnist.gov
ASHRAE Residential IAQ Guide

ASHRAE recently published a guide titled Residential Indoor Air Quality Guide: Best Practices for
Acquisition, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Operation which was developed under a project
sponsored by ASHRAE's Environmental Health Committee. This guide addresses single- and multifamily
dwellings, unrestricted by building size or HVAC system type. It was written by experts in residential IAQ
and presents best practices to achieve excellent IAQ. It provides information and tools that residents,
home designers, and builders can use to integrate IAQ into dwellings while addressing budget
constraints and other functional requirements.

This guide presents the best available information to allow informed decision-making, with eight
objectives for improving IAQ and detailed implementation strategies:

Objective 1 - Acquire, Design, Construct, and Operate a Dwelling to Achieve Good IAQ

Objective 2 - Manage Moisture

Objective 3 - Limit Contaminant Entry into the Living Space

Objective 4 - Control Moisture and Contaminants Related to Mechanical Systems

Objective 5 - Limit Contaminants from Indoor Sources

Objective 6 - Keep Contaminants in their Place

Objective 7 - Reduce Contaminant Concentrations Through Ventilation, Filtration, and Air Cleaning

Objective 8 - Minimize Energy Use, Maximize Comfort, and Address Interactions of Factors that Affect
IAQ

Project contact: Steven Emmerich, 301 975-6459, steven.emmerichPnist.gov
ASHRAE Position Documents

The IAQ Position Document Committee will meet in January in Chicago as they continue to work on
updating that document. The new version of the Position Document is expected to be published in 2018.

ASHRAE has initiated a revision of its Position Document on Environmental Tobacco Smoke, which is
expected to be approved and published in 2018.

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ASHRAE has also initiated a new Position Document on Resilience, with the responsible committee
meeting in June during the ASHRAE meeting in Houston. A final version will hopefully be completed and
approved during 2018.

Project contact: Andrew Persily, 301 975-6418, andypPnist.gov
ASHRAE Standard 189.1

The 2017 version of ASHRAE/ICC/IESUSGBC SSPC 189.1, Standard for High-Performance Green Buildings
Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, was approved for publication late last year and includes 75
individual revisions to the 2014 version. The standard will constitute the technical content of the 2018
International Green Construction Code, which will be available in the U.S. and Canada later this summer.
Standard 189.1-2017 itself will only be available outside of these two countries per an agreement
between AIA, ASHRAE, ICC, IES and USGBC. In the area of indoor environmental quality, revisions that
have been incorporated into the 2017 standard include a restriction on the indoor use of unvented
combustion devices, a requirement for occupant surveys to assess satisfaction with indoor
environmental quality, and improvements to lighting quality through daylighting and glare control.

The committee holds monthly web meetings, which are open to all interested parties. More information
on the 189.1 committee activities can be found on the ASHRAE website, where you can sign up for
notifications of public reviews and other information at www.ashrae.org/resources-publications/free-
resources/listserves

Project contact: Andrew Persily, 301 975-6418, andypPnist.gov
ASTM: D22.05 Subcommittee on Indoor Air

On April 12th, 2018, there was a day long workshop on Sampling and Analytic Advances in
Formaldehyde and Other Carbonyl Compounds Determination in Air at the semi-annual ASTM meeting
in San Diego. Dustin Poppendieck presented information relating to the NIST formaldehyde reference
material.

Project contact: Dustin Poppendieck, 301-975-8423, dustin.poppendieckPnist.gov

Standard D6245 Using Indoor Carbon Dioxide Concentrations to Evaluate Indoor Air Quality and
Ventilation

Based on a newly developed method for estimating the rate at which building occupants emit carbon
dioxide, a revision was recently approved and published. A revision of the entire standard will
commence, with discussions planned for the fall meeting of D22.05 to be held in Washington DC.

Project contact: Andrew Persily, 301 975-6418, andypPnist.gov

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Consumer Product; Safety Commission (CSPC)

Agency point of contact: John Gordon, 301-987-2025, jgordon@cpsc.gov
Nano Materials

In June 2018, TERA completed the literature review on carbon nanotubes, nano silver and titanium
dioxide as an update to the Versar 2011 review, with a goal to determine whether the literature is
sufficiently robust to determine a NOAEL/LOAEL/ADI. Staff is currently reviewing the final report. The
University of Cincinnati will perform a follow-up study to review recent literature, fill in data gaps, and
determine the appropriate dose metrics for in vivo and in vitro studies for nano silver, nano titanium
dioxide and carbon nanotubes.

In June 2018, the University of Cincinnati completed the commercialization report on nanomaterials, the
database of physical-chemical characteristics and toxicology data (if available) on ten nanomaterials,
and a database on analytical methods for detecting the presence of nanomaterials and the
measurement of nanomaterial properties (e.g., particle size, shape, concentration, surface area, mass,
crystalline structure, topography, and surface charge).

CPSC is cosponsoring with the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) a second
"Quantifying Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials (QEEN) from Manufactured Products" conference
on October 9-10, 2018, Washington, DC. This is open to the public, but will be capped at 180 attendees:

www.nano.gov/qeeii2.

Project contact: Joanna Matheson, 301-987-2564, imathesonPcpsc.gov

Interagency Activities

•	NIOSH is—

o Completing the evaluation of nanomaterials in and released from laser printers,
o Initiating a multi-year project that will assess pulmonary and cardiovascular responsesto
aerosolized emissions from Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printers.

¦	In the early phase of the project NIOSH will measure and characterize the emissions
generated from consumer FDM 3-D printers with ABS and PLA filaments, and,
develop and optimize an emission generation method.

•	EPA is—

o Completing the evaluation of nanomaterial release from engineered nanomaterial (ENM)
surface coatings applied to outdoor surfaces and assessing the effect that aging may have
on the release of nanomaterials from the treated surfaces,
o Initiating a multi-year collaborative project with NIOSH on quantifying the composition and
release of organic and inorganic chemicals and materials from FDM printer filaments, waste,
and printed objects.

¦	In the early phase of the project, the EPA will compositionally characterize
commercially available and commonly purchased FDM filament materials used by

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consumers (e.g., identify organic and inorganic chemicals and material
constituents),

¦ followed by compositionally characterizing particulate elements released during the
FDM printing process (e.g., identify the size distribution, agglomeration, chemical
content, metal content, nanoparticles/nanotube content), as well as released
gaseous/aerosol elements (e.g., identify VOCs and SVOCs and emission rates).

¦ The accumulation and composition of particulate matter in areas adjacent to the
FDM printer during and after operation will also be assessed.

• NIST continues its projects on—

o Developing an air dispersion method for multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) which
could be applied to more complex systems as a protocol for generating controls for particle
counting and sampling.

o Quantifying nanomaterial release from various matrices in the indoor environment (e.g.,
document protocols to characterize nanoparticles released from surface coatings associated
with products such as flooring finishes and interior paints),
o Developing a bioassay validation program.

Portable Generator Safety

Nov 2016, the U.S. CPSC voted to approve a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to reduce the risk of
carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning deaths and injuries associated with portable generators.

• The proposed rule limits portable generators' CO emission rates.

• The proposed rule's CO emission rates, which are technically achievable using existing and proven
emission control technologies that are already in the marketplace, are expected to lower the CO
emission rate from that of current generators by nominally 90%.

• The Federal Register notice with information about the proposed rule is available here:_
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/ll/21/2016-26962/safetv~standard-for~portable~
generators.

• The comment period closed April 24, 2017.

• The comments can be viewed by going to www.regulations.gov. and typing CPSC-2006-0057 on the
search line.

Project contact: Janet Buyer, 301-987-2293, ibuyerPcpsc.gov

Staff has also been participating in development of voluntary standards to address the hazard without
rulemaking.

• On 1/24/2018, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) announced that UL 2201 has received ANSI approval
www.ul.com/inside~ul/portable~generator~standard/.

o This standard has a requirement for

¦ reduced CO emissions

¦ shutoff when the CO concentrations around the generator reach certain levels.

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• On 4/20/2018, in a separate voluntary standard by the Portable Generator Manufacturers
Association (PGMA), G300 standard, Safety and Performance of Portable Generators, also received
ANSI approval.

o This standard has a requirement for a CO sensing shutoff system that will shut the generator
off when CO concentrations around the generator reach certain levels.

• Staff has an interagency agreement with NIST to estimate the effectiveness of the shutoff criteria for
the CO safety shutoff devices in these standards.

Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Activities

ASTM Air Quality/Indoor Air (D22.05) subcommittee, CPSC has been involved in providing technical

support for the development of voluntary standards to test for chemical emissions from SPF insulation:

• WK52183 Guide for Selecting Instruments and Methods for Measuring Air Quality in AircraftCabins

• WK59082 Guide for Using Indoor Carbon Dioxide Concentrations to Evaluate Indoor Air Quality and
Ventilation

• WK60664 Test Method for Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted from Carpet using
a Specific Sorbent Tube and Thermal Desorption / Gas Chromatography

• WK61814 Practice for Full- Scale Chamber Determination of Volatile Organic Emissions from Indoor
Materials/Products

An interagency agreement (IAG) was completed with NIST to conduct chamber testing of SPF samples.

• The IAG has helped to develop methods that will characterize and quantify releases of amines and
other compounds to aid in ASTM standard development. The final report is on the NIST website:

NIST Technical Report 1921.

CPSC has also initiated a state only-CPSC working group on SPF and other chemical hazards.

• State agencies please contact the new POC Adrienne Layton if interested in participating.

Project contact: Adrienne Layton, 301-987-2590, alaytonPcpsc.gov
Mold Projects

CPSC contracted with TERA to perform a review on the health risks of common mold species likely to be

found in and around the home.

• Two reports, "Review of the Health Risks of Mold, Basic Mold Characteristics" and "Review of the
Health Risk of Mold, Health Effects of Molds and Mycotoxins" can be found online at:_
www.cpsc.gov/Research--Statistics/Chemicals/.

• Those reports were used by TERA to develop a tool, a dashboard to perform a preliminary hazard
assessment on mold. The Mold Tool was delivered to CPSC in September 2017.

• The Mold Tool is intended to be used during an interview with a consumer who is complaining about
a product that developed mold.

• The Mold Tool guides the interviewer in detailed questions about mold incidents and stores the
responses in a database that can be mined to identify trends in mold occurrences.

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• The tool also has a feature meant to identify a possible mold genus through a series of questions
about the appearance and growth conditions of the mold.

• CPSC staff has requested a project authorization to have the Mold Tool peer reviewed and to
contract a programmer to fix the bugs and improve usability.

• Staff is considering options for putting the mold identification feature of the Mold Tool on the
CPSC's public website.

Project contact: Eric Hooker, 301-987-2516, ehookerPcpsc.gov

NSF/UL 440—Voluntary Health-Based VOC Emissions Standard for Building Products and Interior
Furnishings

This group is no longer actively developing health-based VOC emission standards.

Project contact: Kent Carlson, 301-987-2578, kcarlsonPcpsc.gov
Emerging Technologies/3D Printers

CPSC Staff is interested in consumer 3D printing and potential air contaminant (VOC and particle)
release.

• Previously, Staff has reviewed publications with 3D printer emission data and estimated preliminary
risk from exposure to emitted VOCs in order to determine potential health and safety issues to
consumers (SOT poster).

• CPSC student interns have investigated potential risks associated with 3D printing in primary
schools.

• Staff has also joined the ASTM F42.06/ISO TC261 Additive Manufacturing workgroup

o This group is primarily working on definitions and terminology

• Staff is developing interagency agreements with EPA and NIOSH to conduct studies on the
composition of materials in 3D printer filament and the release of various compounds, including
VOCs, during printing (see above under Nano)

Project contact: Treye Thomas, 301-987-2560, tthomasPcpsc.gov

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

FY 2018 Lead Hazard Reduction Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Published

HUD's Lead Hazard Reduction Program NOFA (CFDA Number: 14.900) was published on 6/19/18, with a
due date for applications of 8/25/18 (note: this deadline was extended from 8/2/18). Please click here
for the funding notice. Eligible applicants include local jurisdictions, state agencies, and federally
recognized tribal governments. Up to $212M is available to fund approximately 50 awards, with a
maximum award of $3.5M for the highest need applicants, and maximum awards of $2M for applicants
who have not previously received a HUD lead hazard control grant. The available funds include $32M in
Healthy Homes (HH) Supplement funding that can be used to mitigate additional hazards in target

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housing such as mold, radon, and pests. Maximum awards for the HH supplement are $300,000 -
$600,000, depending on the size of the lead hazard reduction grant.

Project contact: Shannon Steinbauer, shannon.e.steinbauer@hud.gov

FY 2018 Healthy Homes Production Grant Program for Tribal Housing Published

The Healthy Homes Production Grant Program for Tribal Housing (CFDA Number: 14.913) was
announced on June 4, 2018. It aims to assist American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments to
identify and remediate housing related health and safety hazards and develop comprehensive programs
to identify and remediate housing conditions that contribute to health and safety hazards in urban and
rural tribal communities. The estimated total program funding is $12M, with a maximum grant award of
$1M. The application due date is July 18, 2018.

Project contact: Michelle Miller, michelle.m.miller@hud.gov

FY 2018 Lead & Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) Program NOFA Published

HUD's Lead & Healthy Homes Technical Studies Program NOFA (CFDA Numbers: 14.906 & 14.902) was
announced on May 14, 2018. Eligible applicants include state and local government agencies, non-profit
and for-profit organizations, and tribal governments. The overall NOFA goals are to improve knowledge
of housing-related health and safety hazards and to improve or develop new hazard assessment and
control methods, with a focus on lead and other key residential health and safety hazards. HUD is
especially interested in applications that will advance our knowledge on priority healthy homes issues by
addressing important gaps in the science related to the accurate and efficient identification of hazards
and the implementation of cost effective hazard mitigation. Approximately $2M is available to fund
grants under the Lead Technical Studies Program, with approximately $5M in funding available under
the Healthy Homes Technical Studies Program. Pre-applications were due on June 13, 2018.

Project contact: Peter Ashley, peter.i.ashlev@hud.gov
Implementation Deadline for Smoke-Free Public Housing Rule Reached

The implementation deadline for public housing agencies (PHAs) to implement smoke-free policies as
required under a HUD rule was 8/31/18. The rule prohibits the smoking of tobacco products in all
indoor residential and administrative buildings and in outside areas within 25 feet of the buildings. HUD
and its federal partners, the CDC and EPA, marked the occasion on social media, as did organizations
that promote smoking cessation, such as the American Lung Association. HUD Secretary Carson noted
the occasion in a blog posting: blog.hud.gov/

Project contact: Peter Ashley, peter.i.ashlev@hud.gov. or Leroy Ferguson, lerov.l.ferguson@hud.gov. in
the Office of Public and Indian Housing

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"Health@Home" Guidelines for HUD-Assisted Housing Rehabilitation Drafted

HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development has initiated a technical assistance effort to pilot
the adoption of healthy housing guidelines in HUD-funded housing rehabilitation projects (e.g. through
the HOME program). For new construction or substantial rehabilitation, a variety of "green" building
standards already exist that incorporate healthy housing criteria. But standards for moderate
rehabilitation that explicitly address IAQ and other healthy housing principles do not currently exist,
especially for use in energy efficient projects. HUD has drafted a preliminary set of guidelines for
comment that are aimed at filling this gap - primarily for use in moderate rehabilitation of single family
homes and low-rise multifamily housing. Once finalized the guidelines will be piloted in a small number
of projects. The draft document is currently being reviewed informally by HUD's federal partners (i.e.,
EPA, DOE, HHS) that participate in an "energy/healthy homes" work group organized by HUD.

Project contact: Michael Freedberg, michael.freedbergPhud.gov

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Building America Program

The Building America Program conducts applied research, development, and deployment in residential
buildings. To move the industry toward higher efficiency and more innovation, the Department of
Energy Building Technologies Office released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), Building
America Industry Partnerships for High Performance Housing Innovation - 2018 with the intention of
selecting new project teams in summer 2018. This FOA has three topics.

• Baseline In-situ Fault Analysis in Residential Comfort Systems,

• Integration of Advanced Residential Envelope and HVAC Systems, and

• Gap Analysis of Building Industry Standard Practices.

You can see the FOA at eere-exchange.energy.gov/default.aspx#Foaldc5aa2elc-5e0d-4077-88e9-
f789e6524aab. You can find out about the ongoing projects related to IAQ on this web page:

www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/building-america-research-teams.

Building America Program: New Webinar

One of the Building America projects is being presented in a webinar on July 11th from 1-2:30 p.m. ET
called Field Studies of Indoor Air Quality in New U.S. Homes. This study will collect data on indoor air
quality (IAQ), ventilation and IAQ controls in new homes in four U.S. climate zones. The Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory is leading a team collecting data in and around Portland, Denver, and
Boulder. The Florida Solar Energy Center is collecting data throughout the Southeast United States. Field
teams are measuring ventilation equipment airflows and installing sensors to monitor exhaust fan use
and IAQ parameters over a week-long period. Roughly half of the study homes will have ventilation
systems intended to comply with ASHRAE Standard 62.2. In the webinar, we will present a detailed list
of measured air pollutants and other data collection goals for this study.

The webinar recording will be available on the web site soon. The presentation slides are already
available to see here: www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/building-america-meetings

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Building America Program: New Report

Evaluating Moisture Control of Variable-Capacity Heat Pumps in Mechanically Ventilated, Low-Load
Homes in Climate Zone 2A. www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1421385. February 2018. Florida Solar Energy
Center. Eric Martin, Chuck Withers, Janet Mcllvaine, Dave Chasar, and David Beal.

The well-sealed, highly insulated building enclosures constructed by today's home building industry
coupled with efficient lighting and appliances are achieving significantly reduced heating and cooling
loads. These low-load homes can present a challenge when selecting appropriate space-conditioning
equipment. Conventional, fixed-capacity heating and cooling equipment is often oversized for small
homes, causing increased first costs and operating costs. Even if fixed-capacity equipment can be
properly specified for peak loads, it remains oversized for use during much of the year. During these
part-load cooling hours, oversized equipment meets the target dry-bulb temperatures very quickly,
often without sufficient opportunity for moisture control. The problem becomes more acute for high-
performance houses in humid climates when meeting ASHRAE Standard 62.2 recommendations for
wholehouse mechanical ventilation.

Building America Program: New Report

Field and Laboratory Testing of Approaches to Smart Whole-House Mechanical Ventilation Control.
www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1416954. January, 2018. Florida Solar Energy Center and Washington State
University. Eric Martin, Karen Fenaughty, Danny Parker, Michael Lubliner, Luke Howard.

Whole-house mechanical ventilation is a critical component to a comprehensive strategy for good
indoor air quality (IAQ). However, due to lack of integration with standard heating and cooling systems,
and perceptions from a portion of the homebuilding industry about risks related to increased energy
use, increased cost, and decreased comfort, voluntary and code-required adoption varies amongst
regions. Smart ventilation controls balance energy consumption, comfort, and IAQ by optimizing
mechanical ventilation operation to reduce the heating and/or cooling loads, improve management of
indoor moisture, and maintain IAQ equivalence according to ASHRAE 62.2.

Building America Solution Center

(basc.pnnl.gov/). The BASC provides access to expert information on hundreds of high-performance
construction topics. Updated guides for home construction have been recently added for:

• Proper Clothes Dryer Venting,

• Existing HVAC System Upgrade or Expansion - full guide,

• Pressure Balancing Supply and Return Ducts in Existing Homes, and

• Pre-Retrofit Site Assessment of Ventilation Systems.

Department of Energy's Health and Home Performance Initiative

This DOE initiative demonstrates associations between home performance services and health benefits
leading to: expanded lead generation for qualified home improvement contractors, improved physician
performance, increased homeowner accessibility for home performance services, and sustained positive
health outcomes for consumers. Part of this DOE initiative is the conference: 2018 Health in Buildings
for Today and Tomorrow: Making Connections. An Interdisciplinary Conference on Health and the
Sustainable Built Environment. July 19 - 20, 2018, Bethesda, MD. Sponsored by NIH, NSF, CDC, DOE,

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GSA, and following previous conferences organized by the Health in Buildings Roundtable, this event
brought together the health and sustainable buildings communities to (i) define data resources and
metrics for how the built environment impacts health, (ii) discover how sustainable building design,
operation, and technologies can improve health outcomes, and (iii) identify outstanding research issues
that remain unanswered.

To see some video of the conference you can go to these web sites:

videocast.nih.gov/summarv.asp?Live=28040&bhcp=l

videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=28238&bhcp=l

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Healthy Efficient Homes Research & Standards

This project is advancing innovative technologies, industry guidance and codes and standards to ensure
good indoor air quality in homes. The program is core-funded by DOE and an Interagency Agreement
with EPA's Indoor Environments Division. And research efforts are coordinated with several California
Energy Commission projects and also work being conducted with other partners and collaborators. You
can see more about this effort at this web page: energy.gov/eere/buildings/downloads/healthv-
efficient-homes-research-standards. Five areas of particular focus are: Developing an IAQ scoring tool;
Developing smart ventilation algorithms and tools; Overseeing the Building America new home IAQ
study conducted by competitively selected teams; Conducting research to identify efficient solutions to
inadequate kitchen exhaust ventilation; and improving building codes and standards. Recent work
includes:

At the Home Performance Coalition conference in April LBNL gave workshops on: "IAQ in High
Performance Homes", "High MERV Filters in Central Air Handlers: Opportunities & Challenges", and
"What can you do with a Consumer IAQ monitor?". LBNL gave a presentation at the Hot Dry Climate
forum: "Is a $200 IAQ (Particle) Monitor Good Enough to Keep You Safe?".

LBNL gave the following presentations:

•	For a Federal Interagency Discussion on Indoor use of Lower Cost Sensor Technology and Indoor
Building and/or Contaminant Metrics.

•	EPA Workshop on Citizen IAQ Sensing in June: "Consumer IAQ Monitors: Hype, Hazard or Help?".

•	Better Buildings Webinar in June: "How Health is Reshaping the Energy Efficiency Field.

•	Two presentations to Leading Builders of America Code Council in June: Development of an IAQ
Score and Results of Healthy Efficient New Gas Homes study in California.

Industry Standard Technical Support—

•	Collaborated with ASHRAE 62.2 (the standard for Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in
residential buildings) committee about including capture efficiency for range hoods in 62.2.

•	Continued development of RESNET Standard 380 (Standard for Testing Airtightness of Building
Enclosures, Airtightness of Heating and Cooling Air Distribution Systems, and Airflow of Mechanical
Ventilation Systems) that includes multi-family building additions and duct leak testing exemptions
for RESNET Standards 380 and 301.

Project contacts: lain Walker, iswalkerPlbl.gov. and Brett Singer, bcsingerPlbl.gov

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: New Report

The Journal Indoor Air, Apr-2018. Response of Consumer and Research Grade Indoor Air Quality Monitors
to Residential Sources of Fine Particles. Brett C. Singer and William W. Delp. The ability to inexpensively
monitor PM2.5 to identify sources and enable controls would advance residential indoor air quality
(IAQ) management. Consumer IAQ monitors incorporating low-cost optical particle sensors and
connections with smart home platforms could provide this service if they reliably detect PM2.5 in
homes. In this study, all 7 of the consumer and both research monitors substantially under-reported or
missed events for which the emitted mass was comprised of particles smaller than 0.3 pim diameter.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: New Report

The Journal Energy and Buildings, Jan-04-2018. Smart ventilation energy and indoor air quality
performance in residential buildings: A review. Gaelle Guyot, Max H Sherman, lain S Walker.

A key smart ventilation concept is to use controls to ventilate more at times it provides either an energy
or indoor air quality (IAQ) advantage (or both) and less when it provides a disadvantage. A favorable
context exists in many countries to include some of the existing smart ventilation strategies in codes and
standards. As a result, demand-controlled ventilation (DCV) systems are widely and easily available on
the market, with more than 20 DCV systems approved and available in countries such as Belgium,

France and the Netherlands. This paper provides a literature review on smart ventilation used in
residential buildings, based on energy and indoor air quality performance. This meta-analysis includes
38 studies of various smart ventilation systems with control based on C02, humidity, combined C02 and
total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), occupancy, or outdoor temperature. These studies show that
ventilation energy savings up to 60% can be obtained without compromising IAQ, even sometimes
improving it. However, the meta-analysis included some less than favorable results, with 26% energy
overconsumption in some cases.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: New Report

The Journal International Journal of Ventilation, doi.org/10.1080/14733315.2018.1435025. Guyot, G.,
Sherman, M.H. and Walker, I.S. Performance based approaches for smart ventilation in residential
buildings.

As ventilation systems become more sophisticated (or "smart") standards and regulations are changing
to accommodate their use. A key smart ventilation concept is to use controls to ventilate more at times
it provides either an energy or IAQ advantage (or both) and less when it provides a disadvantage. This
paper discusses the favorable contexts that exist in many countries, with regulations and standards
proposing "performance-based approaches" that both enable and reward smart ventilation. The paper
gives an overview of such approaches from five countries. The common thread in all these methods is
the use of metrics for the exposure to an indoor generated parameter (usually C02), and condensation
risk. As the result, demand-control ventilation strategies (DCV) are widely and easily available on the
market, with more than 20-30 systems available in some countries.

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: New Report

The Journal Science and Technology for the Built Environment Vol. 24, No. 2. Kim, Y-S., Walker, I.S. and
Delp, W.W. Development of a Standard Capture Efficiency Test Method for Residential Kitchen
Ventilation.

Cooking activities are a major source of indoor air pollutants. To control pollutants generated from
cooking activities, a range hood is commonly used in residential kitchens. Several building codes require
that a range hood be installed in new homes to control pollutants from cooking, and the required
airflow rates for range hoods are specified by indoor air quality standards. However, airflow alone does
not show how much of the cooking pollutants are exhausted by the range hood. A better metric to
evaluate range hood indoor air quality performance is capture efficiency—the fraction of contaminants
emitted during cooking that are exhausted directly to the outside via the range hood. The current article
summarizes the development of a range hood capture efficiency test method for use in laboratory
testing and equipment rating.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Indoor Environments

Division (IED)

Healthy Home Performance

Indoor airPLUS—New Homes

EPA's Indoor airPLUS program continues to grow with new builder and Rater partners, as well as with
new lAP-labeled homes which now total over 15,000 across the U.S. EPA released Revision 4 of the
Construction Specifications in early 2018, and has been sharing program updates in various industry
forums, including:

• Training with the Green Home Institute covering the intersection of IAP Revision 4 and LEED for
Homes. This training is now available online for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for a variety of
industry credentials.

• EPA's Indoor airPLUS Program Manager conducted a 60-minute live interview on IAQ Radio on June
29th. A podcast recording of that interview on the IAQ Radio website.

• Finally, the EPA's IAP program released applications for the 2018 Indoor airPLUS Leader Awards this
spring, which will honor eight partners for their leadership in program promotion.

. This year the program has added a new award tier for the Indoor airPLUS Leader of the Year which
will be given to just one builder and one Rater for their exceptional participation and promotion of
IAQ. These awards will be announced at the 2018 EEBA Summit being held in San Diego, CA in
October, where there will also be an lAQTrack with a number of presentations from building science
experts.

EPA will include existing homes in an upcoming draft of Version 2 (V2) of the Indoor airPLUS label
specifications. A central focus of IAP V2 is to assist the home performance industry (energy auditors,
renovators, HVAC service providers, etc.) through providing a platform consisting of technical expertise,

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guidance, and tools intended to increase consumer activity/demand for healthy home improvements.

EPA has been meeting with key stakeholders from the home performance industry including
representatives from Building Performance Institute (BPI), Department of Energy Home Performance
with Energy Star (HPwES), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Efficiency First, Home Performance
Coalition, and networking at regional and national conferences to discuss labeling existing homes and to
assess the technical needs of industry and stakeholder buy-in and support. EPA is nearing completion of
the first draft of specifications and intends to have a final draft out for public comment by the end of
2018.

EPA is updating its guidance for single-family (2011) and multi-family (2016) to address indoor air quality
(IAQ) concerns and technology advancements during energy upgrades, through voluntary guidance that
gives best practices for improving IAQ in conjunction with energy upgrade work. These updates include
references to building codes, industry standards and URLs; best practices and technical guidance; recent
developments in pollutant control (e.g., particulate matter, radon, moisture); and general formatting for
improved usability by industry stakeholders. The end result will be guidance that will not only help the
user improve their IAQ but, will also provide an opportunity to market improvements in existing homes.

Radon

National Radon Action Plan

IED continues to support the growing national network of Federal Agencies, Private Sector, NGOs and
States to prevent lung cancer deaths through the National Radon Action Plan (NRAP). Along with its
founding members, the American Lung Association has brought in supporting organizations (those who
have signed a declaration of support) and emerging potential partners (organizations identified to help
drive progress) to increase the mitigation of existing homes and the construction of new homes with
radon-reducing features. The NRAP expands the efforts under the Federal Radon Action Plan to focus
on actions that go beyond federal governmental actions alone.

The National Radon Action Plan presents a long-range strategy for eliminating avoidable radon-induced
lung cancer in the United States. The Plan's near-term goals are to reduce radon risk in 5 million homes
and to save 3,200 lives by 2020. While the 2020 goals offer bold and important milestones, they are not
the endpoint. The NRAP's ultimate goal is to eliminate avoidable radon-induced lung cancer in the
United States by incorporating radon testing, radon mitigation and radon-resistant construction into the
systems that govern purchasing, financing, constructing and renovating homes and other buildings.

Progress for NRAP strategies can be tracked at www.RadonLeaders.org/nationalradonactionplan.

Some highlights include:

• EPA submitted three code change proposals:

1.	International Building Code, which would mandate Zone 1 schools and daycares to test for
radon and build Radon Resistant New Construction (RRNC);

2.	International Residential Code, which would spell out testing requirements for radon testing
for all new homes built RRNC;

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3. International Code Council (ICC-700) National Green Building Standard, which calls for
building RRNC and testing below 2 pCi/L.

• A new CDC study {Measuring Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Related to Radon to Inform
Cancer Control Activities and Practices) finds that education about radon increases the likelihood
that people will test their homes. Their survey found that homebuyers in states with notification
policies were twice as likely to have heard about radon-health issues as those without such policies.

• The NRAP Team aims to encourage state Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) plans to prioritize
radon and include radon reduction strategies in Cancer Action Plans (CAPs). Through a joint project,
CanSAR and the American Association of Radon Scientist and Technologists (AARST) Foundation
developed a 3-part strategic plan for 2018 to prioritizing radon strategies in CAPs:

1. Increase radon strategies in CAPs across CDC-funded CCC programs.

2. Provide technical assistance and guidance to the CCC programs.

3. Develop a toolkit based on existing resources and identified needs.

For more information, visit CDCs CCC Plans.

• The National Tribal Air Association has signed on in support of the National Radon Action Plan and
now has a Tribal representative as a member of the Leadership Team. The American Thoracic
Society, the American Public Health Association, the Asthma and Allergy Network and Trust for
America's Health have all signed on to the goals and strategies in the plan.

• NRAP Team has identified addressing radon gas risk reduction via informing housing finance
underwriters about radon in liability risk management. The concept is explored in the "Managing
Radon's Radioactive Liability" presentation. The NRAP Team is also working on a series of webinars
communicating risk management of radon to housing finance sector in 2018.

• HUD awarded Health Research, Inc. /New York State Dept. of Health $435,000 to investigate an
effective sampling strategy for radon testing in multi-family housings. The researchers will obtain
and analyze over 7,000 results of completed radon measurements from 100% of ground-floor units
in over 500 multifamily buildings.

• In collaboration with the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST), EPA
submitted and successfully defended a proposal for International Green Construction Code (IGCC) to
require RRNC and testing to below 2.7 pCi/L in commercial buildings. The IGCC is the first
international building code to require radon to be addressed, and it will be published thisyear.

• Since 2012, EPA has been actively participating in the radon industry led ANSI/AARST voluntary
consensus-based standards process. Within this collaborative process, to date nine standards have
been published by ANSI/AARST, and an additional three new standards are under development. EPA
will continue to partner with AARST and the many dedicated volunteers to bring these standards to
completion and to promote their adoption by States and others.

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o MS-QA Quality Assurance for Radon Measurement Systems is out for public comment,
o MW-RN Radon Measurement in Water and RMS-W Radon Mitigation in Water are in
development.

o CCAH, Radon Resistant New Construction of Homes is under major revision.

New Guide for Health Care Providers

The Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., has developed a new guide for health care
providers titled Reducing the Risk from Radon: Information and Interventions. This guide was designed
to furnish health care providers with the information they need to reduce their patients' exposures to
radon. Radon is estimated to cause about 21,100 lung cancer deaths per year and is the leading
environmental cause of cancer mortality in the United States. We're asking our stakeholders to post the
widget on their websites to help promote the Guide. Please visit
www.radonleaders.org/resources/reducingtheriskfromradon.

Credentialing of Radon Service Providers

As part of EPA's role to support state programs and make sure consumers receive the best possible
radon services, EPA issued a Federal Register (FR) Notice seeking public feedback on a proposed
approach for developing voluntary criteria for organizations that credential radon service
providers. These criteria will establish an ongoing and open evaluation process for organizations wanting
to credential radon service providers. The FR Notice comment period closed on November 23, 2017, and
EPA is now analyzing more than 20 sets of comments representing a range of stakeholder
perspectives. Over the next year EPA will focus its efforts on formulating and initiating an approach
forward. EPA will continue to engage stakeholders throughout the process. The total time it takes to
complete this work will depend on the approach. At a minimum EPA anticipates this work will take
another two years. During this time, states receiving State Indoor Radon Grant (SIRG) funding are
required to list only radon service providers who are certified through a state licensing process or by
NRPP or NRSB, the two credentialing bodies currently recognized by EPA. Please visit
www.epa.gov/radon to learn more about EPA's proposal.

Asthma

Asthma Awareness Month 2018

During Asthma Awareness Month in May, the 2018 winners of EPA's National Environmental Leadership
Award in Asthma Management were honored at a reception hosted by the Allergy and Asthma Network
in conjunction with Allergy and Asthma Awareness Day on Capitol Hill. Jon Edwards, Director of the
Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, presented the award to two outstanding programs - The Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia's Community Asthma Prevention Program and The Pediatric Asthma and Allergy
Clinic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Each program is a model of excellent
comprehensive asthma care including a robust in-home environmental management component that is
addressing disparities and improving the lives of children with asthma in their respective

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communities. To learn more about our award winners, visit wcms.epa.gov/asthma/national-
environmental-leadership-award-asthma-management.

Asthma Home Assessment Checklist

EPA is pleased to announce the availability of the Home Characteristics and Asthma Triggers Checklist
for Home Visitors (Home Assessment Checklist). The Home Assessment Checklist has been co-branded
with our federal partners, CDC and HUD. The checklist is intended for use as a guide for trained home
visitors to start a dialogue with the residents to develop a tailored action plan to reduce environmental
triggers of asthma and is available at wcms.epa.gov/asthma/asthma-home-environment-checklist.

Community of Practice

The Community of Practice is a group of local and regional leaders, physicians, researchers, and program
directors from across the country who helped to lead sustainable financing summits and subsequent
activity to advance expanded financing for in-home asthma care. Through these summits, EPA, HUD,
and CDC realized the value of convening a group of practitioners collectively aimed at a common
goal. Moving forward, the Community of Practice concept provides a framework for government to
host ongoing conversations among local practitioners who are focused in distinct communities, cities,
states, or regions on building workforce and crafting local policy solutions to expand the sustainable
delivery of in-home asthma care to all children who need it.

Sustainable Financing Efforts

EPA continues to advance the work around sustainable financing for in-home asthma
interventions. During the month of June, EPA participated in two meetings to help move this effort
forward:

•	The Asthma Disparities Workgroup (ADWG) Meeting was in early June in Washington, DC. The
ADWG is an extension of the Federal Asthma Disparities Action Plan and is co-chaired by U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Department Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), and EPA. The group comprises more than 60 federal stakeholders committed
to coordinating activities and leveraging resources to address nationwide disparities in asthma
health outcomes. HUD hosted the meeting which featured discussions about future action on
sustainable financing for in-home asthma interventions, and next steps on convening the
Community of Practice.

•	EPA led a Session at the National Environmental Health Association/Housing and Urban
Development (NEHA/HUD) Conference in California in late June. The session included practitioners
and representatives from various communities who are seeking to or have acquired sustainable
reimbursement through private or public payers for delivering high-value in-home asthma care
services. The featured session speakers were Amanda Reddy, National Center for Healthy Housing
and Peter Ashley, HUD who provided participants with an understanding of the various successful
pathways for pursuing funding for in-home asthma interventions.

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Household Energy/Cookstoves

ISO Standards

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published the first international standard
for laboratory testing of cookstoves. Developed and approved by international experts from 45
countries, the new standard includes protocols to test and report the emissions, efficiency, safety and
durability of cookstoves in a lab setting.

The standard, which replaces an ISO International Workshop Agreement from 2012, which was led and
organized by EPA through the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA), is expected to serve as the basis
for national policies and programs on cookstoves, while also incentivizing manufacturers and developers
to improve stove quality and performance. An accompanying ISO technical report that benchmarks
performance to voluntary performance targets, or tiers, and provides guidance on how to understand
and interpret lab test results was also approved by member countries of the ISO Committee and will
soon be published. Development of the standard, which was led by EPA staff, with strong engagement
of DOE staff, was informed by learnings about the advantages and limitations of previous protocols, as
well as the latest sector research.

This voluntary document provides a framework for organizations, countries and regions to adapt and
implement the protocols, metrics, and targets based on their priorities over the coming months and
years. EPA will be working closely with other partners to widely disseminate the standard and encourage
its adoption. ISO standards are reviewed and updated regularly, so these standards can be updated
based on future research and on the progress in the cookstove and fuel market.

Schools

Indoor Air Quality and Preventive Maintenance in Schools

EPA is working on the development of a suite of resources to help school personnel take a proactive
approach to IAQ issues by using current and forthcoming new guidance to support preventive
maintenance practices in schools. New resources under development include:

•	IAQ Preventive Maintenance Plan and Guidance and Appendices

•	IAQ Preventive Maintenance Checklist

•	IAQ Preventive Maintenance Model Plan

While these tools were under development EPA hosted a series of webinars on IAQ preventive
maintenance. They can be viewed on-demand at www.epa.gov/iaa~schools/indoor~air~qualitv~
knowledge~action~webinar~series~calendar. By using the lens of preventive maintenance to engage
school staff, EPA hopes these resources will accelerate the rate of adoption of IAQ management
programs, therefore protecting the health of our nation's students.

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Green Cleaning and IAQ in Schools

EPA continues our work making the connection between IAQ, green cleaning and occupant health.

EPA's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Guidance and Indoor Air Quality Knowledge to Action Webinar
Series includes information on the benefits for implementing a proactive green cleaning program that
emphasizes IAQ and preventive maintenance and assists school districts with implementing effective
green cleaning strategies as part of an integrated IAQ preventive maintenance plan to save money and
protect health. Technical webinars featuring IAQ and green cleaning experts that can be found at
www.epa.gov/iaq-schools/indoor-air-quality-knowledge-action-webinar-series-calendar.

Expanding the Reach for School IAQ Training

EPA has enjoyed tremendous success with two professional training webinar series; the 10-part IAQ
Master Class Professional Training Webinar Series, and the subsequent series, IAQ Knowledge to Action
Professional Training Webinar Series. Since the launch in 2015, more than 3,000 participants have
generated nearly 6,000 views of the trainings. All webinars are available "on demand". Register to view
the webinars at www.epa.gov/iaq-schools/indoor-air-qualitv-master-class-professional-training-
webinar-series. EPA is eager to drive even more action in school districts through spreading the IAQ
Master Class Professional Training Webinar Series across more networks and platforms. Please contact
us at iaqschoolsPepa.gov if your organization would like to use your existing training platforms and
vehicles to host or link to EPA's IAQ Master Class Professional Training Webinar Series.

IAQ Science

EPA Air Cleaner Guidance Updates in 2018

Revised editions of EPA's technical and consumer-focused guides to air cleaners—Residential Air
Cleaners: A Summary of Available Information and A Guide to Air Cleaners in the Home, respectively—
will be released later this year. These guides have been updated to include the latest information on
portable air cleaners and HVAC filters. A Spanish-language version of A Guide to Air Cleaners in the
Home will also be released. The publications will be available in PDF at www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-
iaq/guide-air-cleaners-home.

Flood Cleanup Webinar Hosted by EPA

On July 16, 2018 EPA hosted a webinar on Flood Cleanup, featuring Dr. Gene Cole, an expert on flood
cleanup and the use of biocides. Dr. Cole conducts applied research on practical approaches to
prevention and control of human exposures and related health risks, with a particular emphasis on low
cost solutions to important public health problems. This technical webinar was based on guidance
documents from governmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations, and addressed a number
of flood related issues, including: specific remediation requirements for various types of water damage;
the use of biocides and personal protective equipment; the best methods to reduce health and safety
risks; and how to determine when remediation is complete. The webinar will be posted to EPA's
website.

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EPA's Mold Website Updated

EPA's mold website was recently updated and streamlined to enhance usability and to reflect user
comments. Additional enhancements and new content will be added later in the year. Visit the site at

www.epa.gov/mold.

Federal Interagency Meeting on Indoor Use of Lower Cost Sensor Technology and Indoor Building and/or
Contaminant Metrics

On June 19, 2018, EPA hosted an interagency discussion of indoor use of sensor technology and indoor
building/contaminant metrics. The increasing availability and use of lower-cost sensor technology, as
well as a growing knowledge base around indoor environmental issues and effective mitigation
measures, has created the need for IED leadership in this space. EPA is working to better understand the
extent of use, advantages and challenges of using lower-cost sensor technology as well as
building/contaminant metrics indoors. EPA is also working to understand how these tools may be used
to complement the traditional IAQ best practice strategies of: source control, ventilation and
supplemental filtration. Participants included representatives from CDC, DOE, NIST, HUD, GSA, and
other EPA offices. EPA plans to continue to have dialogues with stakeholders and to begin development
of guidance on these issues.

Communication and Partner Outreach

Environmental Law Institute (ELI) State-IAQ Meeting

ELI will host a meeting for state and local government IAQ representatives to enable sharing program
experiences and best practices on topics such as: IAQ and wildfires, developments in IAQ research, and
funding IAQ interventions in homes.

Secondhand Smoke: Smoke-Free Homes

EPA's Smoke-free Homes Program is working to include new or strengthened public-private sector
collaboration for smoke-free policy adoption and implementation in privately owned low-
income/affordable multifamily housing. The expanded work includes:

•	identifying measures of progress beyond anecdotal information about the smoke-free policy
adoption trend in privately owned multifamily housing;

•	assessing the use of incentive programs for smoke-free policy adoption in privately owned
multifamily housing to identify lessons learned and best practices for replication; and

•	convening traditional smoke-free partners in the public health sector with new partners in the
affordable housing and community development sectors to accelerate smoke-free policy adoption
and implementation in privately owned low-income/affordable multifamily housing to better
protect children and others disproportionately impacted by the harmful effects of secondhand
smoke.

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Navajo Nation Wood Stove Changeout

A 2015 Court settlement agreement between the U.S. EPA and major utilities (that co-own the Four
Corners Power Plant) is providing $4.7 million to replace old wood and coal stoves and weatherize
homes within the Navajo Nation. Stove replacements began in early 2018 and will run for five years. To
be eligible to receive a new stove, families must meet certain income and demographic/health criteria.
• Because many households near the power plant burn coal along with wood for sufficient night-time
heat, the settlement agreement parties worked with a stove manufacturer (Woodstock Soapstone)
to make a custom-designed "Navajo stove" that can burn both wood and coal cleaner than the
stoves currently used. This is the first wood/coal combo stove to be certified by U.S. EPA (December
2017) to meet strict ambient emission limits.

EPA has been partnering with various organizations focused on Tribes, health and IAQ to promote
awareness of lEDs GovDelivery Tribal network of over 8,300 subscribers. IED often sends subscribers
messages about IAQ and related topics and opportunities, e.g., training offerings available through the
Institute for Tribal Professionals (ITEP).

In June 2018, EPA hosted a webinar with Q&A on the topic of HUD's $12M Tribal Healthy Homes Notice
of Funding Availability (NOFA); the closing date for HUD receiving applications was July 18th. Nearly 300
people registered for the webinar, and a total of 151 attended. Following the webinar, IED posted to
our website, an audio recording and transcript and written answers to about 50 questions not answered
during the webinar by HUD presenters.

Consider Subscribing to Email Alerts on IAQ Topics

EPA offers a free subscription service for information on over 20 indoor air topics—opt-in here to
receive email updates on IAQ. More than 82,000 subscribers regularly receive announcements of
upcoming trainings, webinars and events as well as practical tips and information resources to improve
IAQ. People can choose among interesting topics such as mold, air cleaners, radon, environmental
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