How does the Facilities Department Reactively Assure Indoor Air Quality?
The Facilities Department’s staff takes great pride in ensuring healthy indoor air quality. Over the past decade, approximately one dozen complaints related to indoor air quality have been submitted from faculty and staff. Complaint categories include: unpleasant odors, roofing asphalt smells, visual signs of moisture leaks or dirt, allergy aggravation, upper respiratory symptoms and construction dust. In each instance, due diligence was followed to investigate the issue and achieve resolution. In every instance, follow up air testing showed that indoor air contaminants were well below established exposure limits. In most of the incidents, an educational effort served to allay fears of an unhealthy learning and working environment. In 2006, the Facilities Department adopted portions of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Tools for Schools Indoor Air Quality Program to ensure a timely and systematic response to indoor air quality complaints. Of course we have also received numerous co
