Training Spotlight: Indoor Air Quality

When building occupants are uncomfortable with their indoor environments, their complaints usually focus on indoor air quality (IAQ). But many such complaints might not be related directly to IAQ or the HVAC system.

To address the complaints properly, maintenance and engineering managers - and,

Indoor air and environment

Managers increasingly are focusing on making buildings greener and more efficient, which includes using healthier, less polluting and more resource-efficient practices.

Maintenance practices, including those related to HVAC system, are directly related to the larger IAQ effort. Traditional IAQ programs are actually a subset of a broader indoor environmental quality OEQ) management program. IEQ management aims to improve the quality of the air and environment inside buildings, based on pollutant concentrations and conditions - including temperature, relative humidity, light, and sound - that can affect the health, comfort and performance of occupants.