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Discussions with tag 'IAQ'

How to Do IAQ: Building Containment, May 10, Augusta, ME

by AbbieKnight

Construction, renovation, and remediation/abatement are messy activities that create a lot of dust, debris, and biological and chemical pollutants. Protecting the occupants of buildings under construc

Filed under: Events

Keywords: IAQ,Building Containment

0 replies | 639 views | Posted on: 04/28/2019 | Last updated: 04/28/2019

Webinar: Indoor Air Quality in the COVID Era: Commissioning & Construction Considerations, October 8, 2 pm EDT

by EnergyManagementAssociation // Non profit association

In response to COVID‐19, building owners, managers and tenants are rapidly planning how to adapt their current buildings to safeguard against future disruptions to occupancy. A critical part of the

Filed under: Indoor Air Quality

Keywords: Building Commissioning,HVAC,Indoor Air Quality,HVAC Technology,IAQ,Covid-19,commissioning,airflow,covid

0 replies | 1287 views | Posted on: 07/30/2020 | Last updated: 07/30/2020

Green Building Myth Busting: It IS Fun to Watch a Pot Boil, on an Induction Cooktop (Video)

by Rate It Green Team

Have you wanted to see an induction stove at work?  Check out this Green Building Myth Busting video by Green Builder Matt Hoots and Lisa Connor, of Sub-Zero, Wolf Southeast, Inc.

Thi

Filed under: Appliances

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,High Performance,Indoor Air Quality,IAQ,Induction,Induction Cooking,Induction Stoves,Kitchens,IEQ,Myth Busting

1 replies | 10791 views | Posted on: 01/26/2021 | Last updated: 04/17/2023

Air Filtration at the #1920sMakeoverATL Showhouse - It Can Only Get Better from Here (Video)

by Rate It Green Team


We might say Green Builder Matt Hoots is having too much fun filming informative videos to let us in on the behind the scenes action at the start of the #1920sATLMakeover deep energy retrofit pr

Filed under: #1920sMakeoverATL

Keywords: HVAC,Indoor Air Quality,Ventilation Systems,IAQ,Ventilation,Filtration,1920sMakeoverATL,Whole House Ventilation Systems

0 replies | 8892 views | Posted on: 05/17/2021 | Last updated: 12/31/2022

Radon and Vapor Control Layers in the 1920sMakeoverATL Showhouse: Pre-Project Testing (Video)

by Rate It Green Team


As part of the #1920sMakeoverATL whole house deep energy retrofit, Matt and the building team are running pre-diagnostic tests which will help them address performance issues relating to health

Filed under: #1920sMakeoverATL

Keywords: Indoor Air Quality,IAQ,Radon,1920sMakeoverATL,Radon Testing,Radon Tests

2 replies | 8413 views | Posted on: 05/17/2021 | Last updated: 12/31/2022

Garage Fire Safety & Indoor Air Quality Issues

by Rate It Green Team


 

Attached garages sure offer comfort and convenience, allowing occupants to move from vehicles into the built environment without risking expose to the elements. In this "Fresh Air Fri


Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: Fire Safety,HVAC,Indoor Air Quality,IAQ,Ventilation,Garage,Garages

0 replies | 5557 views | Posted on: 10/21/2021 | Last updated: 02/07/2022

A Rate It Green Content Guide to: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

by Rate It Green Team

Indoor air quality, or IAQ, awareness has been growing in recent years due in some part to the COVID pandemic and increasing outdoor air pollution concerns such as wildfire exhaust/pollution, whic

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: Healthy Building,HVAC,Indoor Air Quality,Heat Pumps,IAQ,Ventilation,Filtration,Mini Splits

0 replies | 1253 views | Posted on: 12/21/2021 | Last updated: 03/23/2024

Improving Indoor Air Quality with Product Testing - Allergy Standards Ltd.

by samanthaklein // Intern

 

Indoor air quality and allergy awareness were already growing as critical health and environmental concerns before the COVID-19 pandemic made these topics even more prevalent. 

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Linked to: Product Certications HVAC - Protecting Healthy Buildings with Pure Air Optimization

Keywords: Certification,Indoor Air Quality,Covid-19,VOCs,Health,Air Quality,IAQ,Allergies

0 replies | 7285 views | Posted on: 01/08/2022 | Last updated: 03/29/2022

The Benefits of Induction Cooking, with SHARP Home Technologies

by Rate It Green Team

 

Why go with an induction stove? Green Builder Matt Hoots had the opportunity at the International Builders show to discuss the benefits of induction technology with Peter Weedfald with S

Filed under: Induction Cooktops

Keywords: Energy Efficiency,Health,Indoor Air Quality,IAQ,Safety,Induction,Induction Cooking,Cooking,Electrification,Kitchens

0 replies | 2016 views | Posted on: 02/25/2023 | Last updated: 04/13/2023

Why everyone is confused about gas and electric cooktops

by Matt Hoots // SawHorse Design + Build

Twenty years ago, I promoted gas appliances to my clients as the best option.  Gas was and is much better at heating the pot than electric options.  As a green builder, I ensured that t

Filed under: Induction Cooktops

Keywords: Indoor Air Quality,IAQ,Electrification,Induction,Induction Cooking,Cooking,Gas Stoves,Gas Cooktops,Electric Cooktops,Kitchens

0 replies | 2451 views | Posted on: 01/23/2023 | Last updated: 04/10/2023

Top 5 reason induction cooking is safer than cooking with gas

by Matt Hoots // SawHorse Design + Build

Induction cooking is superior to gas in many ways, and manufacturers are realizing this and adapting according. In 2021, Zline added induction cooktops to their appliance offerings. When I met them in

Filed under: Induction Cooktops

Keywords: Health,Indoor Air Quality,IAQ,Electrification,Safety,Induction,Induction Cooking,Cooking,Gas Cooktops,Kitchens

0 replies | 2171 views | Posted on: 02/23/2023 | Last updated: 04/10/2023

Clean Vapor Becomes a Land Science Certified Applicator

by Rate It Green Team

Rate It Green Gold Company Member Clean Vapor has become a certified spray-applied barrier applicator for the Land Science family of products. Adding spray-applied vapor barriers continu

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: Indoor Air Quality,IAQ,Radon,vapor intrusion,soil gas,soil gasses,Clean Vapor,Control layers

0 replies | 449 views | Posted on: 04/20/2023 | Last updated: 04/28/2023

Automatic Bath Fan Sensors Reduce Humidity, Pollutants, and Odors

by Rate It Green Team



As Green Builder Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. points out, most people don’t use ventilation properly.  Exhaust fans can be a missed opportunity for improving Indoor air quality, or IAQ,

Filed under: Fans

Keywords: Indoor Air Quality,IAQ,Bathrooms,Ventilation,Humidity,Kitchens,Bath fans,Kitchen Fans,Exhaust fans,Pollutants

0 replies | 111 views | Posted on: 03/23/2024 | Last updated: 03/25/2024

Remote Hood Exhaust Fan Retrofit Delivers Significant Noise Reduction

by Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin

Sometimes, a smaller targeted project can be the best project! I am excited to report that we just completed a retrofit to install a remote hood fan for our kitchen exhaust hood, and it instantly made

Filed under: Fans

Keywords: Indoor Air Quality,Fans,IAQ,Ventilation,Kitchens,Exhaust fans,Hoods,Exhaust hoods

0 replies | 213 views | Posted on: 03/23/2024 | Last updated: 03/25/2024

DIY Solar Power Fan Installation - Reduce Shed Heat and Stagnant Air

by Rate It Green Team


A solar powered fan is a great and simple idea to remove excess heat from a shed. And this is a Scout project in addition, where (with supervision), the kids can get involved and learn as well.

Filed under: Health and Air Quality

Keywords: Air Quality,Indoor Air Quality,Fans,IAQ,Ventilation,DIY,heat,Exhaust fans

0 replies | 136 views | Posted on: 03/25/2024 | Last updated: 03/25/2024