Managing Indoor Air Quality, Fifth Edition

Finding solutions to indoor air quality problems is often a complex, multifaceted endeavor. This practical desk reference serve as a guide and information resource – both on treating existing indoor air problems effectively – and on preventing costly IAQ problems from occurring in the first place. A single discipline approach unfortunately tends to narrow both the control and the treatments options. This book cuts across professions to offer those concerned with the total facility a broader, more comprehensive approach to managing indoor air quality and mitigating indoor air quality problems. The fifth edition is extensively updated and edited in response to the rapid pace of changes and advances in the IAQ industry.

Indoor Air Quality: An Overview – Where Are We?Indoor Air Quality in Retrospect: How Did We Get Here?Classifying Indoor Air Problems: What Kind & How Big a Problem Do We Have?Investigating Indoor Air Quality Problems: How to find Out What Went WrongControlling Indoor Air Problems: How to Keep the Building Working WellThe Thermal Environment: An Internal HabitatHVAC: The Heart of the SystemFiltration: Understanding an Underutilized AssetBuilding Security & Safety: Readying Your Building for "Extraordinary" Environmental StressOperations & Maintenance: An Ounce of PreventionManagement Procedures: The Soft Side of IAQ SuccessWhat "They" Say: from Whence Does My Help Cometh?Appendices, Index