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Why design and build with Indoor airPLUS? EPA created Indoor airPLUS to help builders meet the growing consumer preference for homes with improved indoor air quality. By constructing homes that meet EPA's stringent specifications, forward-thinking builders can distinguish themselves by being among the first to offer homes designed to deliver improved indoor air quality. Step Up to Indoor airPLUS (PDF) (8 pp., 1 M, about PDF)

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The New American Home 2012 is an Indoor airPLUS home!

Photo courtesy of Timberlake Cabinetry

Learn more about The New American Home (TNAH) and Indoor airPLUS at the International Builders' Show (February 8-11, 2012 in Orlando, FL) www.buildersshow.com exiting epa. Stop by our booth, #W211 for additional information.

Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades

Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades

EPA has developed a new voluntary guidance document, Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades, that provides a set of best practices for improving indoor air quality in conjunction with energy retrofit work in homes. Read more about the Protocols. Download the Protocols (PDF, 48 pp., 4.27 M, about PDF). Read the EPA Press Release.

The guidance was developed in collaboration with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Recovery Through Retrofit Initiative and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) initiative to develop Guidelines for Home Energy Professionals.

"Indoor airPLUS 101" Webinar

(November 18, 2011)

Have you wondered why homeowners young and old are increasingly concerned about the indoor air quality of their homes? Watch this introductory webinar to find out. Learn how Indoor airPLUS helps you build homes with healthier indoor environments, the process for building Indoor airPLUS homes, and the resources available to Indoor airPLUS partners and consumers.

Send your questions to Indoor_airPLUS@epa.gov

Featured: Technical Corner

Indoor airPLUS Technical Corner

What builder requirements exist for pest prevention under the Indoor airPLUS label?

Indoor airPLUS includes preventative features against pest intrusion to reduce the future need of pesticides and other chemicals in homes. Builders are required to take the following actions to meet the Indoor airPLUS label requirements:

  1. Seal foundation and penetrations, including air tight sump-covers. For example, as part of their scope of work, builders should make each trade responsible for properly sealing around any penetration they make to the building's shell, above grade and below grade. Builders should confirm that all such penetrations have been properly sealed.
     
  2. Install corrosion-proof rodent/bird screens at all openings that cannot be fully sealed (e.g. attic vents)

Check out the Construction Specification advisories for areas of "Heavy" termite infestation probability. Also, the Verification Checklist (PDF) is an easy way to see all Indoor airPLUS requirements.

Need answers? Submit your questions to Indoor_airPLUS@epa.gov

Partner Updates

Affordable Housing Benefits From Improved Indoor Air

For 35 years, Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organization, has been building affordable housing with, and for those in need. EPA's Indoor airPLUS program proudly works with Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the country. Learn more about affordable housing with Indoor airPLUS.

Using Social Media to Build Your Business

Using Web Tools to build your business

Social media sites like Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, and web tools, such as widgets and buttons, allow groups of people with common interests or activities to stay connected and up to date online.

More and more builders and verifiers are using these sites to promote their businesses and stay connected with their customers. Read the tips to learn how to integrate these free tools into your marketing strategy to grow your business, as well as keep up with Indoor airPLUS program updates.

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