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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 that was featured at the 2012 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders' Show.

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

On the Road!

Indoor airPLUS will be at the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) 2012 Conference February 27-29, 2012 in Austin, TX. Stop by our booth and don't miss our educational session about Indoor airPLUS and EPA's Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades on Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 3:30 p.m. in the Sabine room.

Find out more about the conference at www.resnet.us/2012-conference exiting epa Follow them @resnetus

Coming up!

Affordable Comfort, Inc. (ACI) National Home Performance Conference March 26-30, 2012 in Baltimore, MD. Website: http://acinational.org/ exiting epa Follow them @ACIadvancing

Featured: Webinar

Energy Star Webinar: Understanding Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Homes
Wednesday, February 22, 2012; 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET Register Now! exiting epa

This session will explain the value and the requirements of the three key components of ASHRAE 62.2-2010 - ventilation, exhaust, and filtration; discuss strategies for meeting these components; and clarify how these requirements integrate with the RESNET standard.

Featured: Technical Corner

Indoor airPLUS Technical Corner

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

Read our featured topic and join the discussion. Need answers? Submit your questions to Indoor_airPLUS@epa.gov

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.

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.

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