Title: Reading and Audio-Visual Assignments
Course: WGF 105 DEVELOPMENT > Section: Content

Sub-Title | Enhancing Indoor Environmental Quality
Content | Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is most simply described as the conditions inside a building. It does not refer to the air quality alone, but the entire environmental quality of a space, which includes air quality, access to daylight and views, pleasant acoustic conditions, and occupant control over lighting and thermal comfort. Americans spend a majority of their time indoors; not surprisingly, studies have shown an increase in worker productivity when improvements are made to a space’s IEQ. Building managers and operators can increase the satisfaction of building occupants by including thoughtful IEQ details in the design and operation of a space.
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The following elements of an IEQ Best Management Practices plan are discussion points (in this link):

- Facilitate Quality IEQ through Good Design, Construction, Renovation and O&M Practices
- Value Aesthetic Decisions
- Provide Thermal Comfort
- Supply Adequate Levels and Quality of Ventilation and Outside Air
- Prevent Radon Entry, Airborne Bacteria, Mold, and Other Fungi
- Limit Spread of Pathogens
- Use Materials that do not Emit Pollutants or are Low-emitting
- Assure Acoustic Privacy and Comfort
- Control Disturbing Odors through Contaminant Isolation and Product Selection
- Create a High—Performance Luminous Environment
- Provide Quality Water
- Be Aware of Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)
- Balance IEQ Strategies with Security Requirements
Link/Upload | Enhance Interior Environment Quality – Whole Building Design Guide                                      http://www.wbdg.org/design/ieq.php
Attributions | Image courtesy of Sustainable Facility Tool – U.S. General Services Administration Content courtesy of Whole Building Design Guide – National Institute of Building Sciences.