Title: Unit 6 Glossary
Course: WGF 106 DEVELOPMENT > Section: Content

Title | Outdoor Environmental Influences (On IEQ)
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In Unit 6 we will examine Outdoor Environmental Influences (on Indoor Environmental Quality). Understanding the influences from the outdoor environment, especially multifaceted outdoor air quality, is crucial for IEQ programs to succeed.

Previously in Unit 5 – Effective IEQ Communication, we examined:

- Protocols for Effective Building Occupant Communication
- Protocols for Effective Building Occupant IEQ Complaint Response
- Effective Occupant Complaint Input/Tweaking/Closure… Potentially Leading to Retro-commissioning
- Maintaining One-to-One IEQ Contacts

High performing buildings are more efficient, with less rejected energy and other direct and indirect forms of basic energy waste. Such savings cannot be at the expense of human comfort, safety, etc. Resulting efficiencies and savings must be real and tangible, and sub sequentially mean lower operating cost and appropriate maintenance.
Links/Upload | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/indoorenv/buildingventilation.html
Attributions | Image courtesy of Sustainable Facilities Tool – U.S. General Services Administration Content by David Bowman