Environmental Building News
Volume 11, Number 5 — May 2002

Feature

Construction IAQ Management: Job-Site Strategies for Ensuring a Healthy Building

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Even the best-designed buildings can develop serious indoor air quality (IAQ) problems when good practices are not followed during construction, especially when work is done on occupied buildings. Fortunately, builders can preserve indoor air quality and avoid costly lawsuits by following the common sense guidelines in this article.

From the Editors

Staff News
After seven months as an outstanding intern, Jessica Boehland has accepted a permanent position as EBN's Associate Editor.

Letters

On Urinals That Don’t Need Flushing
A representative of Waterless Co. LLC describes differences between his company and its competitor, Falcon Waterfree.

What's Happening

High-Performance Buildings Database Released
The U.S. DOE has unveiled an online database of high-performance building projects. Anyone can submit a project for review and publication in the database, which serves as a clearinghouse for information on projects of all types and sizes. BuildingGreen led the team that developed the database.

State and Local Green Building Programs
We found 32 programs throughout the U.S. that offer incentives or impose requirements promoting green building performance. They are described here in a comprehensive table for easy reference.

 

What's Happening (cont.)

Green-e Offers Tradable Renewable Certificates
Energy consumers across the country can now purchase all the benefits of green power regardless of whether local utilities can provide the electricity itself.

Awards & Competitions

Product Review

Pure Performance Paint

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A new line of zero-VOC interior latex paint is on the market. Field reports indicate it is affordable, easy to work with, and remarkably odor-free, and the manufacturer claims that its durability exceeds that of competitors.

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