US Association of Asthma Educators Accepts Sustainable Buildings & Indoor Air Quality Abstract

June 13, 2011 - PRLog -- The abstract focuses on the fact that good Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is a fundamental principle of sustainable “green” buildings and the creation of healthy indoor homes and offices requires that at design, construction, furnishing and maintenance stages, that there must be a balance between maximising energy conservation and protecting health in buildings.

The abstract reports on those respiratory illnesses that are either caused or aggravated by poor indoor air quality and recognises the need for environmental control measures as part of an overall management plan for those with allergies and asthma.

Caitriona O’Donovan, General Manager of the health friendly air programme said this of the abstract, “Given that those with allergies and asthma are particularly susceptible to indoor air pollution we are delighted that our airmid healthgroup ltd abstract on Sustainable Buildings and Indoor Air Quality has been accepted by the US Association of Asthma Educators”.

The Sustainable Buildings and Indoor Air Quality Abstract can be viewed in the Technical Publications area at www.airmidhealthgroup.com.  

About airmid healthgroup ltd
airmid healthgroup ltd is a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, scientists and occupational health and hygiene professionals. The group provide a range of services to prevent ill health caused by exposure to indoor air pollutants, all backed up by their in-house laboratory testing facilities and expert multidisciplinary team. The range of services includes indoor environmental testing of enclosed spaces and scientific testing of building contents and materials to assess their impact on indoor air and so human health.

The health friendly air program (www.healthfriendlyair.com), a European initiative, addresses the relevance of the 20 most prevalent indoor air factors (allergens, volatile chemicals, infectious organisms and ventilation as well as thermal comfort).