Tips for Building a Healthy, Energy-Efficient Home The following recommendations are excerpted from the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council’s full “Checklist for New Residential Construction”, which is available for free on this website at: https://maineindoorair.org/iaq-checklist-for-new-residential-construction/ Building a new home is a big, complex project. The purpose of this article is to highlight the most critical construction […]
Join us on Tuesday, October 16th in the Dirigo Conference Room at Bangor Savings Bank in Augusta, Maine for a half day seminar on Risk Communications and Conflict Resolution. Learn practical strategies that: reduce tensions relieve anxiety effect appropriate changes for how a building is operated and maintained form an effective program of conflict resolution create an […]
July 2018 President’s Message As we wrap up our 2017-18 fiscal year, and launch into our 2018-19, I cannot help but reflect upon the many successes this small, but vibrant organization has had in the past year. It’s amazing to me how much we are able to accomplish with just one staff member […]
Submitted by MIAQC Member Kris Anderson. Kris is a professional engineer and president of K.G. Anderson, an engineering and consulting firm from Bath, Maine specializing in hands-on whole building and building-systems problem-solving. Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and seem to not be connecting? In reality both of you are speaking about […]
This article was contributed by Henri Fennell, a building envelope specialist and architect from North Thetford, VT with over forty years of experience in energy conservation design, products, and services. Henri was one of the featured presenters at our recent IAQ & Energy 2018 Conference. We encourage Informer readers to visit Henri’s website for more […]
An article by the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council containing tips homeowners can use to improve their indoor environment is featured in the Environmental Solutions supplement of today’s Bangor Daily News. To view the supplement and read the article, click here.
Here’s the April 2018 edition of The Informer, the quarterly issue of the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council. To receive your copy of The Informer right to your inbox, sign up at the bottom of this page. April 2018 President’s Message Ted Small, Esq. President Maine Indoor Air Quality Council As an attorney […]
Last Fall, Bob Stilwell, who served as the Director of the Maine State Radon Section for close to 30 years and who has essentially personified the state’s radon initiatives, left the radon program for another position within the Department. Bob’s departure, followed by other unexpected staffing changes, left many in the public and professional community […]
This article was written by executive director Christine Crocker for publication in the March 2018 issue of Green & Healthy Maine Homes magazine. Through-wall energy recovery ventilation (ERV) units are relative newcomers to the residential ventilation and high performance building arena, offering a practical ventilation solution when full size units aren’t an option. The units […]
The MIAQC Board of Directors is seeking nominations for the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council’s 2018 Norman Anderson Leadership Award. The Norman Anderson Leadership Award is given annually to an individual or organization who has shown extraordinary dedication and commitment to helping the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council fulfill its mission to create healthy, productive, […]
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