The digest version of our January 2018 Newsletter. Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 9:53 AM January 2018 President’s Message Ted Small, Esq. President Maine Indoor Air Quality Council Welcome to the January 2018 issue of the Informer! As winter forces us to spend more time indoors, with our houses sealed as tight as we can […]
How the Humble Checklist Can Improve School Indoor Air Quality Written by Christine G. Crocker, Executive Director, Maine Indoor Air Quality Council, Augusta, ME and Ellen Tohn, Principal, Tohn Environmental Strategies, Wayland, MA We all use checklists. Shopping lists, to-do lists, wish lists—checklists are a simple tool used every day to help us both organize […]
Be more than just a builder by attending the 4 program residential construction training series hosted by the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council and Lapointe Lumber company through March in Augusta, Maine. Click here for details and to register.
Registration is open for the next morning seminar of the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council: Ice Dams & Attic Mold. The seminar is scheduled for Monday, December 11, 2017 at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, Maine. For more information, visit the Ice Dams & Attic Mold event page.
The Maine Indoor Air Quality Council is proud to support #GivingTuesday, a worldwide giving event celebrating nonprofits of all sizes and missions. Your donation of any size will help prevent lung cancer in low-income homes right here in Maine. On behalf of nonprofits everywhere, please support your favorite nonprofit this Holiday Season. Click here to […]
The Maine Indoor Air Quality Council publishes a newsletter every quarter. The following is a “digest” version (text and links only, no images) of the October 2017 issue. If you would like to receive our newsletter, make sure to sign up at the bottom of this page. October 2017 President’s Message Desi-Rae Severson President Maine […]
If you need a new water heater and your basement is somewhat humid and musty, you might consider a heat pump water heater to solve two problems: heating the water and conditioning the air. Heat pump water heaters may sound complex, but they operate just like your refrigerator in reverse. The refrigerator takes heat out […]
Maine has an environment that is somewhat difficult in which to design an HVAC system and building envelope. Temperatures can swing wildly within 24 hours causing the HVAC system to cycle from heating at night, to economizer cooling (using outside air to cool), to mechanical cooling. So the interior environment can see a variable amount […]
On Tuesday, September 26, 2017 in Augusta, Maine, the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council is hosting a full day seminar on the process of Building Commissioning and its value in both new and existing buildings for healthy indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and occupant comfort. Learn more about this program…
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. Summer is finally here and with the seasonal changes comes a variety of IAQ issues. One issue I see regularly, which creates air quality […]
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