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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Submitted by MIAQC Member, Ron Lessard. Ron is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and Certified Safety Professional with Foresight EHS in Brunswick Maine. He currently serves on the MIAQC Board of Directors and is chairperson of the Council’s Communications Committee. How much mold is too much mold? Is the mold I see going to make my […]
See what FOX 22 Bangor had to say about the Indoor Insanity 5k! “LEWISTON – To raise money to prevent lung cancer, Maine Indoor Air Quality Council held its 4th Annual Indoor Insanity 5K. It’s a fundraiser to pay for the installation of radon mitigation systems in low-income Maine households. Radon is a colorless and odorless […]
See what WCSH6 had to say about the Indoor Insanity 5K! LEWISTON, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Participants kept warm in the Indoor Insanity 5K stayed warm, all while raising money for a cause. The race took place on the indoor track at Bates College and 100% of race fees will be used to pay for […]
Lead off with Deb’s story exactly as is… Deb Violette is one of the lucky ones… only 17% of lung cancer patients live more than 5 years after diagnosis. Most important, she had a smart doctor that helped make the connection between the radon levels in the air and water in her home and her […]
Contributed by the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council (www.maineindoorair.org) We often think of air pollution as being an outside problem. But in fact, the air indoors (where people spend most of their time) can be more polluted than the air outside. Radon, lead, mold, carbon monoxide, chemicals, and pests are just some of the things […]
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