Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Our applied building scientists provide training and technical assistance ,and recommend practices and procedures for improving IAQ in Northwest schools and other facilities.

Assessments of School Indoor Air Quality

With funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, our specialists assess Northwest schools and recommend practices and procedures to improve indoor air quality. For more information, see School Indoor Air Quality Assessment and Program Implementation. Also check out the EPA-sponsored H.E.L.P. for Kids Project for forms, checklists, and handouts to help create healthier environments for children in schools, child care centers, and homes.

IAQ Newsletter

We published a quarterly newsletter, Indoor Air Quality in Northwest Schools (IAQ News), through spring 2010, covering training events, grant opportunities, IAQ cleaning suggestions and tips, and other information useful to school districts and others involved in IAQ operations and maintenance. View IAQ News archive

Other Publications and Videos

• Mold Guidance for Tenants and Landlords factsheet
• Keeping Homes Dry factsheet
• Why Measure Carbon Dioxide in Buildings? factsheet
• Mold in Your Home – Cause, Prevention and Cleanup video
• Duct Sealing for Comfort, Energy and IAQ(video, 16:45 minutes) shows building professionals and do-it-yourself homeowners how ducts move air, where common leaks are, and how to fix them.
• School walk-through: Identifying and Solving Common Indoor Air Quality Problems:
  • Chapter 1: Getting started
  • Chapter 2: Walk-through
  • Chapter 3: Outside
  • Chapter 4: Inside
  • Chapter 5: Classrooms
  • Chapter 6: Fixes
  • Chapter 7: Debrief

Tribal Indoor Air Quality Project

We provide information, training, and technical support for Northwest Tribes, with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For more information, see the project website