Indoor air quality is a term that applies to a wide spectrum of potential problems. Included in this term are items such as air flow and air exchanges, volatile organic vapors, molds, radon, asbestos, bacteria (i.e. legionella, the cause of the potentially fatal legionnaire’s disease), carbon dioxide levels, carbon monoxide levels and humidity. In addition to these items indoor air quality also is function of the efficiency of the HVAC system and the degree of energy efficiency of the space.
An integrated approach involving building design, health and safety, risk assessment and laboratory analysis, are employed to develop a cost effective and sound remedial design for the correction of the underlying problems.
