Week 4: Energy & Green Building Safety
Americans typically spend 90% of their time indoors and indoor air quality on average is 9x worse than outdoor air quality. Every interior design project, whether it involves space planning and construction or new carpet, furniture and a fresh coat of paint, may affect the health of building occupants.
A Qualified Interior Designer…
A Qualified Interior Designer…
- Creates design solutions that offer occupants access to day light and views, impacting comfort and increased productivity.
- Specifies and evaluates products that are compliant with US EPA air quality standards that limit formaldehyde or other unhealthy volatile organic compounds (VOCs) often found in carpet, wall covering adhesives, cabinet construction and othe building materials.
- Understands a building's environmental control system as it relates to the health and welfare of the occupants and ensures good indoor air quality by referencing guidelines such as the SMACNA IAQ Guidelines for Occupied Buildings Under Construction.
Support registration of Interior Designers to ensure consumer safety. Work with a Registered Interior Designer to go green, save energy, and improve your indoor environmental quality.
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