Controlling Pollutants and Sources, IAQ Design for Schools U.S. EPA
This EPA website offers detailed information on exhaust or spot ventilation practices during construction activity.
Indoor Air Pollution Report, July, 2005 California Air Resources Board
Outlines the health effects of indoor air pollution.
EPA IAQ Design Tools for Schools Controlling Pollutants and Sources
Reference for best practices and strategies to implement IAQ management in Schools.
Healthy Building Network
Articles and resources on healthier building materials and issues of toxicity in the building industry.
EPA Compendium of Methods for the Determination of Air Pollutants in Indoor Air
Provides step-by-step sampling and laboratory analysis procedures for the determination of selected pollutants in indoor air. The section of this document that is dedicated to testing methodology and procedures is most relevant for credit.
SMACNA IAQ Guidelines for Occupied Buildings Under Construction
Project management guidance in maintaining satisfactory IAQ of occupied buildings undergoing renovation or construction.
Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream, by Andres Duany, et al. North Point Press, 2000)
This book challenges nearly half a century of widely accepted planning and building practices that have produced sprawling subdivisions, shopping centers and office parks connected by new highways. These practices, they contend, have not only destroyed the traditional concept of the neighborhood, but eroded such vital social values as equality, citizenship and personal safety.
Once There Were Greenfields: How Urban Sprawl Is Undermining Americaís Environment, Economy, and Social Fabric, by F. Kaid Benfield, et al. (Natural Resources Defense Council, 1999)
Once There Were Greenfields describes the environmental, economic, and social impacts of sprawl development. It also proposes guiding principles for a new kind of "smart growth."
Green Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate, by Alex Wilson, et al. (John Wiley & Sons, 1998)
"Green building"--the trend toward more environmentally responsible construction--has become a popular movement among architects, but it is less well understood by the developers and owners who control funding. This book is the first to demonstrate the advantages of green development, using case studies of developers and owners who built environmentally responsible projects that have delivered superior financial rewards.
Density by Design: New Directions in Residential Development, by Steven Fader (Urban Land Institute, 2000)
This book provides innovative solutions to the challenge of developing higher density housing that will be successful in the marketplace. Case studies of 14 projects show how others have implemented the best new ideas in residential develpment and design.