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Annual Energy Efficiency & IAQ seminar:

Assessing & Addressing IAQ During Weatherization

Friday, February 5, 2010
Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine
(Snow Date:  Sunday, February 7, 2010)
 

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Note - registrations can be taken by phone or fax through Thursday, February 4, 2010.  While advance registration is preferred, walk-in registrants are welcome on day of the event.

Available Continuing Education Credits

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About the Program

Background:    Weatherization projects in Maine typically limit their scope to the reduction of unplanned air leakage and improving the thermal performance of the building envelope. However, these same weatherization efforts can adversely impact the indoor air quality in a building, creating conditions that put occupant health at risk.
    The Maine Indoor Air Quality Council is working with national building science analysts Terry Brennan and Bill Turner to develop a set of protocols for proper evaluation of a home for IAQ issues prior to weatherization, with guidance for how to address those issues. The draft of this protocol will be presented briefly as part of the program.

Program Summary   While the program will cover briefly the full spectrum of IAQ issues impacted by weatherizations and other renovations affecting the building envelope, the February 5th program will focus on ways to address moisture problems in basements and crawlspaces, dealing with attics and attic ventilation, and fresh air ventilation.  The program will be presented in an interactive, case-study format.

Attendees of this Program Will Learn: 

  • The 9 indoor air quality issues commonly impacted by weatherizations and renovations
     

  • Resources for professional training, Maine policy, and best practice guidance to address these 9 indoor air quality issues
     

  • Proper evaluation of buildings prior to weatherization
     

  • Specific guidance to address moisture problems in basements and crawlspaces; attics & attic ventilation; fresh air ventilation; and radon
     

  • Plus - Attendees will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft protocols and their future development.

Program Schedule

8:00 a.m.     Registration

8:30 a.m.     The 9 IAQ Issues Impacted by Weatherization

9:30 a.m.    Break

9:45 a.m.    Attics & Attic Ventilation

11:00 a.m.   Whole House Ventilation

12:15 p.m.   Lunch (included in registration fee)

1:00 p.m.    Basements & Crawlspaces

2:30 p.m.    Break

2:45 p.m.    Basements & Crawlspaces (continued)

4:15 p.m.    Adjourn


 Who Should Attend?

Energy Auditors and Evaluators; Weatherization Teams;  Engineers & Architects;  Residential/Commercial Contractors & Subcontractors; Building Inspectors and Codes Officials; Property Insurers; Attorneys; Financial Institution Representatives; Realtors; Real Estate Appraisers; Industrial Hygienists; Public Policy Decisionmakers; and Anyone Interested in Healthy, Efficient Buildings for Maine.

Special Discounts

  • A 25% discount is offered to retired seniors age 55 and over. (working less than 10 hours per week)
     
  • Scholarships are available upon request.  See our scholarship policy.
     

    Program Faculty

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    Terry Brennan is the president of Camroden Associates Inc.  Mr. Brennan brings years of experience in building related research, building design, policy analysis, curriculum development, development of standards and codes  and the assessment and resolution building related problems.  Mr. Brennan is a member of the American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers Standing Committee 62.2 on ventilation and indoor air quality in residential buildings.  He served a consultant to the Institute of Medicine Committee on Damp Indoor Spaces and Health, authoring one and a half chapters of the report.

    Mr. Brennan has worked on a number of EPA projects over the years.  Recently Mr. Brennan has contributed to the EPA moisture control guide for commercial buildings.  During the 1990s Mr. Brennan helped to author the EPA/NIOSH document Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Property Managers.  At around the same time he developed curriculum for and taught a series of EPA workshops on indoor air quality for public health professionals. In the 1980s he helped to develop and implement EPA training programs for mitigation of indoor radon problems.  In the early 1980s he conducted field research on indoor radon on projects sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the USEPA.

    William A. Turner is the president of Turner Building Science, LLC, and has 25 years’ experience in the development and implementation of indoor air quality standards, diagnostic testing and remediation, industrial hygiene instruments, survey administration, air monitoring data collection, quality assurance, data validation, and technical report preparation. Turner Building Science has assembled a training development team for this program that includes engineers, architects, energy consultants and home builders - all who have been working and building in Maine for over 25 years.