| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.51 |
| Liaison | Matthew Williams |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Florida
OP-3: Indoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Bahar
Armaghani Assistant Director and Project Manager Facilities, Planning, and Construction |
Occupied building space covered by an indoor air quality plan, policy, and/or practices that include regular auditing or monitoring and a mechanism for occupants to register complaints :
Total occupied building space :
A brief description of the institution's indoor air quality plan, policy, and/or practices:
University of Florida
Indoor Air Quality Management Program Summary
A general Indoor Air Quality Management Plan document has been developed that covers IAQ issues throughout the University of Florida. This document is based on the EPA’s Building Air Quality guide and on EPA’s Tools for Schools IAQ management program guidelines.
Each IAQ concern is entered into a log that notes the dates that the concern is received and evaluated, the location and the specific actions taken.
Indoor air quality concerns are investigated by the Environmental Health and Safety Department (EH&S). An EH&S certified industrial hygienist acts as a central point of contact for IAQ issues.
With over 900 buildings on the University’s Gainesville campus, it is not currently feasible to conduct an IAQ survey of each one. IAQ concerns are investigated on a case by case basis. General guidance on various IAQ issues is provided on the EH&S website (http://www.ehs.ufl.edu/IH/IEQ.htm).
An IAQ protocol with guidelines related to maximum limits for various comfort parameters in University buildings has been in place for several years. Since there are currently no regulations in effect covering indoor air quality in a non-industrial environment, we follow the recommendations of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
Training on IAQ topics is available by request.
The website URL where information about the institution's indoor air quality initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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