Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.39
Liaison Marianella Franklin
Submission Date Aug. 28, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
OP-5: Indoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Richard Costello, PhD
Director
Environment Health and Safety
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Floor area of building space covered by an indoor air quality (IAQ) management program that meets the criteria for this credit:
2,458,047 Square feet

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Gross floor area of building space:
2,458,047 Square feet

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A brief description of the institution’s indoor air quality program(s) (including information about regular auditing or monitoring, mechanisms for occupants to register complaints, and action plans):
SCOPE AND APPLICATION Potential indoor air contaminants include volatile organic compounds from solvents, paints, or sprays; microbial agents; carbon monoxide from idling vehicles, generators, and other incomplete combustion sources; dusts from cutting or grinding activities; formaldehyde; pollen; environmental tobacco smoke and other agents that may cause discomfort or illness. The procedures outlined in this program reflect the University's commitment to improve air quality and minimize discomfort and illness related to indoor air contaminants. This program applies to all buildings owned and operated by the University of Texas-Pan American.

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The website URL where information about the institution’s indoor air quality program(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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