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Climate Change, the Indoor Environment, and Health 266 CLIMATE CHANGE, THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH DRAFT Contractor Report: Opportunities for Green Building (GB) Rating Systems to Improve Indoor Air Quality Credits and to Address Changing Climatic Conditions This report describes green-building rating systems, climate change, and indoor environmental quality. Green-building rating systems focus mostly on indoor environments, including moisture, ventilation rates, volatile organic compounds, thermal comfort, and particulate matter but are evaluated in a climate-change context. Two rating systems, those of BREEAM and LEED, are detailed in this report. Srebric J. 2010. Draft report: Opportunities for green building (GB) rating systems to improve indoor air quality credits and to address changing climatic conditions. Washington, DC: US Environmental Protection Agency. REFERENCE EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). 2011. Indoor air—Publications and resources. http:// www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/ (accessed June 21, 2011). Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

• Front Matter
• Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Background
• 3 Government and Private-Sector Involvement in Climate Change, Indoor Environment, and Health Issues
• 4 Air Quality
• 5 Dampness, Moisture, and Flooding
• 6 Infectious Agents and Pests
• 7 Thermal Stress
• 8 Building Ventilation, Weatherization, and Energy Use
• 9 Key Findings, Guiding Principles, and Priority Issues for Action
• Appendix A: Public Meeting Agendas
• Appendix B: Environmental Protection Agency Contractor Reports on Climate-Change, Indoor-Environment, and Health Topics
• Appendix C: Biographic Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
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