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Contents iii Foreword..............................................................................................................................vii Note to Building Owners and Facility Managers .................................................................ix Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................xiii TAB I: BASICS Section 1: About This Document .............................................................................1 Section 2: Factors Affecting Indoor Air Quality........................................................ 5 Sources of Indoor Air Contaminants .....................................................................................5 HVAC System Design and Operation...................................................................................6 Pollutant Pathways and Driving Forces ................................................................................9 Building Occupants .............................................................................................................10 Section 3: Effective Communication...................................................................... 13 Communicating to Prevent IAQ Problems..........................................................................13 Communicating to Resolve IAQ Problems .........................................................................15 TAB II: PREVENTING IAQ PROBLEMS Section 4: Developing an lAQ Profile .................................................................... 19 Skills Required to Create an IAQ Profile ............................................................................20 Steps in an IAQ Profile........................................................................................................21 Section 5: Managing Buildings for Good IAQ........................................................ 31 Developing an IAQ Management Plan................................................................................31 TAB III: RESOLVING IAQ PROBLEMS Section 6: Diagnosing lAQ Problems .................................................................... 45 Overview: Conducting an IAQ Investigation......................................................................46 Initial Walkthrough .............................................................................................................47 Collecting Additional Information ......................................................................................49 Collecting Information about Occupant Complaints...........................................................50 Using the Occupant Data.....................................................................................................53 Collecting Information about the HVAC System ...............................................................57 Using the HVAC System Data ............................................................................................62 Collecting Information about Pollutant Pathways and Driving Forces...............................68 Using Pollutant Pathway Data.............................................................................................70 Collecting Information on Pollutant Sources ......................................................................72 Using Pollutant Source Data ...............................................................................................74 Contents