EEF Teams With EPA for Commercial Property Air Quality Control

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EEF Teams With EPA for Commercial Property Air Quality Control

July 29, 2005

By J.W. Elphinstone, Associate Editor

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The Environmental Education Foundation (EEF) and the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have teamed up to form a

consensus on incorporating EPA's indoor air quality guidance

information into EEF's mold & IAG management plan, training and

membership.

As part of this effort, EEF has created a coalition of major players

in the construction, building design and property management

industries to create a best practices in indoor air management.

Representative from agencies such as the Building Owners & Managers

Association, Environmental Hazards Management Institute and HUD

served on the coalition.

By creating air quality guidance that property and facility managers

can follow, lenders and insurers can decrease their risk and

exposure to personal injury or mold-related litigation, which has

plagued the industry.

" It's an operation and maintenance plan for commercial builders to

limit their liability of indoor quality issues, " said Troy ,

EEF's executive director. " Lenders and insurers now have a plan in

place that property and facility managers would have to go through

for approval. "