NIBS Presentations on IEQ Report

[Guest guest]

The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) prepared for the

U.S. Access

Board an IEQ report on the factors that limit access to buildings

for

individuals

with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) and/or Electromagnetic

Sensitivities

(EMS). The full report is available at http://ieq.nibs.org.

NIBS staff and representatives of individuals with MCS and EMS will

conduct

three

presentations in Washington, D.C. during March and April 2007. The

presentations

will disseminate information from the report and encourage

stakeholders to

participate in a workshop to develop voluntary guidelines scheduled

for the Fall

of 2007 at a venue in Washington, DC.

Presentation dates are: Tuesday, March 20; Thursday, March 29; and

Wednesday,

April 18, 2007, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM; lunch is provided. Location:

National

Institute of Building Sciences, 1090 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 700,

Washington,

DC. 20005-4905. The nearest MetroRail stations are McPherson Square

(Orange &

Blue lines) or Farragut North (Red line).

For more information visit http://www.nibs.org/ieq_news.html, or

contact

Ms. Nanne Eliot (neliot@..., 202-289-7800 extension 125).