Re: Govt drafting code for indoor air quality

[Guest guest]

Its good to see that Malaysis is striving to take care of its people in this

area.

Unlike the United States.

On 7/25/07, tigerpaw2c <tigerpaw2c@...> wrote:

>

> Article from IEQ Review

> (http://www.imakenews.com/pureaircontrols/e_article000868311.cfm?

> x=b9WQtKg ,bvtv58G) July 24, 2007

> Govt drafting code for indoor air quality

> by thestar.com

>

> KUALA LUMPUR*: The Government is in the final stages of drafting an

> international standard for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) into the

> nation's building codes and practices.

>

> Deputy Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Datuk Kong Cho

> Ha, who announced this, said they were fine-tuning the draft to be

> issued for public comment soon.

>

> " Most of our time is spent indoors, and yet we neglect the fact that

> Malaysia does not incorporate any standards on the subject unlike

> other developed countries.

>

> " Building ventilation, air quality and space indirectly impacts the

> welfare of its occupants in terms of safety, health and

> environment, " he said.

>

>

>