ciaq] October 17th CIAQ Meeting - Draft Agenda

[Guest guest]

Important -- Federal members, please indicate to me by COB October

10th whether

you will give a report on your agency's IEQ-IAQ activities (an

Agency update).

Our October 17th meeting agenda thus far is as follows:

Agency Updates from HUD, NIOSH, GSA, USDA, and EPA (DOE, CPSC, NIST,

DOD?).

Thank you.

Presentation 1: Genesis Air/Government Scientific will discuss

" ... Photocatalytic Oxidation (PCO) as an emerging technology in the

HVAC

industry that has great potential to have a significant impact on

indoor air

quality. In addition, it has the potential to limit outdoor air

intakes,

offering significant energy savings over classical designs. This

new layered

GAPTM PCO (Patents Pending) methodology uses cost-effective, non-

ozone producing

UVC Germicidal Irridation, in combination with titanium dioxide

coated mesh,

to aggressively oxidize and reduce all carbon-based VOC's, airborne

mold,

bacteria, viruses, and hydrocarbons found in indoor environments.

Layered

PCO methodology is categorized in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1 as an

IAQ Procedure,

which allows the design professional the opportunity to chose an

alternative to

the prescriptive method, the Ventilation Rate Procedure. GAPTM

technology can

be used as a stand alone system or incorporated into existing or new

HVAC

systems. "

Presentation 2: Brad Turk of Environmental Building Sciences and

the Southern

Regional Radon Training Center (Auburn University) will present

findings from an

exploratory study on the impact of active soil depressurization

(ASD) on

moisture

levels in basements. ASD systems are commonly installed to control

indoor radon

levels. The field study, conducted in three Pennsylvania homes,

found that the

systems caused significant seasonal reductions in basement moisture

and changed

air flow patterns within the houses. Conceptual modeling, technical

approach,

and analysis of data will be discussed.

For more on the CIAQ and meeting schedule and minutes visit

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ciaq/meetingschedule.html

Thank you.

Philip Jalbert

ES/CIAQ

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