Indoor Air Quality for Healthcare Facilities
New Ventilation Design Requirements for Health Care Facilities Available from ASHRAE
ASHRAE Sept. 2008
Special Requirements for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems in Health Care Facilities
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) html
Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort in Open-Plan Offices
National Research Council of Canada (October 2005)
Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals
Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.A.) html
Office Air: A Worker's Guide to Air Quality in Offices, Schools, and Hospitals
Health Canada
Indoor Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners, Managers, and Occupants
Work Safe B.C. / Worker's Compensation Board of British Columbia (PDF file)
Health Canada Air Quality Information Links
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/air/index_e.html
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
http://www.ashrae.org/
AIHA Accredited Laboratory Listings
http://www.aiha.org/Content/LQAP/accred/AccreditedLabs.htm
Managing Indoor Air Quality for an Acceptable Standard of Care
Professor Tang G. Lee, The University of Calgary (html)
Ventilation Systems and Prevention of
Respiratory Illness: Requirements for
Heating, Ventilation and Air
Conditioning in Health Care Facilities
Dr. Leon Genesove, Provincial Physician
Ontario Ministry of Labour (PDF file)
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (U.S.A.) - Indoor Air Quality Investigation
http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/otm_iii/otm_iii_2.html
Indoor Air Quality Problems in Healthcare Facilities
Inspired Living (commercial link)
Indoor Air Facts No. 4 (revised) Sick Building Syndrome
U.S. - EPA
International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)
http://www.isiaq.org/
Is Air Quality a Problem in My Home?
American Industrial Hygiene Association
Guidelines For Selecting An Indoor Air Quality Consultant
American Industrial Hygiene Association
Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort in Open-Plan Offices
National Research Council of Canada - October 2005
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
U.S. EPA
Indoor Air - International Journal of Indoor Environment and Health
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0905-6947
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
The Merck Manuals Online Medical Library
NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Indoor Environmental Quality
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/indoorenv/
ACR Standard, 2006 edition: Assessment, Cleaning & Restoration of HVAC Systems
National Air Duct Cleaners Association
Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Report - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
NIOSH (PDF file)
NIOSH - Occupational Exposure Sampling Strategy Manual
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/77-173/
Sampling Guide for Air Contaminants in the Workplace
IRSST Quebec (PDF file)
Association of Ventilation Rates and CO2 Concentrations with Health and Other Responses in Commercial and Institutional Buildings
O. A. Seppänen, W. J. Fisk, M. J. Mendell - Helsinki University of Technology
Thermal Comfort for Office Work
CCOHS
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