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Article: Don't repeat asbestos debacle with IAQ, BOMA tells Congress. (indoor air quality, Building Owners and Managers Association International) (Editorial)
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- Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News
- Article date:
- December 6, 1993
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There is no question that indoor air quality is a serious concern, though there is some confusion over what exactly consitutes indoor air quality.
It is not "thermal comfort" (too hot or too cold).
It is not inadequate lighting or ambient noise.
It is a combination of adequate ventilation, unostructed circulation, and removal of contamination.
I am here today representing the concerns of the office building industry. We are the providers of the indoor environment H.R. 2919 sets out to address -- and possibly regulate.
We don't question that indoor air quality is a legitimate concern. It is. We simply remind you of the ...