A Guide to Indoor Environmental Quality: Designing Healthy, Comfortable, and Sustainable Spaces
- 1 Hours
- LU/HSW
This is Part 1 of a four-part course exploring Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and its critical role in building design and construction. Part 1 establishes the fundamental components of IEQ—air quality, lighting, acoustics, and thermal comfort—and examines how these elements impact occupant health, comfort, and satisfaction. The course covers both mandatory regulatory requirements and voluntary certification systems, while also addressing health hazards in the built environment. The course emphasizes a holistic approach to design that integrates human-centric principles with practical, measurable outcomes to create spaces that promote occupant well-being while meeting modern standards for comfort and sustainability.
Explore the fundamentals of indoor environmental quality (IEQ), including air quality, lighting, acoustics, and thermal comfort.
Describe indoor environmental quality regulatory requirements from ASHRAE, EPA, and others, and certification systems, including LEED, WELL, and others.
Summarize risks to occupant health from airborne contaminants and biological hazards.
Compare strategies for mitigating sources of IEQ contamination, including airborne contaminants and biological hazards.
Recall hazardous building materials, both past and present, to develop strategies to contain their impact in renovation and new construction.
