Transform Your IAQ Mgmt Approach from Reactive to Proactive

EPA Indoor Environments Division sent this bulletin at 10/12/2017 10:00 AM EDT

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Register for our upcoming webinar—

A Proactive Approach to IAQ: Saving Money and Protecting Health with Preventative Maintenance

Date: Thursday, November 9, 2017
Time: 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. EST

REGISTER

Three Reasons to Register

  1. Hear about the benefits of transforming your approach to indoor air quality (IAQ) management from reactive to proactive! Learn how to communicate the benefits of preventative maintenance practices in schools, such as a high return on investment, improvements in equipment longevity, and a reduction in unexpected and often costly repairs.
  2. See how the pieces come together! Learn how to effectively integrate preventative maintenance and IAQ management strategies to save money and protect health.
  3. Learn from the best! Replicate the best practices of school district mentors to identify and implement the major components of an effective preventative maintenance program—proactive routine and regular maintenance and repair—to ensure that equipment and facilities perform reliably.

 

The Importance of Preventative Maintenance

There’s power in prevention! Preventative maintenance and IAQ are closely related. Practicing preventative maintenance helps school buildings last longer, saves money and provides a healthier environment. A good preventative maintenance program of routine and regular maintenance and repair ensures that equipment and facilities perform reliably. This promotes equipment longevity and saves schools from unexpected, costly repairs. Postponing necessary repairs or system upkeep typically results in increased overall costs, increased unplanned repairs and increased risk of premature facility failure.

The IAQ Tools for Schools Action Kit and Framework for Effective School IAQ Management provide resources focused on IAQ technical solutions and preventative maintenance procedures to help improve your school indoor environments.

 

What Is the IAQ Knowledge-to-Action Professional Training Webinar Series?

The IAQ Knowledge-to-Action Professional Training Webinar Series comprises several 1-hour technical, core-competency, Web-based trainings that demonstrate how the knowledge gained in the IAQ Master Class Professional Training Webinar Series can be translated into actions that improve or sustain an IAQ management program within your school or school district.

Learn from technical experts, industry leaders and model school districts during these webinars that are followed by 30-minute mentoring Q&A sessions.

Gain recognition for your knowledge acquisition and commitment to action by receiving a certificate of completion for each training.

 

Questions?
EPA offers free IAQ Tools for Schools resources—including the School IAQ Assessment Mobile App—to help schools maintain a healthy indoor environment by identifying, correcting and preventing IAQ problems. Learn more about the IAQ Tools for Schools guidance and access other valuable school environmental health resources at www.epa.gov/iaq-schools.

If you have any questions about the IAQ Tools for Schools guidance, please contact the IAQ Tools for Schools Connector Coordinator at iaqschools@epa.gov.