Revision of Indoor Environments & Green Buildings from Mon, 11/25/2019 - 17:20

Indoor Environments & Green Buildings

Policy Resource Center

Buildings account for a large share of our energy and water use, CO2 emissions, and solid waste. The built environment also has a significant impact on health and productivity. Children and adults in the U.S. spend up to 90% of their time indoors, where levels of pollutants may be many times higher than outdoors—pollutants such as radon, mold, lead, combustion products, chemicals emitted by consumer products or building materials, and contaminants drawn into buildings from outside. As we work to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change by making buildings more efficient and resilient, attention to indoor environmental quality becomes especially important.

ELI’s Indoor Environments & Green Buildings Program provides information to support the development and implementation of sound policies to address key health and environmental issues in design, construction, operation, and maintenance of schools, homes, and other buildings.

KEY TOPICS: Schools/Child Care | Homes/Landlord-Tenant | Radon | Mold | Green Building

TYPES OF PUBLICATIONS:

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	State Law Surveys These ELI materials collect and describe state laws and regulations across the U.S. and are updated periodically: Topics in School Environmental Health Database of State IAQ Laws
	Research Reports with In-depth Analysis & Recommendations ELI Research Reports examine lessons learned from existing state and local policies and programs and offer recommendations for developing effective approaches in core areas of indoor environments and green buildings policy.
	Policy Briefs on Emerging Legislative and Regulatory Issues ELI Policy Briefs highlight important indoor environmental and green building issues that have captured the attention of state policy makers. Each Brief is updated periodically throughout the year to provide an overview of the issue and summaries of policies enacted to date.
	Profiles of Innovative State Programs ELI State Program Profiles describe innovative informational resources developed by state agencies working to protect and improve indoor air quality. The Profiles highlight resources that can be adapted and used in other jurisdictions to promote healthy buildings.

State Law Surveys

These ELI materials collect and describe state laws and regulations across the U.S. and are updated periodically:

*Topics in School Environmental Health

*Database of State IAQ Laws

Research Reports

Research Reports with In-depth Analysis & Recommendations

ELI Research Reports examine lessons learned from existing state and local policies and programs and offer recommendations for developing effective approaches in core areas of indoor environments and green buildings policy.

Policy Briefs on Emerging Legislative Issues

Policy Briefs on Emerging Legislative and Regulatory Issues

ELI Policy Briefs highlight important indoor environmental and green building issues that have captured the attention of state policy makers. Each Brief is updated periodically throughout the year to provide an overview of the issue and summaries of policies enacted to date.

Profiles of Innovative State Programs

ELI State Program Profiles describe innovative informational resources developed by state agencies working to protect and improve indoor air quality. The Profiles highlight resources that can be adapted and used in other jurisdictions to promote healthy buildings.

Topics: Schools/Child Care | Homes/Landlord-Tenant | Radon | Mold | Green Building