Feeling good in our homes or offices isn’t just a matter of having a beautiful space: No matter how fabulous your furnishings, a poorly designed indoor environment can literally make you sick . Building green means considering not only the environmental impact of materials and construction, but also the physical and psychological health of the occupants. The next phase of our series covers Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)—one of the criteria of the USGBC ‘s LEED rating system—and how you can achieve it in your own space. Read the rest of GREEN BUILDING 101: Indoor Environmental Quality—Clean Air and Comfort for Homes and Office Spaces Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “leed” , air , Air quality , bright office , clean air , Environmental quality , Green Building 101 , Green Walls , healthy building , healthy home , healthy office , Indoor , indoor air quality , indoor environment , indoor environmental quality , indoors , LEED-H , pure air , sick building , sick building syndrome , skylight , voc , volatile organic compounds , window
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GREEN BUILDING 101: Indoor Environmental Quality—Clean Air and Comfort for Homes and Office Spaces