IAQ Diagnostics and Management Plans

For public school facilities without complaints of Sick Building Syndrome or Building Related Illness, our protocol for a proactive assessment will reflect the guidance provided in the U.S. EPA's IAQ Tools for Schools Action Kit, while also including critical aspects of the tried and proven EPA/NIOSH reference entitled Building Air Quality, A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers.

Our IAQ professionals will develop an initial IAQ Profile which describes the structure, function, use and occupancy of your building -- those aspects that have the potential to affect indoor air quality. The IAQ Profile will also summarize baseline data that is crucial in the development of an IAQ Management Plan.

In cases where complaints of symptoms related to SBS have been received, the protocol for a reactive assessment will include and focus upon Building Diagnostics. As part of our diagnostic effort, Michaels will interview affected individuals, answer questions, and attempt to identify patterns in the location and timing of complaints.  This information will then be used to coordinate further investigation and contaminant sampling focusing on areas of the building occupied by these persons.

Michaels Engineering can also assist school personnel in the development and implementation of an IAQ Management Plan adapted specifically for their facility. An IAQ Management Plan is intended to avert IAQ problems by emphasizing preventive actions through increased awareness, and to resolve IAQ-related complaints as they may occur (see the Tools for Schools section).

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