Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Kit

The Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Kit (Kit) (see below for HTML and PDF versions of the kit contents) shows schools how to carry out a practical plan of action to improve indoor air problems at little or no cost using straightforward activities and in-house staff.  The voluntary guidance in Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools can save schools time and money so that attention can be directed to educating children.  Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools is co-sponsored by the National PTA, National Education Association, Council for American Private Education, Association of School Business Officials, American Federation of Teachers, and the American Lung Association.

EPA's IAQ Tools for Schools kit includes checklists for all school employees, a flexible step-by-step guide for coordinating the checklists, an Indoor Air Quality Problem Solving Wheel, a fact-sheet on indoor air pollution issues, and sample policies and memos.  "Teachers, education support and other school support staff have a lot to think about," says Keith Geiger, President of the National Education Association.  "That is why this kit is so fantastic, it does so much of the thinking for you."  In addition to the kit, the EPA, in conjunction with the cast and crew of the popular television series This Old House, has produced a short video about how to properly operate and maintain ventilation systems in schools

How to Order the Kit

The IAQ Tools for Schools Kit, individual IAQ Problem Solving Wheels, and Taking Action and Ventilation Basics Videos are available free of charge and can be obtained from the IAQ INFO Clearinghouse (ask for EPA document number 402-K-95-001):

IAQ INFO
P.O. Box 37133, Washington, DC 20013-7133
1-800-438-4318/703-356-4020
(fax) 703-356-5386
iaqinfo@aol.com
For general information on Indoor Air Quality, you can call EPA's IAQ INFO Hotline at (800) 438-4318.

CD ROM Version of the Kit

The IAQ Tools for Schools Kit (Second Edition, December 2000) is also available on CD-ROM.  The CD includes all written materials in the Kit, such as the IAQ Backgrounder, IAQ Coordinator's Guide, Checklists (including the new "Walkthrough" checklist) and other forms in both Adobe PDF and MS Windows Pagemaker 6.5+ format.   To order, call IAQ INFO, ask for EPA document number 402-C-00-002, August 2000.