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EPA Updates the Indoor AirPlus Home Labeling Program for Healthier Indoor Air
Quality
WASHINGTON — Today, Aug. 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is
announcing enhancements to its Indoor AirPlus home labeling program. These
improvements are designed to advance indoor air quality protection and expand
market accessibility.
Indoor AirPlus is a voluntary partnership and labeling program designed to
improve indoor air quality in homes. Builders that participate in the program
use construction practices designed to minimize exposure to airborne
pollutants and contaminants in the home. Indoor AirPlus homes are healthier by
design. Strategies include mold and moisture control; radon resistance; pest
management; improved heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems;
combustion venting; healthier building materials; and homeowner education.
Labeled homes can help reduce the likelihood of common and serious health
problems like infectious disease, heart disease, cancer, asthma, allergies,
respiratory issues, headaches and more.
“Indoor AirPlus is the premier high-performance home certification program
focusing on indoor air quality,” said Dave Rowson, Director of the Indoor
Environments Division. “The program updates in Indoor AirPlus Version 2,
including new recognition opportunities with a tiered certification structure,
will help even more Americans protect their families with improved indoor air
quality.”
EPA considered a wide range of stakeholder feedback when developing the
updates. This new version encourages broad industry participation,
substantially advances indoor air quality protections, and strengthens third
party verification and quality assurance.
Under this program update, builders may choose to build Indoor AirPlus
Certified homes, or Indoor AirPlus Gold Certified homes. With no other
certification pre-requisites, the Indoor AirPlus Certified home is built with
key strategies targeting improved indoor air quality. The Indoor AirPlus Gold
Certified home is designed to include more advanced protections for improved
indoor air quality in conjunction with the energy efficiency benefits of
ENERGY STAR certification.
During the implementation phase beginning today, partners may continue to
use Indoor airPLUS Construction Specifications Version 1, Rev.4 or begin to
use one of the new two-tier specifications. The Indoor airPLUS Construction
Specifications Version 1, Rev. 4 are planned to be sunset by January 2026.
More information:
Indoor AirPlus
Indoor AirPlus Version 2
Find an Indoor AirPlus builder or rater in your area
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