Indoor Air Quality and Mold - Facilities Management, Carleton College, Northfield, MN / The Facts about Mold

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Indoor Air Quality and Mold - Facilities Management, Carleton College, Northfield, MN

Posted by Moderator 846 days ago (http://apps.carleton.edu)
Category: Mold in Schools | Tags: asthma allergy air quality health safety

Statement of Purpose
The quality of the air we breathe and of the environment we work are important to all of us. Facilities is dedicated to the promise of providing the best work and living environment possible within our resources. The acceptable standards or levels of acceptance, provided by the EPA or other professional environmental organizations, are used for the standards and guidelines that Facilities will base the determination of a healthy building or environment upon.

Not all individuals are affected the same regarding environmental containments. Some are more sensitive than others, even if conditions may be below acceptable professional levels. It is the individual concern that will be the premise for Facilities action and all reasonable effort will be made to eliminate or reduce levels of contamination.

Background
Mold is a natural fungus that exists commonly in our everyday environment. The major problem is not that mold can be found, but that a level of questionable concentration or physical condition exists and may affect those individuals exposed.

Carleton College has some state-of-the-art buildings with HVAC systems (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning). They are controlled by automated systems, with computerized capabilities that allow the indoor environment to be adjusted for outdoor air intake, temperature control, and humidity control. However, there are other buildings and houses that are not under the influence of modern systems that pose challenges, especially regarding humidity control and level temperature parameters.

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