Healthy Indoors Magazine
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IAQnet, LLC strives to use reliable sources and verify data, but makes no guarantee that information is complete or accurate; consequently, readers using this information do so at their own risk. Although persons and companies mentioned herein are believed to be reputable, neither IAQnet, LLC, nor its officers, employees, or contractors accept any responsibility whatsoever for the activities of any such persons or companies. © 2020 IAQnet, LLC 4 | June 2020 Volume 8 No. 6 June 2020 ® DEPARTMENTS 6 | Editorial 10 | News Live Wire Virtual Newsroom 12 | HI Forum 14 | Events Calendar Find out about Industry Events INDUSTRY 18 | HEALTHY INDOORS SHOW: Our live online weekly program. 20 | COVID_19: The Plateau? by Scott Armour 22 | WOMENIN IAQ: Kelly Dexter Profile 24| MAY'S WAYS: Did You Know That? by Jeffrey May 28| INDOOR AIR QUALITY: What Labs Can Teach Us About Safely Returning to Offices by Dan Diehl 30| SUSTAINABILITY SNIPPETS: The New Normal by Tom Murray 32| COVER STORY: Racism is Poor Indoor Environments by Susan Valenti 38 | IAQ Radio — Watch the online weekly video podcast and its archived episodes. CONSUMERS 42 | HOME PERFORMANCE MINUTE: Whole House Fan Myth-busting by Corbett Lunsford 44 | HOUSE WHISPERER: Bad-Ass HVAC, Part-6 by Nate Adams 48 | MOMS Clean Air Force Healthy Pregnancy Guide by Amy Ziff 32 | COVER STORY: Racism is Poor Indoor Environments by Susan Valenti Who is more pandered to, ignored, or underserved than poor people in housing? Okay, I'll come out and say it: Who is more pandered to, ignored, or underserved than black and brown people in public housing? 42 | HOME PERFORMANCE MINUTE : Whole House Fan Myth-busting by Corbett Lunsford Some people have one, few understand the side effects of actually using it. Any whole house fan, whether properly installed or not, can have major side effects for all the major elements of the science of homes: heat bleed, airflow and pressure, moisture, and contaminants. Let's debunk the marketing around whole house fans as a solution for all modern homes. 30 | SUSTAINABILITY SNIPPETS: The New Normal by Tom Murray I submit that like the bothersome relative, the pandemic has necessitated some changes that we will welcome into our new normal with little more than a shoulder shrug. Creative outside seating arrangements at restaurants and elbow bumps come to mind. And, as we talked about last month, other changes will take some work and dedication to purpose but will be well worth it in the long run.