2 | July/August 2023
MAY'S WAYS:
Not-So-Obvious
Sources of Moisture By Jeffrey May
Elevated moisture levels inside a home can lead
to mold growth. Some moisture sources are
obvious, like spilled foods, leaking pipes, and
water intrusion into a basement. Jeff discusses
other sources that may seem less obvious or
are just conditions that you are used to having
in your home.
GUARDRAILS & PARACHUTES:
New Guardrails Needed for Healthy Buildings
By Carl Grimes
The built environment industry has some
standards and guidelines but no clearly
defined pathway toward designing,
constructing, and using healthy buildings.
The indoor air quality and indoor environ-
mental industry has even less guidance
for identifying and fixing problems affecting
health of occupants.
MOMS CLEAN AIR FORCE:
East Coast Reacts to Unfamiliar Wildfire Smoke
By Alexandra Zissu
Alexandra discusses how her daughter
reacted to the recent wildfire smoke. She
came into my room crying. I was still asleep.
She had checked the weather to decide
what to wear to school and seen an air
quality alert for our town in the Hudson Val-
ley, about an hour and a half north of New
York City. And Ronnie Citron-Fink explains
how to help kids understand wildfires.
