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www.healthyindoors.com Vol. 6 No. 1, Jan., 2018
6 | EDITORIAL— January 2018
Y
ear's end signifies a time for
reflection for many of us, and
the new year brings with it
the opportunity for change.
A general theme for the upcoming
months this time of year is typically
one of progress, self-improvement,
and healthier lifestyles. Improving the
quality of one's indoor environments
probably doesn't top many people's
resolutions list, although it should
have a high status. After all, health
and productivity can be significantly
impacted, either positively or neg-
atively, by your indoor domiciles.
Taking the time to better educate
yourself on this topic and making
even incremental improvements may
offer valuable dividends.
I've often commented that the
standards and practices for much
of how we handle our indoor envi-
ronments haven't advanced as far
as they were expected to a couple
of decades ago. As a whole, we
still seem to embrace many of the
same flawed design and construction
practices, and make many of the
same blunders with respect to how
we build and manage our indoor
spaces. The net result is that, for the
most part, we haven't made enough
progress in these areas.
First-costs are often cited as
an impediment to change—as we
labor under the misconception that
we simply cannot afford to create
substantially healthier dwellings. Of
course, that is a paradigm that must
be broken if we are ever to advance
in this arena. Occupant health,
productivity, and even operating
costs for the entire building lifecycle
far outweigh the initial investment to
build smarter!
The marketplace has been show-
ing signs of a desire for enhanced in-
door environments, at least in certain
sectors, which is sparking renewed
interest in advancing technology
and practices to this end. How soon
will we progress from where we are
today, to where we should be with
respect to our indoor world? Perhaps
2018 will serve as a turning point…
Bob Krell,
Publisher
