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Introduction to Indoor Air Quality
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Duration

12 hours

Total fee

Free

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

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Introduction to Indoor Air Quality
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Introduction to Indoor Air Quality
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  • Beginner Level
  • Approx. 12 hours to complete
  • English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
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  • Course Overview: https://youtu.be/LLVb4FOn4uU
  • This course provides a basic knowledge of an emerging area ? Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in buildings. Learners will realize the importance of maintaining proper IAQ.
  • Characteristics associated with indoor air contaminants (IAC) are demonstrated, such as
  • ? Particulate matters (PM2.5, PM10)
  • ? Radon
  • ? Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
  • ? Asbestos
  • ? Bio-aerosols, and more
  • Safe exposure levels, resulting health effects, measurement techniques, mitigate and control measures of these IAC are discussed.
  • Other important areas related to IAQ such as building ventilation systems, indoor flow characteristics, sick building syndrome, and thermal comfort are also covered in this course.
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Introduction to Indoor Air Quality
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Curriculum

Introduction to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Course Overview

1.1 Introduction to Indoor Air Quality

1.2 Overview of Indoor Air Contaminants

1.3 Sick Building Syndrome and Building Related Illness

1.4 Effect of Carbon Dioxide in IAQ

1.5 Introduction to Ventilation

1.6 Ventilation Methodology (I)

1.7 Ventilation Methodology (II)

1.8 Ventilation Measurement

Assignment and Grading Criteria

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Quiz 1

Radon and Indoor Aerosol

2.1 Radon (I) - Introduction to Radon

2.2 Radon (II) - Health effects, measurement and control

2.3 Indoor Aerosol (I) - Particulate Matters (PM)

2.4 Indoor Aerosol (II) - Measuring Indoor Aerosol

2.5 Introduction to Clean Room

2.6 Air Cleaner

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Quiz 2

VOCs, Ozone and Combustion Related Pollutants

3.1 Introduction to VOCs

3.2 Two common VOCs - Formaldehyde and Tetrachloroethylene

3.3 Measuring VOCs

3.4 Purification of VOCs

3.5 Semi VOCs

3.6 Ozone (I) - Introduction to Ozone

3.7 Ozone (II) - Health effects and its role in Air Cleaning

3.8 Carbon Monoxide

3.9 Nitrogen Dioxide

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Quiz 3

Bioaerosols and Asbestos

4.1 Introduction to Bioaerosols

4.2 Sources of Bioaerosols

4.3 Health Effects of Bioaerosols

4.4 Measuring and Removing Bioaerosols

4.5 Asbestos

4.6 Thermal Comfort (I)

4.7 Thermal Comfort (II)

4.8 Local Thermal Discomfort

Summary

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Reference: Indoor Air Quality Guide - Best Practices for Design, Construction, and Commissioning

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