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Building Professionals
Getting Started with Indoor airPLUS
Step 1 - REVIEW benefits and requirements
Builder brochure (PDF,
8 pp, 1.05MB)
Construction Specifications (PDF, 16 pp, 1.95MB)
Verification Checklist (PDF, 2 pp,
314KB)
Step 2 - JOIN the partnership, by signing the Partnership Agreement (HTML)
Step 3 - PROMOTE Indoor airPLUS with these EPA tools
Consumer brochure (PDF, 2 pp, 632KB)
Contact Us for program logos and sample advertisements.
Homebuyers today are increasingly concerned about the indoor air quality of their homes. Issues like mold, radon, carbon monoxide, and toxic chemicals have received greater attention than ever as poor indoor air quality has been linked to a host of health problems. Builders can employ a variety of construction practices and technologies in their new homes to help address these concerns.
How Can Indoor airPLUS Help You?
EPA created the Indoor airPLUS new home label to help builders meet the growing consumer preference for homes with improved indoor air quality. By constructing homes that meet EPA's stringent specifications, forward-thinking builders can distinguish themselves by offering homes that have earned this designation. Indoor airPLUS is a complimentary label to ENERGY STAR for New Homes; only ENERGY STAR qualified homes are eligible for this label. Verification can be completed within the ENERGY STAR inspection process, and must be conducted in accordance with Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) Standards, by a RESNET-accredited Provider, and meet all applicable codes. Instructions for Indoor airPLUS verification are included on the back page of the Verification Checklist.
What is Indoor airPLUS?
The Indoor airPLUS Program is a partnership between EPA, builders, raters, utilities, and public health and indoor environmental organizations to improve indoor air in new homes. Homes with the Indoor airPLUS label are designed for improved indoor air quality compared to a home built to minimum code and include more than 30 additional home design and construction features to help protect homes from moisture and mold, pests, combustion gases, and other airborne pollutants.
Find out what Indoor airPLUS can do for you.
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All Indoor airPLUS qualified homes meet strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by ENERGY STAR, the nationally-recognized symbol for energy efficiency. |  |