Indoor airPLUS Program
Why design and build with Indoor airPLUS? EPA created Indoor airPLUS 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 being among the first to offer homes designed to deliver improved indoor air quality. Step Up to Indoor airPLUS (PDF) (8 pp., 1 M, about PDF)
Congratulations to the 2012 Indoor airPLUS Leader Award Winners
Each year the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indoor airPLUS program recognize Rater partners who stand out as leaders in the healthy home building industry. Please join us in congratulating the 2012 Indoor airPLUS Rater Leaders — all of which are among the Rater partners that verified and reported the most homes Indoor airPLUS qualified homes in 2011.
Read more about the 2012 Indoor airPLUS HERS Leaders Awards.
RESNET has posted the video "Benefits of Building a Healthier Home with Indoor airPLUS" Watch it Now! (Vimeo player, 00:46:26). Download the slides from the Webinar here (PDF, 23 pp., 1.5 M, about PDF)
The New American Home 2012 is an Indoor airPLUS home!
Learn more about The New American Home (TNAH) and Indoor airPLUS that was featured at the 2012 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders' Show.
Check out how our partner Foxwood Builders teamed up with their realtor to create a YouTube video for their customers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkYsHw08E5w
Using Social Media to Build Your Business
Social media sites like Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, and web tools, such as widgets and buttons, allow groups of people with common interests or activities to stay connected and up to date online.
More and more builders and verifiers are using these sites to promote their businesses and stay connected with their customers. Read the tips to learn how to integrate these free tools into your marketing strategy to grow your business, as well as keep up with Indoor airPLUS program updates.
Conferences/Events
October 15-16, 2012
Affordable Comfort, Inc. (ACI), New England Home Performance Conference, Springfield, MA
Working in the Massachusetts region? Meet other practitioners at the ACI regional conference in Springfield. Learn more about this event.
November 14-16, 2012
US Green Building Council (USGBC) Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, San Francisco, CA Learn more about this event.
Find more events listed in our Calendar of Events
Featured: Inside the Specifications
What builder requirements exist for pest prevention under the Indoor airPLUS label?
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Need more technical information on the Moisture Control section of the Construction Specifications?
The technical guidance addresses construction methods, equipment, and materials to support meeting the required Construction Specifications of EPA's Indoor airPLUS labeling program for new homes. www.epa.gov/indoorairplus/technical/moisture
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Frequent Questions
- How can I partner with the Indoor airPLUS program?
- How do I find a home energy rater that offers Indoor airPLUS verification services?
- How do I verify a home to earn the Indoor airPLUS label?
More Indoor airPLUS Questions
Read more about Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Learn how to build your business using social media
- Get more tools
- Read about our partners and find events in our calendar of events.
How do I ...?
- Find a listed Builder/ Verifier/Ally
- Become a Partner
- Know what to look for when buying a new home
- Find the Construction Specifications and the Verification Checklist
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