Wednesday, August 12, 2009

State laws listing

The National Center for Healthy Housing and National Conference of State Legislatures have joined forces to create a State by State listing of laws that impact healthy housing; including mold.

Their listing is available on an easy to use web-site with links to the actual laws referenced. Access the web-site at http://www.healthyhomestraining.org/codes/state.htm

If you know of any relevant laws not listed on their site, they encourage input and have included contact names and e-mail addresses in this site.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Healthy Buildings 2009

When: 09/13/2009 - 09/17/2009

Location: Oncenter, Syracuse, NY

Healthy Buildings 2009 is an international signature conference and exhibition of the International Society for Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ), hosted by Syracuse Center of Excellence and Syracuse University.

What: Healthy Buildings 2009Where: Oncenter, Syracuse, NYWhen: Sept. 13-17, 2009More information: http://www.hb2009.orgWho Should Attend? Architects, builders, building systems designers, building products and materials manufacturers, building maintenance and management professionals, public facilities administration, energy and indoor environment auditors, medical researchers, medical practitioners, health authorities, urban policy makers, urban planners, municipal authorities, work performance professionals, and insurers.
Conference Topics: indoor environmental quality, human performance and productivity, buildings and public health, indoor contaminants and pollutants, and building design and assessment.

Exhibition: The HB2009 exhibition will provide firms an unparalleled forum for the exchange of clean and green technology developments, a unique opportunity to showcase innovative products and services, and an extraordinary venue to network with national and global leaders working toward healthy, comfortable, and productive indoor and built environments.
Business-to-Business: To maximize business opportunities at HB2009, Syracuse University and SyracuseCoE will offer workshops, showcases, and seminars to both leverage the leading-edge work presented at the conference and to highlight to the international audience the research, demonstration, and commercialization projects underway in Central Upstate New York’s (http://www.creativecoreny.com) world-class colleges and universities.

Additional information:Website: http://hb2009.org