The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute, based here in Atlanta, is a third-party certification organization for testing the emissions standards of products used in the built environment. This educational seminar will communicate the importance of indoor air quality (IAQ) and empower specifiers and facility managers to employ strategies to improve the IAQ in the spaces they are creating or maintaining. The course includes background on the impact of indoor air pollution on human health and economics. Participants will learn to identify sources of indoor air pollutants, illustrated by several case studies that highlight the effects of controlling, versus not controlling, IAQ through the design, construction, and maintenance stages of a project. Emphasis also will be placed on how participants can incorporate good IAQ principles into sustainable building projects.
Objectives:
1. Learn what the GREENGUARD product seal means.
2. Identify sources of indoor air pollutants.
3. How to incorporate good IAQ principles into a new or existing building.
About The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute:
The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) is an industry-independent, non-profit organization that oversees the GREENGUARD Certification ProgramSM. As an ANSI Authorized Standards Developer, GEI establishes acceptable indoor air standards for indoor products, environments, and buildings. GEI’s mission is to improve public health and quality of life through programs that improve indoor air. A GEI Advisory Board consisting of independent volunteers, who are renowned experts in the areas of indoor air quality, public and environmental health, building design and construction, and public policy, provides guidance and leadership to GEI.
About the speaker:
Paul Bates, LEED-AP, serves as the Market Outreach Manager for GREENGUARD Environmental Institute and is responsible for developing and delivering sustainably oriented education and training programs to a range of audiences including building and design professionals, professional organizations and consumers. Paul has undergraduate and graduate degrees in Marketing and Business Administration from the University of West Florida as well as an Interior Design degree, (NCIDQ accredited), from the University of Southern Mississippi. Previously, Paul was involved in both sales and marketing at design related firms and is an Allied member, ASID.
NOTE: We suggest taht you use the free valet parking - no tipping - that will put right at the proper entrance.
Directions:
From I-75: Exit eastbound on West Paces Ferry Road and proceed approximately 3 miles; Cherokee Town Club is on the left just past the intersection of Chatham Road.
From I-85 northbound: take GA 400, exit at Buckhead (Lenox Road) exit left (westbound); left on Piedmont to Peachtree Road; right on Peachtree to West Paces Ferry (at the Buckhead Triangle); right on West Paces Ferry. Cherokee Town Club is on the right just past Andrews Drive.
From I-85 southbound: Take Lenox/Cheshire Bridge exit; right on Cheshire Bridge to Buford Highway; left on Buford; bear right onto Sidney Marcus Boulevard; right on Piedmont Road to Peachtree. Turn left (southbound) on Peachtree to West Paces Ferry, right on West Paces Ferry (see above).
Call The Cherokee Town Club (404) 365-1200 if further help needed.
Click here for secure online registration or click here for an Acrobat Reader version of the form and return to:
IFMA Atlanta Association Headquarters, 665 Red Oak Road, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281
Tel: 404-766-1632 By mail or Fax: 404-768-7767.
