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Energy Savings Plus Health Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Multifamily Renovations

Protect Public Health and Save Energy When Renovating Multifamily Buildings

About 80 million people live in multifamily buildings, and many of these buildings will be retrofitted in the coming years to renovate their existing structure, improve energy efficiency, improve long-term durability and ensure good indoor air quality (IAQ). Some upgrade activities, however, might negatively affect IAQ if the appropriate building assessment is not made before work begins and issues that can compromise IAQ are not identified and properly addressed.

Protect IAQ During Multifamily Renovations
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  • Read Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Janet McCabe's Preface
  • Download the IAQ Guidelines for Multifamily Renovations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed these voluntary Energy Savings Plus Health: Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Multifamily Renovations, to provide practical guidance to ensure healthy indoor environments during multifamily residential building upgrades, retrofits and renovations (including energy upgrades), and to maintain the building upgrades after dwelling units are reoccupied.

IAQ Guidelines for Multifamily Renovations

If you're involved with renovation and remodeling efforts, including energy-focused residential retrofits in multifamily buildings, these guidelines will help you seamlessly integrate health protections into your energy or other upgrade projects.

  • Read about and download a printable version of Energy Savings Plus Health: IAQ Guidelines for Multifamily Renovation Building Upgrades 

Related Resources

  • EPA Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Single Family Home Energy Upgrades
  • EPA Protecting IAQ During School Energy Efficiency Retrofit Projects with Energy Savings Plus Health Guidelines
  • Department of Energy (DOE) Standard Work Specifications for Multifamily Home Energy Upgrades (PDF)(293 pp, 2.25 MB, About PDF)
  • EPA ENERGY STAR Multifamily High Rise Program
  • Additional EPA IAQ Multifamily Resources
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Last updated on July 6, 2022
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