Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor Air Quality
The next CIAQ meeting will be on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, beginning at 1:00 PM.
The Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ) was established by Congress in 1983. The mission of the CIAQ is to coordinate federal indoor air quality research while facilitating the exchange of information among:
- federal agencies
- state governments
- local governments
- the research community
- the private sector
- the general public
The CIAQ also supports EPA’s IAQ research program required by Section 403 of the 1986 Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act (SARA).
The CIAQ is co-chaired by:
- EPA
- The Consumer Product Safety Commission
- The Department of Energy
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Other federal departments and agencies participate as members
Directions to the CIAQ Meeting
The CIAQ meeting is held in Room 1209 of EPA-West at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004. You must pass a security screening to enter the building. If using Metro-Rail, exit the system at the Federal Triangle Station, served by Silver, Orange and Blue line trains. EPA-West is part of the William Jefferson Clinton-Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, Federal Triangle Complex.
CIAQ Co-Chairs
- Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC
- Department of Energy, DOE
- Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, Department of Labor, DOL
CIAQ Members
- Access Board (AB)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Office of Architect of the Capitol
- U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Exit
- Industrial Hygiene Directorate/U.S. Navy
- US Army Public Health Command, Army Institute of Public Health Exit
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Indoor Environment Management Branch (IEMB) of the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL)
- General Services Administration (GSA)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- FOH IAQ/Environmental Health Services, contact: George Bearer, (301) 594-0247, George.bearer@foh.hhs.gov
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (OHHLHC)
- Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, PATH
- U.S. Department of Interior (DOI)
- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
- U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Occupational Health Program
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Building and Fire Research Laboratory, BFRL, Building Environment Division, Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Group
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- U.S. Department of State (DOS)
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
- Residential Energy Systems
- Residential Energy Systems: Ventilation
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Office of Construction & Facilities Management
Materials from the Committee on Indoor Air Quality Meetings
Meeting Minutes, agenda, presentations and a Quick View of Past CIAQ Presentations:
June 7, 2017 - Meeting Materials
Past Meeting Minutes
- February 1, 2017 - Meeting Minutes
- October 12, 2016 - Meeting Minutes
- June 8, 2016 - Meeting Materials
If you want to view the detail for any presentation, the meeting minutes and any attachments provided at the meetings, or if you want to contact the presenter, contact us at CIAQ@epa.gov.
Quick View of Past CIAQ Presentations
EPA has prepared two listings of presentations given at CIAQ meetings.
- The first listing is by title last updated November 16, 2016.
- The second listing is by topic and title with a brief summary of each presentation, including presenter contact information, last updated on November 16, 2016.
If you need more detail or have questions about any presentation given at the CIAQ, contact CIAQ at ciaq@epa.gov.
Contact Us
Send an e-mail to CIAQ (ciaq@epa.gov) or write to:
Laureen Burton, Executive Secretary
Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ)
U.S. EPA, Indoor Environments Division (6609T)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
Become a CIAQ Subscriber
You can also subscribe through the main CIAQ Overview page, where you can enroll using the static “Email Updates” option at the right hand side of the page.