Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Re: ICC Green Building Code

Jordan Truesdell, PE wrote:
...the actual problems are extremely rare if you had to do a statistical survey. Problems do exist, but often it is the result of a primary issue which is not effectively mitigated by the increased airflow.
"Sick building syndrome," anyone? This is now thought to be the primary cause of the "national malaise" identified by then-President Jimmy Carter. It was the unintended consequence of "energy efficient building standards" championed by his administration.

Who knew?