{"product_id":"why-indoor-air-quality-standards-are-often-misleading-9798259150157","title":"Why Indoor Air Quality Standards Are Often Misleading","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Charles Nehme\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Construction - Heating, Ventilation \u0026amp; Air Conditioning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndoor air is something we all depend on, yet very few truly understand. It surrounds every moment of our lives-at home, in offices, schools, hospitals, hotels, and transport systems-yet it is often judged using simplified rules that do not always reflect reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the years, indoor air quality (IAQ) has become a heavily regulated field, supported by well-intentioned standards and guidelines. These frameworks were developed to protect occupants, improve health, and provide designers with measurable targets. However, as buildings have evolved-becoming more airtight, energy-efficient, and technologically complex-the gap between compliance and actual human experience has widened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores that gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt does not argue against standards; rather, it questions their limitations. It examines why buildings can technically \"comply\" with IAQ requirements while occupants still report discomfort, fatigue, odors, headaches, or long-term health concerns. It also explores how many current approaches rely on assumptions that were valid decades ago but are increasingly challenged by modern materials, behaviors, and environmental conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of this work is to encourage a more critical and performance-driven mindset in indoor environmental design. Instead of treating IAQ as a checkbox exercise, we must begin to see it as a dynamic, living system influenced by ventilation, filtration, occupancy behavior, outdoor pollution, and building operation strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltimately, this book is written for those who are ready to look beyond compliance and toward true indoor environmental quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47883262886039,"sku":"9798259150157","price":3296.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798259150157.webp?v=1781100657","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/why-indoor-air-quality-standards-are-often-misleading-9798259150157","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}