The majority of the population spends up to 90% of their day indoors, and yet, indoor air quality (IAQ) receives only a fraction of the attention paid to outdoor air quality. With the introduction of a plethora of new building and furnishing materials, each with its own concoction of volatile organic compounds, and the ongoing movement to make buildings more energy efficient we are experiencing an ever-decreasing quality of the air we are breathing indoors. The Georgia Indoor Air Coalition (GIAC) was formed in order to coordinate indoor air quality activities and share information. It has a diverse and knowledgeable membership pulling from government, private, academic and nonprofit sectors.

Goals of the GIAC:

 

- To educate Georgia residents about indoor air quality issues and motivate them to take action

- To pool the resources of the various organizations and agencies working with indoor air quality issues.

- To reduce indoor air pollutants and subsequently improve peoples' health The GIAC currently has two active task forces, the Schools subgroup focuses on indoor air quality in schools and the Residential subgroup focuses on home construction.

Minutes from Quarterly Meeting-January 8th, 2002
Minutes from Quarterly Meeting-December 4th, 2001
Minutes from Quarterly Meeting-October 15th, 2001

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