Educational Facilities

This Task Force addresses indoor environmental problems in schools. A 1995 report on the condition of public schools by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) to members of Congress provides data on "the overall physical condition and prevalence of schools that need major repairs." The report is based on estimates given by school officials in a national sample from over 5,000 school districts. It notes that half of all schools surveyed reported at least one unsatisfactory environmental condition involving ventilation, heating, lighting or physical security, most of these schools having multiple problems.

NEMI has been involved in indoor air quality issues for more than two decades, producing studies that prove a link between productivity and air quality issues.