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| Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model                 (I-BEAM)What is I-BEAM?
The Indoor Air Quality Building Education and Assessment Model (I-BEAM)           was designed to be used by building professionals and others           interested in indoor air quality in commercial buildings.  I-BEAM           updates and expands EPA's Building Air Quality guidance and is           designed to be comprehensive state-of-the-art guidance for managing           IAQ in commercial buildings.  I-BEAM contains text,           animation/visual, and interactive/calculation components that can be           used to perform several tasks including:
- conducting an indoor air quality (IAQ) building audit; 
- diagnosing and resolving IAQ related health problems; 
- establishing an IAQ management and maintenance program to                 reduce IAQ risks; 
- planning IAQ compatible energy projects; 
- protecting occupants from exposures to                 construction/renovation contaminants; and 
- calculating the cost, revenue, and productivity impacts of                 planned IAQ activities.

The text material (Text Module) and visual guides (Visual Reference Module) are educational. This material integrates information from a variety of sources, with			 a style that is crisp, to the point, and action oriented.  The calculation features (Budgets and Accounts Module) are designed 			 for planning and budgeting IAQ activities, for calculating and recording IAQ expenses, for estimating the impact of IAQ on revenues 			 and productivity, and for developing reports and documentation.

I-BEAM makes full use of web-based technology, providing internal and external links to information, and navigational 		  tools.

For your convenience, you can preview (by selecting and clicking on the hyperlinks below           and to the left) I-BEAM Text Modules, 		  I-BEAM Forms and the I-BEAM Visual Reference Module without downloading or installing I-BEAM.  **However, to use all the 		  features in I-BEAM, including the Budgets and Accounts features, you must           have a copy installed (see how to obtain a copy of I-BEAM on CD below)           or download I-BEAM directly onto your computer.**
- Preview I-BEAM Text
- Preview I-BEAM Forms
- Preview I-BEAM Visual	References
- Preview I-BEAM IAQ Budgets and Accounts
**Where  Can I Get I-BEAM?**
You can download I-BEAM directly from the web.                   Two download options have been provided to fit			 your individual computer or network needs.  Go to the Download/Install			 I-BEAM page for specific computer system requirements and to                  download I-BEAM.

I-BEAM is also available on CD ROM (EPA 402-C-01-001). To obtain your free                   CD ROM copy contact the IAQ INFO Clearinghouse at                   1-800-438-4318 or via e-mail at iaqinfo@aol.com (be sure to ask                   for EPA 402-C-01-001).
Overview of I-BEAM Text                     ModulesFundamentals of IAQ in BuildingsHeating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC)Maintenance and                     HousekeepingIndoor Air Quality and Energy EfficiencyDiagnosing and Solving ProblemsRenovation and New ConstructionManaging for Indoor Air QualityIAQ Budgets and AccountsI-BEAM FormsVisual Reference ModulesGlossaryFavoritesLinksBibliography  |
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