The Indoor Environments and Green Buildings Policy Resource Center
Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes 29-252, the State Building Inspector and the Codes and Standards Committee are responsible for adoption of a State Building Code based on a nationally recognized model building code.
ELI tracks policy developments nationwide related to indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools, homes, and other buildings. This page, updated occasionally throughout the year, highlights some of the notable recent developments in enacted IAQ laws and regulations around the country. The focus is at the state level, but significant federal and local policies may be included as well.
Indoor air quality is an important part of a healthy home. Exposure to indoor pollutants – from lead-based paint and mold to secondhand smoke – can affect your health. Children, older adults, and people with asthma and other medical conditions may be especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of indoor air pollutants.
The Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act (Co. Rev. Stat. §25-14-201 et seq.) restricts smoking of tobacco and marijuana in indoor areas of public buildings, as well as the common areas of public and private buildings, and establishes penalties for violations.
Citation: Mississippi Code § 37-11-71 (11)
Effective: July 1, 2010; revised July 2014
Available: Statute
Summary: This law requires the state to direct schools to develop a wellness policy that addresses the use of chemical cleaning products
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The Rhode Island Department of Health has developed a Breathe Easy at Home project to help health care providers refer their asthma patients to local housing officials. The project, based on a model established in Boston, Massachusetts, aims to improve patients’ health by making sure rental housing inspections are carried out quickly if there are asthma triggers and other substandard conditions in the home.
