MAINE INDOOR AIR QUALITY COUNCIL 

The opening plenary session of the 2009 Maine IAQ Conference presents an opportunity to explore the concept of "green" as it relates to buildings, products and processes.  Is green environmentally friendly?  Is green energy efficient?  Is green healthy?  Depending on the program, product or methodology being considered, the answer to these questions could be yes.....and no.  This program is designed to present differing points of view about green building programs and products, in an attempt to uncover their relationship to safe and healthy indoor air quality.  The program will be interactive with lots of opportunity for audience participation.

Opening presentations:

How Healthy Are National Green Building Programs?
Ellen Tohn, Environmental and Health Consultant
Tohn Environmental Strategies
Wayland, MA

Green Construction, Energy Efficiency & IAQ
Henry Gifford, Mechanical Systems Specialist
New York, NY

Session Moderator:

Responder Panel:

David Early, PE, CEM, CCCA
Associate Professor of Technology; Construction Management Program Coordinator
University of Southern Maine
Gorham, ME

Naomi Mermin, Healthy Housing and Environmental Strategy Consultant
Naomi Mermin Consulting
Portland, ME

Dan Stih, CMC, CIEC, BBEC
Healthy Living Spaces, Inc.
Santa Fe, NM