ZeroEnergy Design Partners with U.S. EPA’s Indoor airPLUS Program

Dec. 1, 2009 - PRLog -- Boston, MA  – ZeroEnergy Design is proud to announce its partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Indoor airPLUS Program. Through this partnership, ZeroEnergy Design has committed to promoting Indoor airPLUS home certification to help provide homeowners with improved indoor air quality.

The Indoor airPLUS Program is a partnership between EPA, builders, raters and other allies to improve indoor air quality in new homes. Homes with the Indoor airPLUS label include more than 30 additional home design and construction features to help protect homeowners from a host of health problems associated with poor indoor air quality, including eye irritation, allergies, headaches and respiratory problems such as asthma.

“Because of our firm’s high performance architecture and HVAC design services, a majority of the homes we’re involved with have exceptional energy performance as verified by a third party. Indoor airPLUS is essentially the high performance equivalent for air quality,” said Adam Prince of ZeroEnergy Design.

Indoor airPLUS qualified homes offer homebuyers all the features they want in a new home, plus moisture control, radon control, pest barriers, improved heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, combustion pollutant control, low emission materials and third party verification. All Indoor airPLUS qualified homes also meet guidelines for energy efficiency set by ENERGY STAR®, the nationally recognized symbol for energy efficiency.

”Home Energy Rating System Raters play a very important role in the Indoor airPLUS program,” said Eric Werling, EPA's Indoor airPLUS Coordinator. “By providing builders with third party verification of the Indoor airPLUS qualified homes, Rater partners are helping builders meet the growing consumer preference for homes with improved indoor air quality in addition to energy efficiency”

About  ZeroEnergy Design:
ZeroEnergy Design, an architecture and mechanical engineering firm, designs high performance residences for new construction and renovation. The unique collaboration between in-house architectural designers, mechanical engineers, and financial analysts drives a competitive advantage and enables the firm to deliver fully integrated design services, including the facilitation of certifications such as ENERGY STAR, Passive House, LEED for Homes, and Indoor airPLUS. http://www.ZeroEnergy.com

For more information about Indoor airPLUS, visit http://www.epa.gov/indoorairplus