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BUILDING HVAC/FOUNDATION DIAGNOSTICS FOR RADON MITIGATION INSCHOOLS, PART 2
Citation:
Leovic, K., D. Harris, A. Craig, M. Clarkin, T. Brennan, W.A., AND Turner. BUILDING HVAC/FOUNDATION DIAGNOSTICS FOR RADON MITIGATION INSCHOOLS, PART 2. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/D-90/091.
Description:
The paper discusses a case study of radon diagnostics andmitigation procedures performed in a school researched by the U.S.EPA in New York State. t discusses building construction details,radon diagnostic measurements, mitigation system details, andpost-mitigation radon levels. levated radon levels have beenidentified in school buildings throughout the U.S. and, as aresult, the EPA has been researching radon reduction techniques forschools since early 1988. nitial research has addressed subslabdepressurization, a successful radon reduction technique for manyhouses. adon levels in schools can be influenced by the heating,ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system's effect on thepressure relationship of the building envelope. s a result, HVACstrategies for radon control have been used successfully in someschools.