Healthy Homes Standard Working Group

This work group was established in November 2010 to work on a US standard for healthy housing. Members of the group represent several key green building, standard setting, and housing organizations. During the Lead and Healthy Homes Conference in February 2011 and thereafter, the group is holding sessions to advance the standard’s development. The group is considering existing documents such as historic APHA statements, current standards, and other widely accepted approaches, balancing no-deficiency prescriptive measures (e.g. no visible moisture or mold) with performance indicators (e.g. humidity within certain range). A consensus standard process will be used to position the resultant product for wide acceptance in model codes and other systems.

American Society of Home Inspectors Randy Pence
Enterprise Community Partners Emily Mitchell
Indoor Air Quality Association Farzana Shakir
Indoor Air Quality Association Carl Grimes
National Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning Wes Stewart
U.S. Green Building Council Jason Hartke
National Center for Healthy Housing Jane Malone (Chair)
Children's Mercy Hospital Kevin Kennedy
Lead and Environmental Hazards Association Kevin Miller
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Kerry Williams
Rebuilding Together Matt de Ferranti
National Association for State Community Services Programs Robert Scott
National Association for State Community Services Programs Jenae Bjelland
International Code Council Sara Yerkes
International Code Council Sean Wallace
Enterprise Community Partners Trish Miller
American Public Health Association Tracy M. Kolian
National Center for Healthy Housing Rebecca Morley
Secretary: NCHH (Ruth Lindberg)

 

The portfolio below contains many of the foundational documents supporting the initial deliberations.