CARPET CARE

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CARPET CARE
BEST PRACTICES
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Criteria for Selecting Floor Coverings

• When selecting floor covering for our schools we
  need to consider the following
• Initial Cost
• Life Cycle Cost
• gtcost to maintain
• gtlongevity
• Effect on IQA
• gtToxicity of material
• gtVOC content off-gassing
• gtCleaning products and methods

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• Impact on the Learning Environment
• gtfunctional compatibility
• gtacoustics
• gtglare
• gtslip/fall characteristics
• gtergonomic comfort
• gtthermal

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CARPET CAREBEST PRACTICESAGENDA

• 915 Introduction Tim Pedrotty VSBIT
• 920 It Could Happen to You Donna
  Hale Hinesburg Community
• Bob Mason School
• 930 Carpet Care Joseph Martere CA/
  Monterey/Crossley
• Carpets
• 1015 Break
• 1030 Floor Covering Alternatives Steve
  Caulfield The H.L. Turner Group
• 1115 Testing and Remediation Tom Broido ATC
  Associates Inc.
• 1200 The State of the Matter Sheri
  Lynn Envisions Program
• VT Department of Health

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CARPET CARE BEST PRACTICES Helpful WEB Sites An
Office Building Occupants Guide to
IAQ www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/occupgd.html Biological
Contaminants http//www.epa.gov/iaq/biologic.html
Floods/Flooding http//www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/flood.
html Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Home
Page www.epa.gov/iaq IAQ in Schools www.epa.gov/ia
q/schools/ Mold Remediation in Schools and
Commercial Buildings http//www.epa.gov/iaq/molds/
index.html Mold Resources http//www.epa.gov/iaq/
molds/moldresources.html EPA IAQ Information
Clearinghouse http//www.healthfinder.gov/orgs/HR3
287.htm American Conference of Governmental
Industrial Hygienists http//www.acgih.org/home.ht
m American Society of Heating, Refrigerating
and Air-Conditioning Engineers www.ashrae.org Assn
. of Specialist in Cleaning and
Restoration www.ascr.org Carpet and Rug
Institute www.carpet-rug.com