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TT-7 INDOOR AIR QUALITY CONMITTEE :4oirmon tohn E. Yocom TRC - Encir. Consuleants, Inc. :25Silas Deane Highway yechersfeld, CT 06L09 :203) 563-1431 Vice Cheirnean Demerrios Moschandre.s Geomet Technologies, Inc. 15 FiracEield Road Gairhersburg, MD 20760 (301) 948-0753 Secretary Briaa Leaderer Joho B. Pierce Found. Lab. 290 Congress A.enue Vev Haven. CT 06519 (203Y562-9901 Jlembersdip tames L. Aepace U.S. EPA Office of Policy Anaiysia ANR 444 401 M Street, SW Washington, DC 20460 (202) 426-2482 Mr. Robert Goldberg 4105 Sir Walter Road Olney, Maryland 20832 Dear Bob: . February 25, 1983 I am writing-this to you in your role as Chairman of APCA's Technical CounciS. ~r we have had to limit formal meetings to once a year at the National APCA meeting and we keep in touch at other times by correspondence and telephone... annual Committee.meeting. Our membership is so far-flung that since many key members cannot attend the APCA meeting and our and 1989. At any rate, in those years when the two meetings coincide our Committee operates at a significant disadvantage in 1984 and 1986. I have not seen APCA's schedule beyond 1986, but ASHRAE's schedule has been established through 1989' and tt appears that there might be conflicts again in 1988 APCA's Committee on Indoor Air Quality (TT-7) has been in existence now for almost four years. As our Committee becomes more active and we want to draw more effectively upon 'the expertise within this important and developing field, we have been running headlong into the time conflict between APCA's and ASHRAE's annual meetings in late June which often ,coincide exactly. These annual meetings will again coincide As you may know, ASHRAE has several committees whose work Smpjnges on APCA's activities (e.g., TC 2.3 - Gaseous Contami- nants, and TC 5.4 - Industrial Gas Cleaning and Air Pollution Control). The work of these corsnittees undoubtedly suffers from lack of participation by certain APCA members. Likewise, as stated earlier, active and important participation in APCA is prevented for certain members by their involvement in ASHRAE. From the vantage point of the TT-7 Committee, we see a strong and continually developing interface between the t•ao associa- tions. APCA is (or should be) becoming more concerned about total human exposure to air contaminants which consists pre- dominantly of indoor exposures. ASHRAE, on the other hand,

has been traditionally concerned with the energy efficiency and comfort of the indoor environment. But over the past several years increased concern has developed about indoor exposures to air contaminants whose concentrations can be increased by energy conservation measures. Therefore, it behooves the two associations to delineate their technical interfaces and make it possible logistically for these interfaces to develop. obviously, it is not possible for either association to change its schedule during the next few years when spe- cific tin-as, cities, and hotels have been selected. But after that, it might be possible to coord:inate the schedul- fng of meetings to prevent conflicts. In the meantiae, APCA might suggest to ASHRAE that technical sessions and co:rmzittee meetings relating to air quality issues be scheduled primarily for their semi-annual winter meetings. I'm not sure how feasible this would be. As a former member of TC 5.4, I know that ASHRAE has an extrer.ely strong and effective com- mittee structure, and committees normally meet at both national meetings during tlre_ year. We urge APCA to develop a dialogue wlth ASHRAE to see how the two societies can work together effectively so that maximum use can be made of the expertise of those whose capa- bilities and interests are of value to both organizations. Sincerely yours, Jo7in E. Yocom Chairman, TT-7 Indoor Air Quality Committee cc: Andrew T. Boggs Executive Vice President, ASHRAS ~ C!1 ~ ~