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Indoor Environmental Institute (IEI)
The IEI was incorporated in 2001 as a not-for-profit corporation. It is governed by a Board of Directors.
IEI was created to promote and further the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) industry through: (i) creating guidelines and best practices documents for persons engaged in the detection, prevention and mitigation of indoor environmental quality problems; (ii) educating the general public, policy makers, the media and the industry about the need for healthy indoor environments; and, (iii) developing consensus positions within the indoor environmental quality industry and related industries on indoor environmental quality issues.
A primary objective will be to fill the need for a certification that will aid the public in selecting knowledgeable and experienced indoor environmental consultants to: 1) competently evaluate indoor environmental conditions across the spectrum of public, commercial, and residential buildings, 2) adequately prescribe the methods and procedures to remediate, control and prevent adverse indoor environmental incidents, and 3) comprehensively address microbial contamination issues.
IEI additionally has merge with the Indoor Environmental Remediation Board (IERB) to jointly fulfill their common goals. Their first successfully completed goal is the establishment of a Mold Remediation Standard in conjunction with the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). A second goal is to establish a Certification program for Indoor Environmental Hygienists.
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