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See some of Jeff May’s articles and our latest newsletters below. If you’d like to receive this newsletter by e-mail, please click here.


Cigarette Smoke Help

• Legal and Political Obstacles to Smoke-Free Regulation in Minnesota Regions
• Reduction of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Transfer in Minnesota Multifamily Buildings
Using Air Sealing and Ventilation Treatments

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Non-Smoking Policies in Public Housing


See Jeff May’s column “May’s Ways” in Healthy Indoors Magazine: healthyindoors.com

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Mold hyphae wrapped around carpet fibers

Homeowner Newsletters

Does It Matter How Samples Are Collected?
Newsletter: Fall 2024

Eight Things You Should Know about Moisture and Relative Humidity
Newsletter: Spring/Summer 2024

Do You Need a License to Live in Your Home?
Newsletter: Winter 2024

Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
Newsletter: Fall 2023

Fall Cleaning
Newsletter: Fall 2023

Back to School: What About Indoor Air Quality?
Newsletter: Fall 2023

Some Moisture Sources
Newsletter: Summer 2023

YOU CAN DO IT
Newsletter: Winter/Spring 2023

Look Before You Leap
Newsletter: Fall 2022

Let’s Talk About Mold
Newsletter: Spring/Summer 2022

Bedrooms
Newsletter: Winter 2021

Start with Simple Steps
Newsletter: Fall 2021

Chemical Mix of Indoor Air
Newsletter: Summer 2021

How About the Exterior?
Newsletter: Spring 2021

Moving Woes
Newsletter: Winter 2021

Secret Sources of Household Allergens
Newsletter: Fall 2020

Stay Well During Quarantine
Newsletter: Spring 2020

New Year’s Resolutions for Healthier Indoor Air
Newsletter: Winter 2020

“Invisible” Dust
Newsletter: Fall 2019

Start with Simple Steps
Newsletter: Summer 2019

Is it Time to Throw Away your Dust-Mite Mattress Cover?
Newsletter: Spring 2019

Indoor Air Quality in a Multi-Unit Building
Newsletter: Winter 2019

Back to School: What about Air Quality?
Newsletter: Fall 2018

Are you being hosed by your laundry detergent?
Newsletter: Summer 2018

Is Down Getting You Down?
Newsletter: Spring 2018

Ten Tips for Controlling Moisture Levels in your Home
Newsletter: Winter 2018

Find the Sources of Contaminants and Allergens
Newsletter: Fall 2017

Good Night, Sleep Tight
Newsletter: Summer 2017

Air Matters
Newsletter: Spring 2017

Updating Your Home for the New Year?
Newsletter: Winter 2016-2017

Tips for Keeping a “Green House” Healthy
Newsletter: Fall 2016

The Hidden Wonders of Basements
Newsletter: Spring 2016

Chores and Cautions after the Holiday Season
Newsletter: Winter 2015-2016

An Attached Garage: A Blessing or a Curse?
Newsletter: Summer 2015

Dust is the Devil
Newsletter: Spring 2015

Pests and Pets
Newsletter: Summer, 2014

Spring Cleaning in Your Kitchen
Newsletter: Spring, 2014

The Ups and Downs of Humidification
Newsletter: Winter, 2013-2014

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Wool fiber with degrading cuticle

IAQ IQ: Newsletters for Building Professionals

Swapping Stories
IAQ IQ: Fall 2024

What About Exhaust Fan-Only Basement “Dehumidifiers”?
IAQ IQ: Spring/Summer 2024

Adaptive Reuse: Green or Brown?
IAQ IQ: Winter 2024

Old But Good Quality
IAQ IQ: Fall 2023

Home Inspections and Indoor Air Quality Investigations: Both Similar and Different
IAQ IQ: Summer 2023

Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation: A Blessing or a Curse?
IAQ IQ: Winter/Spring 2023

The Kitchen
IAQ IQ: Fall 2022

Univents, Vertical Stack Fan Coils, and Ducts in a Slab
IAQ IQ: Spring/Summer 2022

New Year’s Resolution for Building Inspectors – Protect Your Health
IAQ IQ: Winter 2021

Open It Up
IAQ IQ: Summer 2021

Bulkheads, Porches, and Decks
IAQ IQ: Spring 2021

Environmental Conditions that can Trigger Asthma and Allergy Symptoms
IAQ IQ: Winter 2021

Indoor Air Quality in a Multi-Unit Building
IAQ IQ: Fall 2020

What Doesn’t Improve Indoor Air Quality
IAQ IQ: Spring 2020

Ice Damming
IAQ IQ: Winter 2020

Moisture, Moisture Everywhere
IAQ IQ: Fall 2019

Problematic Air Flows
IAQ IQ: Spring 2019

Duct Duct Problems
IAQ IQ: Winter 2019

New Year’s Resolution: Protect Your Health
IAQ IQ: Winter 2018

Don’t be Dense About Density
IAQ IQ: Fall 2018

Lead Paint, Sweet It Ain’t
IAQ IQ: Summer 2018

Don’t Believe Everything You Read
IAQ IQ: Spring 2018

Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind
IAQ IQ: Fall 2017

Paint Failure Blues
IAQ IQ: Summer 2017

Hashing Out Flashings
IAQ IQ: Spring 2017

Case Studies of Building Odors
IAQ IQ: Winter 2016-2017

Cracks
IAQ IQ: Fall 2016

Indoor Air Quality Problems: Who or What are the Real Culprits?
IAQ IQ: Spring 2016

When to Call in an Indoor Air Quality Professional
IAQ IQ: Winter 2015-2016

The Risk of Below-Grade Fiberglass
IAQ IQ: Spring 2015