Indoor Air Quality Association and allied partners join forces for industry excellence

The Indoor Air Quality Association commits to renewed partnership agreement with six other industry organizations — the only of its kind for the industry.

The Indoor Air Quality Association, along with six other like-minded non-profit organizations, agreed to renew the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  during a meeting of leaders from the respective organizations.

The purpose of the MoU is to identify and recognize current standards and credentials developed and administered by the Allied Industry Partner organizations and related industry organizations.

“This partnership was explored for several years, beginning with a s mall group in 2015 at an IAQA conference. It evolved and established roots in 2020, just prior to the pandemic when the original MoU was signed by the respective organizations. This collective exists to strengthen our industry and to advocate and represent our members to the best of our ability. Many voices are stronger than one.,” said Lisa Rogers, IAQA President. “Understanding the importance of promoting high-level expertise through advocacy, education, certification and adherence to standards is what drives the Allied Industry Partners’ efforts.”

Organizations comprising the Allied Industry Partners group are the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA), the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA), the American Bio Recovery Association (ABRA), the Environmental Information Association (EIA), the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), and the Basement Health Association (BHA).

As part of the renewed MoU, all those involved have agreed to cooperate and coordinate at a level that ensures maximum efficiency, utilizes available resources, and is consistent with the principles of all. The Allied Industry Partners will maintain close liaison at the senior level by the most effective means available to ensure that each organization is aware of the applicable functions and activities of the other. They will encourage their members to work cooperatively on the mutual review and revision of industry standards, and authorized representatives from each organization will meet in-person, annually, to evaluate progress in the implementation of the MoU and revise and develop new plans as needed. The partners will also serve as a unified voice on regulation and legislative issues, where appropriate.

For more info, refer https://iaqa.org