Testing — Dipstick versus Learning Tool
"There are few surer ways to raise the hackles of many students and educators than talking about testing. The growing focus over recent years on standardized assessment, in particular, has turned testing into a lightning rod for frustration over [...]
Does Infection Prevention Start in the Restroom?
Infection prevention starts by preventing germs from entering the human body, and the number one method is handwashing, which generally happens in restrooms; so yes, from this perspective, that is true.
Practical Sustainability
A task that is sustainable is one you can afford to keep doing through the lens of green cleaning, health and business. Operations that focus effort through these lenses have healthier, happier workers, as cleaning workers often face exposure to [...]
Is Carpet a Dust Trap or Source?
The short answer is both. Proponents of carpet often say carpet is a dust sink or trap, and only creates indoor air quality (IAQ) problems when the sink overflows, i.e., if you remove the dust from carpet through effective vacuuming [...]
Adding “Desirable Difficulty”
We are adding “Desirable Difficulty” to IHC lessons and blog posts to increase retention. Psychologists Elizabeth and Robert Bjork – scientists that research human memory – coined the term “Desirable difficulty” to note the value of retrieval effort, struggle [...]
Should We Use Environmental Monitoring Devices?
Lifewire recently interviewed IHC for an article on personal devices that measure pollution. Below are their questions and our responses. 1) Why are personal devices that measure pollution important? Personal environmental monitoring devices can be important because risk = [...]
Integrating Ideas from Building Biology
Building biology or bau-biologie is “the study of the holistic relationships between humans and their built environment
Clean for Health and Prosper
You've likely heard the saying, "Nice guys finish last", but they can finish first, especially when they clean for health and not just for appearances. Per the book, Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World, "socially responsible [businesses] do better... [because] [...]
How to Buy a Cordless Vacuum
The Wall Street Journal, Buy Side, interviewed Indoor Health Council on "How to Buy a Cordless Vacuum" and in-house expert, George Jackson of Advance Cleaning Equipment, Boise, ID, provided answers. Q: What factors should people consider when purchasing a cordless [...]
The High Cost of Wearing Street Shoes Indoors
Wearing street shoes indoors comes at a price: you may be tracking heavy metal dust from roadways, pesticide residues, and other unwanted substances. The Japanese custom of leaving street shoes in a rack by the door and donning alternate [...]