What can interior designers do to support indoor air quality? How are interior designers involved in...

What can interior designers do to support indoor air quality?
How are interior designers involved in avoiding problems with illnesses related to buildings?
What can interior designers do to prevent indoor mold?

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Ans) Interior designers can guide to use organics fabrics, low VOC(Volatile organic carbon) paint , vegetable dye rugs and formaldehyde free cabinetry to support indoor air quality. Interior designers can suggest to use hard surface flooring to reduce dust and allergens

Ans) The interior dsigner plays important role in recommending appropriate design strategies that affect health .Additionally, designers can recommended purchasing of verified sustainable products which helps to improve human health and ecological health.

Ans) Interior designer can do following methods to prevent indoor mold

1) Improving ventilation - If airflow is not proper in room then molds can grow easily.So improving airflow by providing proper ventiation can help to reduce indoor mold

2) Selection of paint and flooring material - Mold can grow anywhere where their is moisture and food so selection of materials which have low moistures can help to reduce mold

Ally Wells answered 5 months ago

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