Weatherization Technical

Radon & Weatherization

• 

  Paul Francisco

  Sr. Research Engineer
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  Champaign, Illinois
• 

  Dick Kornbluth

  Principal
  DickKornbluth, LLC
  Syracuse, New York

Exposure to radon gas is considered to be the second leading environmental cause of lung cancer, killing by one estimate, 20,000 people a year in the United States. This session answers the following questions:
1. What are the business opportunities in radon mitigation
2. What is radon gas?
3. What is the mechanism of radon entry into buildings?
4. How is radon measured?
5. What are radon precautionary measures and how should they be done?

 

Learning Objectives:

• Learn what radon gas is and how it gets into buildings
• Learn how to measure radon gas and how to design systems to prevent its entry into buildings
• Learn how to install precautionary measures in compliance with DOE 17-7