Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Gas stoves and indoor air quality

[Dave and Diane (daveanddee]

Hi Joani,
Yes, I would be happy to shed some light on this. Many years ago I attended a 
meeting at Cambridge Cohousing at which Mark Kelly, P.E. was giving a 
presentation. He said that gas stoves created poor internal air quality and 
highly advised against them in tightly sealed units. If you have an old, 
leaky, drafty house they probably are not so much of a problem. But in today's 
tightly-sealed highly energy-efficient units they can be a hazard.

Here is some info about Mark:
http://buildingenergy.nesea.org/Bios/MarkKelley.php

Mark Kelley III, PE, Hickory Consortium

Mark Kelley is the President of the Hickory Consortium and founder of Building 
Science Engineering, begun in 1989 with the goal of bringing the building 
industry and the building research community into closer accord with energy-
conscious, sustainable design. The primary focus of Mark?s work is whole 
building integrated design, taking into account energy and its interactions 
with building materials, air quality, health, sustainability, construction 
process, and the relationship of the building to the environment. A registered 
professional engineer, Mark specializes in sustainable building engineering, 
including building systems, energy, moisture and health issues. He is a 
nationally recognized authority on building energy efficiency, whole building 
integrated design and sustainable construction. Projects include numerous 
Audubon sanctuaries, Artists for Humanity Epicenter, Cambridge Cohousing, and 
Erie-Ellington projects. 

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Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 07:24:02 -0700
From: Joani Blank <joani [at] swansway.com>
Subject: [C-L]_ Gas stoves and indoor air quality
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Several years ago when I visited Pioneer Valley Cohousing, I noticed 
that many of the homes had electric ranges in their kitchen.....an indoor air 
quality expert met with the...[and]advised the group that gas ranges 
contribute significantly to poor indoor air quality. I had never heard 
anything about that, nor has it been corroborated for me since then.  Can 
anyone reading this listserve shine some light on this matter?

Joani