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Re: New Carpeting and Offgassing



Debra:

I responded privately.  I deleted my response, but the gist of it was to
contact a local architectural firm that does interiors.  This has been an
area of research for the past 10 years and is reaching a level of
sophistication where clients, primarily on the west coast, are asking for
products that comply with these specs.

The architecture firm will have a set of standardized specifications in a
word processing format that permits editing and changes.  They might even
work with you to make the changes as a donation to your archive.

Best wishes,
Carol

Carol E.B. Choksy, Ph.D., CRM
Doculabs
4103 Golden Grove Road, Greenwood, IN 46143
Tel: 317-535-7117
Fax: 317-535-7784
Email: cchoksy@doculabs.com
www.doculabs.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Debra Pearce
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 11:44 AM
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: Re: New Carpeting and Offgassing
>
>
> I am also interested in this question and have been looking for a reply.
>
> Did someone ever respond to this?  Did I miss something?
>
> Debra Pearce
> Western Washington University
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Colleen Couture
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 9:30 AM
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: New Carpeting and Offgassing
>
>
>         I am new to the library/archives field, 7 months new and I work
> at Old Sturbridge Village Research Library.  I have convinced the
> Village to invest in new carpeting for our Reading Room area.
> Which I am very excited about, as this carpeting has been down
> since the early 70's. (Does Harvest Gold mean anything to you?)
>
>         My question is in relation to offgassing of new carpets in
> enclosed environments.  I am trying to convince the maintenance
> crew to wait until spring to allow the carpet to offgas elsewhere in
> the village and then be installed.
>
>         Does any institution have information/advice/resources on this
> type of offgassing?  What  are the effects  of  this type of
> offgassing in  an enclosed environment have on people, books,
> etc...
>
>         Though you could reply off list, I find this information is useful
> to
> all.  As I did try to research the lists archives and did not come up
> with a complete answer to my question.
>
> Thanks for your help in this matter.
>
> Colleen Couture
> Librarian and Historical Resources Specialist
> Old Sturbridge Village - Research Library
>
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