As a new owner or tenant to RTP, air quality may concern you from an operations standpoint (needing an air permit) or from a commuter standpoint (helping to reduce ground level ozone). Understanding how air quality affects your organization is important to protecting our environment.

If you have any operations that have air emissions, i.e. generators, boilers, etc., contact your local regulatory authority to understand whether or not a permit is required. Links are provided below.

It’s also important to consider how air quality will be affected by the employees commuting to your organization. Durham County has been proactive on addressing commute pollution by creating an ordinance to encourage employers to focus on Smartcommute alternatives.

Regulatory Authorities
EPA Air Program
NCDENR Air Quality
Ozone Information

Commute Alternatives
Smartcommute@RTP