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Clearing the Air / HVAC/Ventilation & COVID-19 / a snapshot

  • 1.  Clearing the Air / HVAC/Ventilation & COVID-19 / a snapshot

    Posted 08-20-2020 12:54 PM

    The AIA Committee on the Environment invited Dr. William Bahnfleth, Professor of Architectural Engineering, Penn State Chair, ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force, to provide a snapshot of the ventilation considerations that ASHRAE, AIA, and others are considering in light of Covid-19.

    https://bit.ly/COTEnewsAug2020_ClearAir

    Bahnfleth recently joined forces with five other leaders in the building sector – Joyce S. Lee, FAIA, WELL AP, LEED Fellow; Mary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, LEED Fellow; Kay Sargent ASID, IIDA, CID, LEED® AP, MCR.w, WELL AP; Pauline Souza, FAIA, LEED Fellow, WELL AP; Luke Leung, PE, LEED Fellow, P Eng -- to create a petition, secure hundreds of signatures from 50+ countries, and send it to the World Health Organization, requesting that they take seriously the built environment's role in fighting the pandemic and provide more specific guidelines about ventilation and other matters.

    Learn more here: https://www.3blmedia.com/News/Hundreds-Built-Environment-Experts-Join-Forces-Statement-WHO-Urging-Enhanced-Guidance-Role



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