Webinar: Meeting Current School Health Challenges and Beyond: New Tools to Assess and Address IAQ Health and Safety
Recorded October 22, 2020
Webinar Description
Discover practical strategies for improving the performance of HVAC systems in schools and reducing aerosol exposure. Learn how to implement risk reduction strategies to promote effective exposure controls (such as face coverings, outside air, filtration, and portable air cleaners) for a safer return to school.
Webinar Viewers Will:
- Assess aerosol exposure to viruses and simulate the effectiveness of various controls in classrooms, such as face coverings, outside air, filtration, and portable air cleaners, by using a free online tool from NIST.
- Apply findings from a study to help decision makers select changes to HVAC operation that can reduce aerosol exposure.
- Implement risk reduction strategies and resources for a safer return to school that are applicable before reopening and throughout the academic year.
- Equip staff to use indoor air quality management best practices and strategies to reduce exposure to viruses in schools.
Moderator
- Tracy Washington Enger, Facilitator, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC
Speakers
- Lisa Ng, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineer, Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Group in the Energy and Environment Division, Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Erika Eitland, ScD, MPH, Lead Author, Research Analyst, Perkins and Will