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Webinar: A Proactive Approach to IAQ: Saving Money and Protecting Health with Preventive Maintenance

Recorded November 9, 2017

Webinar Description

Identify major components of an effective preventative maintenance program, such as proactive routine and regular maintenance and repair, to ensure that equipment and facilities perform reliably.  Discover ways to integrate preventative maintenance and IAQ management strategies to save money and protect health.

Webinar Viewers Will:

  •  Replicate the best practices of school district mentors to identify and implement the major components of an effective preventative maintenance program—proactive routine and regular maintenance and repair—to ensure that equipment and facilities perform reliably.
  • Integrate preventative maintenance and indoor air quality (IAQ) management strategies to save money and protect health. 
  • Communicate the benefits of preventative maintenance practices in schools, such as a high return on investment, improvements in equipment longevity, and a reduction in unexpected and often costly repairs.
  • Develop a business case, a value proposition and a communication strategy that generate broader acceptance of compliance with and funding for IAQ preventative maintenance strategies.

Moderator

  • Tracy Washington Enger, Facilitator, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC

Speakers

  • Mary Filardo, Executive Director, 21st Century School Fund, Washington, DC
  • Fred Remelius, Director of Operations, Upper Merion Area School District, Pennsylvania

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