Webinar: Reducing Airborne Viruses in Schools: Optimizing Ventilation and Energy Efficiency

Recorded February 6, 2025

Webinar Description

This webinar reviews methods for reducing airborne viruses in schools while optimizing ventilation and energy efficiency. Watch now to learn how to apply findings from school air quality research, train school facility staff, and implement best practices used by an award-winning school district. You will also learn about an online training opportunity from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Program.

Webinar Viewers Will:

• Apply findings from school air quality research and guidance from the EPA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on ventilation to reduce the spread of airborne viruses and bacteria.
• Provide cleaner and healthier air in schools while considering energy efficiency by developing a plan to operate, regularly inspect, and maintain HVAC systems, as well as provide outdoor air in accordance with ASHRAE standards.
• Train school facility staff with a new online training from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools and EPA’s IAQ Tools for Schools Program.
• Implement best practices used by an award-winning school district and develop a systematic approach to IAQ management, preventive maintenance, ventilation, and healthy indoor environments.

Moderator

• Sheila Brown, Facilitator, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. EPA

Speakers

• Joseph G. Allen, D.Sc., M.P.H., Associate Professor and Harvard Healthy Buildings Program Director, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Hannah Carter, School IAQ and Environmental Health Project Manager, Center for Green Schools, U.S. Green Building Council
• Joni Rix, Environmental Program Manager, Denver Public Schools, Colorado