Healthy Indoor Environments in Schools: Plans, Practices and Principles for Maintaining Healthy Learning Environment

Let’s Clear the Air: Using Ventilation Practices to Promote Healthy IAQ in School
Learn about strategies for operating and maintaining efficient HVAC systems to provide clean and healthy air in schools. Apply findings from scientific research and guidance on ventilation to reduce the spread of viruses and bacteria using comprehensive IAQ plans and practices.

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• ASHRAE Schools Technical Task Force
• Upper Merion Area School District, PA

Cleaning for Health: Proactive Plans to Effectively Clean and Promote Healthy IAQ in Schools
Learn how to tailor your cleaning and maintenance plans and procedures to help implement cleaning guidance for schools and reduce the spread of viruses and bacteria. Hear about strategies for training staff and building a capable, committed team to effectively implement robust procedures focused on cleaning for health.

• Columbia Schools , MO
• Davis School District, UT
• Salt Lake City School District, UT

What Schools Need to Know: Practices and Principles for Healthy IAQ and Reducing the Spread of Viruses
Learn about strategies for developing a comprehensive IAQ management plan to proactively prevent the spread of viruses and bacteria in schools. Identify key IAQ considerations that address a range of critical areas related to controlling the spread of diseases, including ventilation, filtration and air cleaning, cleaning/disinfection of high-contact surfaces, personal protective equipment (PPE), social distancing, and managing special spaces (e.g., toilets, sick rooms, etc.).

• Western Sydney University, Australia
• University of Tulsa
• University of Colorado at Boulder

Meeting Current School Health Challenges and Beyond: New Tools to Assess and Address IAQ Health and Safety
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.

• NIST

• Perkins and Will

Indoor Air Quality in K-12 Schools: Addressing the Concept of Layered Risk Amidst COVID-19
Join experts from the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) to learn how proper IAQ management can help reduce health risks – including virus transmission – and explore the scientific basis for IAQ guidance issued by government and public health organizations.

• University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK

• Healthcare Consulting and Contracting (HC3)
• Paul Robeson High School for Human Services, PA

Ventilation and Virus Mitigation in Schools - Creating a Game Plan to Reduce COVID-19 Risk and Make Lasting Improvements to IAQ
Create a game plan to help mitigate risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in the near term, and prioritize the top five IAQ improvements to ensure healthy air in schools in the long term. Learn how to assess your current air handling capabilities (e.g., effectiveness of filtration, ability to bring in fresh air, and energy efficiency), and create a plan to improve air quality using a free online risk assessment.

• ASHRAE Schools Technical Task Force
• National Energy Management Institute
• District of Columbia Department of General Services

Rooted in Research: Reducing Virus Transmission, Improving Ventilation and Promoting Healthy IAQ in Schools
Apply research-based guidance that reflects the latest scientific understanding of COVID-19 transmission. Learn how to implement layered risk reduction strategies and IAQ management best practices for building operations to reduce the risk of virus exposure and promote healthy indoor air, which is foundational to student health, thinking and academic performance.

• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Florida State Plant Management Association
• Martin County School District, FL

Asthma-Friendly Schools: Strategies to Reduce the Risk of COVID-19 Transmission and Improve Indoor Air Quality
See how to implement IAQ management and layered risk-reduction strategies to reduce COVID-19 transmission and environmental asthma triggers in schools. Learn from environmental hygienists and health providers at a leading hospital-based community environmental health program to create asthma-friendly schools, protect occupant health and improve academic performance in schools through implementing proactive approaches for indoor environmental management. 

• CleanHealth Environmental, LLC
• Missouri Department of Health
• Shawnee Mission School District, KS
• Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO

Ventilation and COVID-19 in Schools: Using a Framework to Assess, Prioritize, and Plan for HVAC Upgrades and IAQ Improvements
Join experts from the Detroit Public Schools Community District and the Michigan Board of Education to discuss how Detroit Public Schools Community District took action to assess indoor air quality (IAQ), ventilation, and HVAC systems (including working with consultants and contractors to perform assessments, commissioning, and retro-commissioning) to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 transmission and create safe breathing environments for all students and staff.

• Michigan Board of Education
• Detroit Public Schools, MI

Solutions and Resources to Address COVID-19 in Schools: Establishing Lasting Improvements to Ventilation and IAQ

This webinar examines the state of our schools and show participants how to make the case to implement building upgrades to improve indoor air quality (IAQ), reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, and optimize school building energy performance. Learn how to determine your building system type and implement ventilation best practices and building design guidelines, such as mechanical ventilation, natural ventilation, filtration, in-room air cleaners, and germicidal UV (UVGI).

• Centers for Green Schools at U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
• 21st Century School Fund
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• ASHRAE’s Detroit Chapter

You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure: Monitoring IAQ in Schools for Improved Health

Examine how to implement cost-effective and comprehensive IAQ monitoring to improve the respiratory health of students and staff by reducing air pollutants and asthma triggers (such as viruses, allergens, mold, dust, etc.).

• Integrated Bioscience and Built Environment Consortium
• University of Colorado at Boulder, CO
• Boston Public Schools

Navigating Mature and Emerging IAQ Technologies in Your Schools for COVID and Beyond

This webinar demonstrates how to navigate emerging and mature technologies for ventilation, filtration, and air cleaning, to find science- and evidence-based options that fit into an overall IAQ management plan. Watch now to learn how to weigh the pros and cons of various technology offerings to determine what is most appropriate for your school’s needs. 

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• University of Colorado Boulder 
• Office of Research and Development,
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
   

Power in Your Pocket: Conducting Walkthrough IAQ Assessments Using EPA’s School IAQ Assessment Mobile App

This webinar demonstrates how to access, download, and navigate EPA’s School IAQ Assessment Mobile App. Watch now to learn how to use the mobile app to enhance your school’s IAQ management plan and supplement your current workorder processes and procedures. You also will learn how to replicate best practices from school districts that have successfully utilized the mobile app to create healthier learning environments. 

• Indoor Environments Division,
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Orange County Public Schools, Florida

What Schools Need to Know: Transitioning From Pandemic to Endemic IAQ Management

This webinar demonstrates how to transition from reactive IAQ management to proactive IAQ strategies that anticipate endemic disease spread. Watch now to learn how to identify key IAQ considerations for critical areas related to controlling the spread of diseases in schools—including ventilation, filtration, and air cleaning—as well as best practices for operations and maintenance. You also will learn how to implement practices, policies, standards, and behaviors to operationalize and tailor recommendations from IAQ best practices to meet specific school district needs. 

• University of Tulsa, OK
• University of California, Davis

Reducing Airborne Viruses in Schools: Optimizing Ventilation and Energy Efficiency

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.

• Denver Public Schools, CO
• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Center for Green Schools, U.S. Green Building Council

Managing Indoor Air Quality Before and During Wildfire Smoke Events: Smoke-Ready Schools

This webinar discusses managing indoor air quality during wildfire smoke events, using schools as a case study. It provides public health and safety professionals, facility managers and school administrators with actionable strategies and technical resources to prepare for and respond to wildfire smoke events using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s IAQ Tools for Schools resources, Wildfires and IAQ in Schools and Commercial Buildings guidance and the new ASHRAE 44-2024 guidelines as a basis for planning and action.

• Washington State Department of Health
• ASHRAE
• Bellingham Public Schools, Washington