Webinar Topic: Managing Your HVAC Systems to Help Mitigate the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Buildings

Date / Time: June 29th, 2020 - 12:00PM to 1:00PM

Webinar Link: Please click here to register

Presentation Synopsis:

This webinar helps provide verbal guidance to the written materials posted on the ASHRAE COVID-19 website for re-opening buildings and the Building Readiness Plan for your HVAC systems. The webinar discusses how your HVAC system might be designed to respond to an infectious virus, like SARS-CoV-2 that creates the COVID-19 disease, in addition to alterations to incorporate mitigation strategies. This goes into steps prior to occupancy as well as looking at how you can future proof your buildings. This helps reiterate the fact that there are mitigation strategies available that must be fit to your building and its systems specific arrangement and needs.

Agenda:

Introduction

Building Readiness Intent

• Intent

• Team

• Position Docs and EIB

So you are re-occupying your building?

• What to do before - analysis (systems check and BAS)

• What is your occupancy?

• Maintenance checks

• What systems?

• Steps prior to occupancy

Building Readiness Plan

• Mitigation strategies - ERVs, Filters, OA, UV

• Water

• Energy Considerations

• ASHRAE HQ - example

Future Proofing for the next epidemic

• Thoughts about future designs

• ETF next steps