Topic: Understanding and Applying ASHRAE’s Core Recommendations for Mitigating Aerosol Infection Risk
Date / Time: March 1st, 2022 - Noon MST
Webinar Link: Provided in Confirmation Email
Presentation Synopsis:
Alberta parents, students, teachers, trustees and association and facility managers are exposed to misinformation on mitigating aerosol infection risks in educational facilities.
ASHRAE Ventilation Standards by code are the basis for air quality systems for schools in North America. Requirements have varied with the time of design and construction. The building code requisite ventilation rates were not intended to mitigate pathogens specifically.
Recognizing the need to guide design professionals and facility managers, ASHRAE developed a series of communications to bring awareness to Core recommendations, including the mitigation of aerosol infection risk.
On Tuesday, March 1st, 2022, at noon MST, the chair of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force, William P. Bahnfleth, Ph.D., PE, FASHRAE, FASME, FISIAQ will present an emergency program for the Alberta design and facility management community.
This program will address the key elements of ASHRAE’s COVID-19 risk mitigation guidance as summarized in its Core Recommendations. The Core Recommendations outline an approach to risk mitigation using engineering controls that is effective, flexible, and sustainable. This presentation provides an overview of the Core Recommendations, including the rationale for each, and summarizes ASHRAE’s Building Readiness guidance, which was developed to support their implementation
Presented by:
William P. Bahnfleth, PhD, PE, FASHRAE, FASME, FISIAQ
Professor, The Pennsylvania State University
Chair, ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force
Biography:
William P. Bahnfleth, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow/Presidential Member ASHRAE, is a professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University—University Park, PA. He holds a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois and is a registered professional engineer. He is a Fellow of ASHRAE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the International Society for Indoor Air Quality and Climate. Dr. Bahnfleth is the author or co-author of more than 180 journal articles and 15 books/book chapters. He has served ASHRAE in a variety of capacities, including Student Branch Advisor, Chapter Governor, Technical Committee and Standing Committee Chair, Director-at-Large, Vice President, Treasurer, and 2013-14 Society President. He is currently the chair of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force. His ASHRAE awards include the Exceptional Service Award, the Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award, the E.K. Campbell Award of Merit for teaching, and the F. Paul Anderson Award, ASHRAE’s highest individual honor.