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Keeping School Buildings Healthy visited
- Copyright
- Introductions
- Learning Objectives
- Agenda
- Where We Are Today
- Today's Goal
Part 1: Indoor Air Quality: Why It REALLY Matters in Schools
- Importance of Schools
- IAQ Problems in Schools
- System Maintenance in Schools
- Indoor Air Pollution
- Exposure from Air
- Student Exposure Risk
- Vulnerable Populations In Schools
- Asthma
- The Effects of Poor IAQ
- Building Issues
- Impact of Higher Ventilation Rates
- The Importance of IAQ
- Healthy IAQ Beyond COVID
- Current Opportunity
Part 2: What is Contributing to Poor IAQ in Schools?
- COVID-19 has allowed many of us to SEE the Air
- Common School Pollutants
- Known Health Impacts
- Understanding Exposure Routes
- Emerging Risk in Schools
  - Biological Transmission
    - Understanding Aerosols
    - Coronavirus Aerosol Study
    - Coronavirus Aerosol Study
  - Increased use of Cleaners/Disinfectants
    - What impact will increased exposure to cleaning chemicals have on the health of our teachers and students?
  - New Learning Technologies
    - 3D Printer Emissions Research
    - Particles and VOCs
    - Exposure Risk
    - Ultrafine Particles
    - Current Research in Schools
    - Targeted Guidance
- Complex Mixture of Pollutants
- Threat of Poor Ventilation
Part 3: Strategies for Promoting Resiliency and Healthy IAQ in Schools
- Ways We Manage Indoor Air Quality
- Disinfection vs. Dilution
- Fundamentals of Ventilation and Filtration
- Ventilation and Filtration
  - Supplemental Air Cleaning Strategies
  - Air Cleaning
  - Beware of “Feel Good” Measures
- Moisture Control
- Cleaning and Disinfecting
  - Should we let teachers implement their own cleaning measures?
  - Cleaning Comparison Study
    - Two Schools
    - Primary Allergens Found
    - Results
    - Results
- Source Control
  - Study of VOCs in Levels of Paint in Public School
  - Results
  - Results
Part 4: Tips for Successful Implementation
- Seek Out an HVAC Professional
- Ongoing Committment to Healthy IAQ
- Beware of Gimmicks and Uncertified Market Claims
- Alternate Technologies
- Use of Physical Barriers
- What to Measure…and What Not to
- New Funding Streams
- Thank you

Keeping School Buildings Healthy: Making the Case for Healthy Environments