EP10: Air Conditioning Measures For Covid – What You Need To Know

In Episode 10 Goshe and Joe discuss the impact air conditioning systems have on COVID in our buildings. This talk complements our discussion in episode 9 with Joe and Tim from AnArchitecture. Reach out if you have any questions. We will do our best to provide updates as the situation develops.

HEPA filter system which will actually stop spread of COVID

https://amzn.to/3gIo9qk

Upper Room UVGI (ultra violet germicidal irradiation) systems:

Products:

Big Ass fan intergrated with upper room uvgi: https://www.bigassfans.com/air-disinfection/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=baf&utm_campaign=us_baf_email_cas_teaser_email_2020&form=open#clean-air-system

Zone 360: https://upperairuv.com/

Airsteril: http://www.airsteril.com.hk/en/products

Literature:

https://altaintegra.com/publications/articles/upper-room-uvgi/

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-105/default.html

ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force – School and Universities

https://www.ashrae.org/file%20library/technical%20resources/covid-19/ashrae-reopening-schools-and-universities-c19-guidance.pdf

ASHRAE Epidemic Taks Force – Building readiness

https://www.ashrae.org/file%20library/technical%20resources/covid-19/ashrae-building-readiness.pdf

Polling places (also attached)

https://www.ashrae.org/file%20library/technical%20resources/covid-19/guidance-for-polling-place-hvac-systems.pdf

GAO report (government accountability office report on state of schools)

https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/GAOReportSchoolFacilities6420.pdf

Displacement Ventilation in Action (Cooling mode – Video)

https://www.priceindustries.com/resources/videoplayer/1245

https://www.uvdi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/UVC-Airstream-Flyer_MKTFM-455-Rev-A.pdf

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.29.174888v1

https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-35331/v1

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data

https://edlabor.house.gov/imo/media/doc/School%20Districts%20Frequently%20Identified%20Multiple%20Building%20Systems%20Needing%20Updates%20or%20Replacement1.pdf
(Government Accountability Office report on the condition of building systems in public schools)