April 10, 2021 By Luke Powell, WELL AP, LEED AP I recently came across this study that was published March 27, 2021. The study came out of Spain and looked to assess air quality in classrooms after increasing ventilation … Continue reading
March 16, 2021 By Luke Powell, WELL AP, LEED AP Last month, the CDC issued revised recommendations for mitigating the spread of COVID-19. Part of those recommendations included portable air cleaners that use high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters to enhance air … Continue reading
February 25, 2021 By Luke Powell, WELL AP, LEED AP You can read the full document from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), with all recommendations here: https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/safework I want to focus on the “Improving Ventilation” portion. Despite … Continue reading
Droplets Fomites Aerosols Airborne What do all of these terms mean when it comes to the spread of COVID-19? Let’s look at definitions of each first. Droplets – Defined by the CDC and the WHO as projectiles that infect by … Continue reading
There has never been more focus on ventilation in school buildings. This leads to the obvious question – what do we actually know about ventilation in schools, and how important it is? Many studies use indoor CO2 to characterize ventilation, … Continue reading