Do Portable Air Cleaners Really Help?
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 cleaning wherever possible. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/ventilation.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/ventilation.html Their “Ventilation in Schools and Childcare Programs” graphic even shows […]
OSHA Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace
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 what you may hear, both the CDC and ASHRAE have recommended making improvements to ventilation […]
ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force’s Aerosol Exposure Core Recommendations
On January 6, 2021, the ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Epidemic Task Force released new guidance to address control of airborne infectious aerosol exposure. An infectious aerosol is a suspension in air of fine particles or droplets containing pathogens such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that can cause infections when inhaled. […]
Buildings: Our First Line of Defense in Combating Viruses. It’s Time to Fight Back!
Luke Powell LEED AP, WELL AP, IWBI COVID-19 Task Force Member Vice President Air Equipment Company Disclaimer: Please note I am not a medical professional. My degree is in mechanical engineering, not the specific ways diseases spread, nor the human body’s response to those diseases. This information is being provided as a service to Air […]
The Importance of Airflow Control, Humidity and Ventilation in Healthcare Facilities
With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, reliable and effective hospital ventilation and humidity control is more important today than ever before. Air Equipment Company has been the trusted healthcare airflow design resource for Kentucky and Southern Indiana for over 25 years. With systems that can control ventilation for better containment of airborne pathogens and […]
