The EPA’s Reducing Airborne Viruses in Schools: Optimizing Ventilation and Energy Efficiency webinar will be held on Thursday, February 6, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST.
Webinar participants will learn how to:
- Apply findings from school air quality research and guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on ventilation to reduce the spread of airborne viruses and bacteria.
- Provide clean and healthy air in schools while considering energy efficiency by developing a plan to operate, regularly inspect, and maintain HVAC systems, as well as provide outdoor air in accordance with ASHRAE standards.
- Train school facility staff with a new online training co-developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Efficient and Healthy Schools Program, U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools, and EPA’s Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools.
- Implement best practices used by an award-winning school district and develop a systematic approach to IAQ management, ventilation, and healthy indoor environments.
The Reducing Airborne Viruses in Schools: Optimizing Ventilation and Energy Efficiency webinar’s featured speakers include the following experts:
- Sheila Brown, IAQ Tools for Schools Program Co-Lead, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Joseph G. Allen, D.Sc., M.P.H., Associate Professor and Harvard Healthy Buildings Program Director, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Hannah Carter, School IAQ and Environmental Health Project Manager, Center for Green Schools, U.S. Green Building Council
- Wanyu Rengie Chan, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Energy Analysis and Environmental Impact Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Joni Rix, Environmental Program Manager, Denver Public Schools, Colorado
The EPA’s Indoor Environments division offers free IAQ Tools for Schools resources to help schools maintain a healthy indoor environment by identifying, correcting, and preventing IAQ problems.
