Webinar: Reducing Airborne Viruses in Schools: Optimizing Ventilation and Energy Efficiency
Recorded February 6, 2025
After you view the webinar, please complete the webinar evaluation to help us understand your knowledge of indoor air quality (IAQ) and steps you want to take to assist your school district with managing IAQ comprehensively. Once you submit the evaluation, you can download a certificate of completion for this webinar.
To receive your certificate:
- You will receive the evaluation link for this webinar via email (from iaqschools@epa.gov).
- Once you have completed and submitted your evaluation, you will have access to your completion certificate.
- If you have technical difficulties, please send an email to iaqschools@epa.gov.
Moderator:
- Sheila Brown, Facilitator, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. EPA
Speakers:
- 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
- Joni Rix, Environmental Program Manager, Denver Public Schools, Colorado
Participants will learn to:
- Apply findings from school air quality research and guidance from the EPA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on ventilation to reduce the spread of airborne viruses and bacteria.
- Provide cleaner and healthier 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 from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools and EPA’s IAQ Tools for Schools Program.
- Implement best practices used by an award-winning school district and develop a systematic approach to IAQ management, preventive maintenance, ventilation, and healthy indoor environments.