Webinar: Ventilation and Virus Mitigation in Schools - Creating a Game Plan to Reduce COVID-19 Risk and Make Lasting Improvements to IAQ
Recorded February 25, 2021
After you view the webinar, please complete the webinar evaluation to help us understand your indoor air quality (IAQ) knowledge and steps you want to take to assist your 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:
- Tracy Enger, Facilitator, Indoor Environments Division, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC
Speakers:
- Raj Setty, P.E., LEED AP, President of Setty, Member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Schools Technical Task Force
- Chris Ruch, Director of Training, National Energy Management Institute
- Brian Butler, Executive Program Manager, District of Columbia Department of General Services
Participants will learn to:
- Create a game plan to help mitigate risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in the near term and prioritize the top 5 IAQ improvements to ensure healthy air in schools in the long term;
- Assess your current air handling capabilities (e.g., effectiveness of filtration, ability to bring in fresh air, and energy efficiency), and create a plan to improve air quality using a free online risk assessment;
- Equip staff to implement risk reduction strategies and follow technical guidance from the ASHRAE to reduce exposure to viruses in schools; and
- Replicate best practices from a recent case study of how DC Public Schools—a large, urban district with an older building stock—used federal funds to improve the ventilation, filtration and system monitoring throughout the district.