Indoor Air Quality Management After COVID-19

This presentation, provided by the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center, is from the BEST Center's 2022 Annual Institute. During the presentation, William Bahnfleth, professor of architectural engineering at Pennsylvania State University, provides a detailed analysis of air contaminants and the need to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) in a post-COVID-19 world. The presentation gives an introduction to IAQ, air contaminants, including their sources and effects, and discusses the need to improve standards for acceptable IAQ, especially when considering the COVID-19 pandemic. Other topics discussed include the effects of poor IAQ and lack of ventilation on productivity, how the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of IAQ control, the connection between IAQ and disease transmission, and more. Additional videos from the BEST 2022 Institute are available to view separately.

This video runs 1:06:46 minutes in length.