As scientists continue to study ways the coronavirus can be spread, one question involves aerosol droplets that people exhale while breathing. Can those droplets circulate in the air long enough to be picked up by a ventilation system and recirculated through building ducts? There has not been a clear answer.
“Protecting our voters and poll workers from increasing the spread of COVID-19 at polling places is essential to protecting the health, welfare and safety of the entire population,” said Dennis Knight, vice chair, ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force.
The COVID-19 pandemic has required health care institutions to take extraordinary steps to protect the safety of patients and staff, including significant adjustments to their operations and care models that prioritize infection control and containment. Facility capital planning has been impacted by decreased revenues. Investment decisions must generate returns against new criteria, including changing requirements for safe patient flow and throughput, patient/caregiver interaction, and logistics protocols and processes.
More than 200 scientists recently published an open letter to major international health agencies, including the World Health Organization (WHO) about the emerging evidence showing the COVID-19 virus may be transmitted by airborne particles.
Helpful information for school district facility managers, administrators, and maintenance technicians as they prepare to re-open school buildings after an extended period of shutdown.
Michael Frank, vice president of engineering at McKinstry, recently sat in for an episode of the Percussive Maintenance podcast to discuss the firm’s reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as its “Return with Confidence” service.