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Managing indoor air quality can have many benefits but one of the most important factors is safety.
Today we’re delving into the world of explosion prevention, and how dust can actually be a dangerous trigger. We look at the important combination of dust collectors and filters in volatile environments and what companies can implement to mitigate harm.
Our guest is a leading expert in explosion protection and industrial safety, with an array of technical solutions to prevent explosions. He is Business Development Manager at Fike Corporation, Carson Stephens.
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Carson Stephens has extensive experience in engineering and business development, currently serving as the EP Business Development Manager for Strategic & OEM Accounts at Fike Corporation since August 2018. Previously, Carson held roles such as Explosion Protection Application Engineer II and Explosion Protection Application Specialist at Fike Corporation, and worked as a Process Engineer at DaVinci Roofscapes and Peterson Manufacturing Co. Educationally, Carson holds a Master of Business Administration in Ethical Strategic Leadership from the University of Central Missouri, earned between 2015 and 2017, and a Bachelor of Science in Plastics Engineering Technology from Pittsburg State University, completed in 2012.
Website: Carson Stephens - LinkedIn
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ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
QUOTES
Fike was founded on engineering solutions to help keep people safe when they wouldn't expect they would need to be. - Carson Stephens
There's a lot of things that people wouldn't assume are combustible that in the right conditions are, like really fine dust. - Carson Stephens
Just keeping your facility clean is the number one thing. - Carson Stephens
Make sure that those filters are changed on a regular basis, and that they're inspected, because if they're not, then you're going to let an explosion by. - Carson Stephens
The highest risk or highest prioritized risk area within the facility should be tackled first, and can probably be done more cost effectively than if you killed somebody. - Carson Stephens
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#Airquality #explosion #prevention #dust #combustible #industrialsafety #HEPAfilters #manufacturing
What is Let's Talk Clean Air | Camfil?
Discover how clean air can affect the quality process for you and the workplace from world leading experts.
We find out how controlling air can bring benefits to production plants and facilities, the health of people who work there, and bringing greater efficiencies to your final product.
We're also joined by experts from Camfil, a world leader in the development and production of air filters and clean air solutions, on what they are doing to keep air clean and safe.
Although health consequences may be important to an individual, how can we communicate the importance of managing indoor air quality to the numerous stakeholders involved in managing built environments?
Today, we’re continuing our conversation about healthy buildings and why they should be a priority for building managers. We’re back with Dr. John McKeon, who believes we’re in the middle of a shift in thinking about the design and operation of buildings, but that a multidisciplinary approach is needed to paint a picture of the benefits and ROI of investing in indoor air quality.
Our expert guest is a medical doctor who pivoted into the world of indoor air quality after being shocked by the interplay between the built environment and asthma and allergy triggers within indoor spaces. He is the CEO of Allergy Standards and Principle at iAIR Institute, Dr John McKeon.
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John is principal at the iAIR Institute, a medical entrepreneur and currently the CEO of Allergy Standards Ltd (ASL), an international standards and certification body, a company he founded while working as an Emergency Room Doctor. As the founder he has led the development of an international intellectual property portfolio of patents and trade mark applications and negotiated complex licensing agreements with multinationals such as P&G and 3M. Along the way he has secured significant equity investments as well as academic and industry grant awards. As a serial entrepreneur, John is involved in a number of successful healthcare related ventures.
Website: Dr John McKeon - CEO of Allergy Standards and Principle at iAIR Institute
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ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
QUOTES
It is now part of an architect's remit to design buildings to optimize health and well being outcomes. - Dr. John McKeon
We can get what I call the three P's, it can be good for the planet, good for people, and good for profit. - Dr. John McKeon
You've all these people doing research and great research around healthy buildings, but very often they don't talk to each other. - Dr. John McKeon
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#Indoorairquality #health #multi-disciplinary #budget #retrofits #energyefficiency #building #HR
What is Let's Talk Clean Air | Camfil?
Discover how clean air can affect the quality process for you and the workplace from world leading experts.
We find out how controlling air can bring benefits to production plants and facilities, the health of people who work there, and bringing greater efficiencies to your final product.
We're also joined by experts from Camfil, a world leader in the development and production of air filters and clean air solutions, on what they are doing to keep air clean and safe.
We spend about 80% of our time indoors, and as concern for how bad indoor air quality can impact us grows, so does the demand for healthier, well-managed spaces.
With the surge in personal technology that allows us to ‘hack our health’, future innovations could see real-time information on how the air we’re breathing is affecting us. Today we hear how awareness and improved biomarker technology can be used to combat sick building syndrome, creating a healthier environment that protects people, and businesses, from the consequences of bad air.
Our expert guest is a medical doctor who pivoted into the world of indoor air quality after being shocked by the interplay between the built environment and asthma and allergy triggers within indoor spaces. He is the CEO of Allergy Standards and Principle at iAIR Institute, Dr John McKeon.
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John is principal at the iAIR Institute, a medical entrepreneur and currently the CEO of Allergy Standards Ltd (ASL), an international standards and certification body, a company he founded while working as an Emergency Room Doctor. As the founder he has led the development of an international intellectual property portfolio of patents and trade mark applications and negotiated complex licensing agreements with multinationals such as P&G and 3M. Along the way he has secured significant equity investments as well as academic and industry grant awards. As a serial entrepreneur, John is involved in a number of successful healthcare related ventures.
Website: Dr John McKeon - CEO of Allergy Standards and Principle at iAIR Institute
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ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
QUOTES
There's lots of research showing that indoor air pollution can be worse than outdoor air pollution. - Dr. John McKeon
It's about education, it's about being informed, but it's also about really good science. - Dr. John McKeon
Our journey started with products with asthma and allergy, but now we've broadened that to health and well being for everybody in the built environment. - Dr. John McKeon
Part of that whole new value proposition of health and well being is employers all need to make sure, well, what's the indoor air quality? Not just IAQ, but IEQ, indoor environmental quality. - Dr. John McKeon
So consumer tech is med tech, and it's about staying healthy. It's not rescue medicine. - Dr. John McKeon
Biomarkers, I believe, are coming, but there's a lot of challenges. - Dr. John McKeon
KEYWORDS
#Indoorairquality #smartbuildings #asthma #VOCs #allergystandards #health #well-being, #biomarkers
What is Let's Talk Clean Air | Camfil?
Discover how clean air can affect the quality process for you and the workplace from world leading experts.
We find out how controlling air can bring benefits to production plants and facilities, the health of people who work there, and bringing greater efficiencies to your final product.
We're also joined by experts from Camfil, a world leader in the development and production of air filters and clean air solutions, on what they are doing to keep air clean and safe.
Indoor air quality is slowly becoming a mainstream issue, but how can we improve public awareness and emphasize the huge damage it is causing economically, to our health and even our children’s brains?
Today, we hear from one of Australia's lead clean air campaigners, who has been working on a framework to make clean air as important as clean water. Having worked in public health for almost fifteen years, first combating the harms of tobacco, we learn why indoor air needs to be next on the agenda and the pathways experts are suggesting to get there.
Our guest has been working with governing bodies and multi disciplinary teams to progress Australia's indoor air quality. With a background in radiation oncology and a passion for sustainability, she is currently working with the Burnett Institute and University of Melbourne. It’s a pleasure to welcome Professor Bronwyn King.
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Dr Bronwyn King AO is a social entrepreneur, movement maker and a globally renowned humanitarian on a mission to inspire and transform organisations into purpose driven businesses. She is a sustainability expert, company director and radiation oncologist who has worked with everyone from the terminally ill to the fittest athletes in the Australian Swim Team. Dr Bronwyn King AO is pleased to be working with Burnet Institute and University of Melbourne to help advance Australia’s progress on indoor air quality, building on lessons from Australia’s world leading approach to tobacco control.
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ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
QUOTES
The invisibility of air quality is one of the greatest challenges that we have. - Bronwyn King I think indoor air quality is the next thing for public health to really address when it comes to education. - Bronwyn KIng
Transparency is always a good thing when it comes to public health because it helps people be engaged, and it encourages people to do the right thing. - Bronwyn King
If you are breathing poor quality air, your health is impacted dramatically. The brain, the lung, the heart, every body system depends on quality, safe air. - Bronwyn King
Clean air makes clever kids. - Bronwyn King
Poor air quality is costing us billions of dollars right now, billions. - Bronwyn King
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#airquality #cleanair #IAQ #publichealth #tobacco #climate #bushfires
What is Let's Talk Clean Air | Camfil?
Discover how clean air can affect the quality process for you and the workplace from world leading experts.
We find out how controlling air can bring benefits to production plants and facilities, the health of people who work there, and bringing greater efficiencies to your final product.
We're also joined by experts from Camfil, a world leader in the development and production of air filters and clean air solutions, on what they are doing to keep air clean and safe.
Buildings are under increasing pressure — stricter energy regulations, growing concerns about indoor air quality, and the challenge of balancing ventilation with cost.
The new European standard EN 16798-3 changes how buildings manage air. Whether you own, operate, or design buildings, these updates impact you and our guest today is going to break down everything you need to know. He explains what’s changing, what it means, and what you should do next.
Our guest has 20 years’ experience in air ventilation and is Camfil’s Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Sustainability & Corporate Communication, Tobias Zimmer.
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Tobias Zimmer, MBA, is Senior Vice President Public Affairs, Sustainability & Corporate Communication Camfil Group, Vice Chairman PC-FIL Eurovent Certification and Advisory Board Member World Filtration Institute. Tobias has 20 years’ experience working in the ventilation industry. He’s also an active member in several industry associations, such as Eurovent and EVIA. Tobias is also deeply involved in the development of international Standards in the fields of air filtration and building ventilation, both at ISO global level and CEN on the European level.
Website: Tobias Zimmer - Linkedin
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The requirements for providing clean air have significantly increased versions versus the 2017 version. - Tobias Zimmer
For particulate matter, the limits had to be decreased significantly. PM 2.5 was actually cut by 50% - Tobias Zimmer
Fulfilling the WHO air quality limits means you're providing an indoor air quality which is healthy to people. - Tobias Zimmer
You got improved performance, you got improved creativity. And of course, you protect the health of your employees. - Tobias Zimmer
Recirculation air has a few risky sides to it. - Tobias Zimmer
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
Building managers are facing a pressing challenge, how to balance operational costs with the growing demand for better environments and sustainability.
Today we learn how striking this balance is not only achievable, but actually can go hand in hand with decarbonization goals. We hear from a renowned expert in building science who has been instrumental in shaping industry standards in filter innovation and working with ASHRAE to curate better IAQ standards, while holding onto a passion for the all important energy efficiency.
A Partner at D ZINE Partners, she leads the research of “Air as a Service” around indoor air quality, filtration and air cleaning systems. It’s a pleasure to welcome Dr. Marwa Zaatari.
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Dr. Marwa Zaatari is a renowned expert and influential leader in the realms of building science and indoor air quality (IAQ). Her innovative work has earned her the prestigious title of ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer. At the forefront of HVAC design innovation, Dr. Zaatari has been instrumental in shaping industry standards through her involvement in various ASHRAE committees. Dr. Zaatari's contributions extend to the USGBC School Air Quality Leaders Network Technical Advisory Committee and she has also served as chair for the LEED IAQP Working Group.
Dr. Marwa Zaatari is Partner at D ZINE Partners. She leads the research of “Air as a Service” around indoor air quality, filtration and air cleaning systems, and IAQ measurements to design and operate buildings for optimal energy and people efficiency.
Website: Dr. Marwa Zaatari - Linkedin
QUOTES
There is a misconception that you cannot achieve IQ and energy efficiency. - Dr. Marwa Zaatari
If you follow prescriptive approaches, you're gonna miss out on a lot. - Dr. Marwa Zaatari
ASHRAE 241 went a step beyond our existing minimum ventilation standards by actually having an operation focus. - Dr. Marwa Zaatari
Filter design should be part of what we're going to do, part of studying a filter, quality of the filter, cost of the filter, over the lifetime of the filter. - Dr. Marwa Zaatari
Even for a low efficiency filter you need to make sure that the filter is well placed. - Dr. Marwa Zaatari
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
Building managers are facing a pressing challenge, how to balance operational costs with the growing demand for better environments and sustainability.
Today, we discuss the true cost of ignoring energy efficiency, from cost to carbon penalties and unhappy tenants. We explore the financial advantages, including potential cost savings and improved property values, as well as practical strategies for overcoming common barriers to implementing these systems.
Our guest today is a leading expert in all things energy efficiency, with over two decades of experience in helping organizations optimize their energy use. It is a pleasure to welcome the founder of Selling Energy, Mark Jewell.
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Mark Jewell is the President and co-founder of Selling Energy.
He is a subject matter expert, coach, speaker and best-selling author focused on overcoming barriers to implementing projects. Mark teaches other professionals and organizations how to turbocharge their sales success.
Through his in-person and online training, daily blog, app for iOS, app for Android, YouTube, and Social Media accounts, Mark Jewell provides ideas and inspiration for everyone from the eco-entrepreneur to those with Fortune 500 companies.
Website: Mark Jewell - Selling Energy
QUOTES
A lot of people forget that the only reason we have buildings that are occupied by occupants is to make sure those occupants are productive and safe. - Mark Jewell
I think you need to expand the definition of efficiency to more than just energy efficiency. It's the efficiency of labor too. - Mark Jewell
Do you really want to throw out four filters a year when you could throw out one? The landfill is not free, right? - Mark Jewell
One of the biggest barriers is ignorance. I think that it's possible that a lot of people don't really know what's possible. - Mark Jewell
It used to be a green premium, now it's a brown discount if your building does not have systems that can guarantee the health and safety of the occupants. - Mark Jewell
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
We know that bad air quality can have a major impact on our health, but new emerging research is showing it can also affect our cognitive function.
Today we hear from a neuroscientist who is passionate about the link between IAQ and creativity. His recent study used the Serious Brick Play method to measure if better air quality can increase our creative thinking and the results are very impressive!.
Our guest is a Senior Researcher at the Singapore-ETH Centre and holds a PhD in cognitive neuroscience and master's in Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Adam Charles Roberts.
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Dr. Adam Charles Roberts is a Senior Researcher at the Singapore-ETH Centre, focusing on Social and Financial Resilience and interactions with new technology. Previously, he was a Senior Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, studying air quality’s effects on cognition and the psychology of work environments, and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford, studying Neurolinguistics.
Social Media: Dr. Adam Charles Roberts - Linkedin
QUOTES
I suddenly became very interested in the brain. How is the brain working and why does the brain not work as well in certain situations? - Dr Adam Charles Roberts
We used the serious brick play method. The reason for this is we wanted to ensure that we had something that was repeatable and that could be scored by different people. - Dr Adam Charles Roberts
We found that if you change the air quality from the maximum allowable to the level we achieved, you get 11.5% increase in creativity. - Dr Adam Charles Roberts
It's something that's not exactly difficult to achieve, right? We just got some air filters, put them in the aircon system. That was it. - Dr Adam Charles Roberts
People may not know how much creativity they are using in their job, but I think everyone could benefit from improving their creativity. - Dr Adam Charles Roberts
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
Air filters can be adapted to the needs of your commercial building or home, and your needs may change with the seasons. Working with these changes can be beneficial to balancing efficiency and quality of air you get.
Today we’re diving further into future standards and developments with Kathleen Owen. We get into the imbalance between indoor and outdoor air quality standards, along with ASHRAE Standard 241, which will be official from January 1, 2025, and how that will affect filter requirements.
Our expert guest has over 30 years experience working in the field and is considered the OG of indoor air quality, Kathleen Owen.
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Kathleen Owen, ASHRAE Fellow, has extensive experience in gaseous and particulate matter air cleaning, determining air cleaning efficiency, and developing test methods to evaluate various air cleaning technologies.
Prior to starting her own company, Kathleen spent 33 years at RTI International where she worked on the ASHRAE and EPA projects that developed ASHRAE air cleaner efficiency test methods 52.2 (for particles), 145.2 (gases), and 185.1 (UV-bioaerosol). She also developed chamber test methods for gas and bioaerosol removal by in-room air cleaners based, in large part, on the AHAM CADR test method. EPA, DOD, ASHRAE and other projects she has worked on included air cleaning, air quality, contaminant transport modelling, technology development, and aerosol penetration of protective garments. Also, after working in the lab for several years, she ran the RTI commercial air cleaner test lab for over 20 years with over 100 different companies as customers over the years. She now works for various customers as a consultant.
Kathleen earned a BS in chemical engineering from NCSU and an MS in Air Pollution Control Engineering from UNC-CH.
Social Media: Kathleen Owen - Linkedin
Website: Kathleen Owen - ASHRAE Lecturer Profile
QUOTES
On January 1, 2025, the MERV-A requirement kicks in. The standard itself, other than that, stays the same. - Kathleen Owen
You can change what you're doing and still meet that need for clean air. - Kathleen Owen
The first thing to do is to get your system working the way you thought it was working. - Kathleen Owen
A lot of the effects are, ‘oh, that kid has asthma’ instead of maybe that house has too much something in it. - Kathleen Owen
There are a lot of VOCs that are used in houses and commercial buildings that people want. Perfume, bug spray, cleansers, a lot of them have VOC emissions. - Kathleen Owen
I do know that we're gradually getting more data and more awareness of what the different gases in the air can do to people, but I hope we find more answers and assume that we will. - Kathleen Owen
I think it's critical that we first get air cleaners that put bad stuff into the air off the market. - Kathleen Owen
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
Although indoor air quality may seem like a relatively new topic for most people, there have been experts working in and promoting this field for decades.
Today we meet a pioneer of indoor air quality standards who, despite falling into the career, has an immense passion for promoting better IAQ. We hear about her leading research and testing, including how air quality ratings were developed and simple but great considerations for any HVAC system.
Our guest is considered the OG of everything air quality testing and spent three decades working with RTI International, Kathleen Owen.
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Kathleen Owen, ASHRAE Fellow, has extensive experience in gaseous and particulate matter air cleaning, determining air cleaning efficiency, and developing test methods to evaluate various air cleaning technologies.
Prior to starting her own company, Kathleen spent 33 years at RTI International where she worked on the ASHRAE and EPA projects that developed ASHRAE air cleaner efficiency test methods 52.2 (for particles), 145.2 (gases), and 185.1 (UV-bioaerosol). She also developed chamber test methods for gas and bioaerosol removal by in-room air cleaners based, in large part, on the AHAM CADR test method. EPA, DOD, ASHRAE and other projects she has worked on included air cleaning, air quality, contaminant transport modelling, technology development, and aerosol penetration of protective garments. Also, after working in the lab for several years, she ran the RTI commercial air cleaner test lab for over 20 years with over 100 different companies as customers over the years. She now works for various customers as a consultant.
Kathleen earned a BS in chemical engineering from NCSU and an MS in Air Pollution Control Engineering from UNC-CH.
Social Media: Kathleen Owen - Linkedin
Website: Kathleen Owen - ASHRAE Lecturer Profile
QUOTES
Appendix J is intended to give you a much better estimate of the minimum efficiency of a filter, of a charged media filter, in real life. - Kathleen Owen
If you want better, cleaner air, run the fan more, put in a higher efficiency filter that your fan can work with. - Kathleen Owen
We have a ways to go in terms of getting the filters that we need out there, getting people to use them. - Kathleen Owen
One of the biggest issues with filters, and I know you guys worry about this too, people stick filters into spots they don't fit. - Kathleen Owen
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
Measuring your indoor air quality will give you a better understanding of your filter needs, but older methods of intermittent and spot checks may not be the most efficient way to protect your occupants health.
Today we hear from an expert who advocates for the importance of real-time air quality monitoring, particularly in schools and similar settings. We learn how the dynamic nature of these buildings, including internal and external factors, requires a more sophisticated approach to air quality management and how HVAC systems can be better optimised to balance IAQ and energy output.
Our guest is passionate about the physical and cognitive benefits of IAQ management in educational settings, and is Founder and CEO of Attune, Dr. Serene Almomen.
THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT
GUEST DETAILS
Dr. Serene Almomen is a prominent figure in the field of air quality monitoring and improvement, particularly focused on enhancing indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools.
As the co-founder and CEO of Attune (formerly Senseware), a high-growth technology company, Dr. Almomen has been at the forefront of developing innovative solutions for IAQ monitoring[2][5].
Attune is an IoT, smart building solution that provides cost-effective and secure wireless solutions to collect data and control all mechanical, electrical, plumbing and environmental systems from your facility.
Social Media: Dr. Serene Almomen
QUOTES
We learned the hard way that it's a non-negotiable to have clean air that we breathe. You wouldn't drink water if you see that it's dirty. - Dr. Serene Almomen
There are so many dynamic things that are happening externally and internally, that the spot checks would just not capture that. That's where real time becomes really important. - Dr. Serene Almomen
Now, we know that there are multiple sensors that are important and each sensor ties to different aspects of how we're cleaning the air and optimizing indoor air quality in indoor spaces. - Dr. Serene Almomen
What we do to simplify the contaminants is tied to ventilation. So we give a ventilation score versus air quality score. And that's more practical, reasonable and effective. - Dr. Serene Almomen
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
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Toronton yliopiston rakennustekniikan professori Jeffrey Siegel on erikoistunut terveellisten ja kestävien rakennusten luomiseen. Hänellä on asiantuntemusta ilmanvaihdosta, sisäilman laadusta ja hiukkaspäästöjen hallinnasta, ja hän osallistuu sisäilman mikrobiomin ja kosteuden vuorovaikutuksen tutkimukseen. Tohtori Siegel on ASHRAE:n jäsen, ja hän opettaa kursseja sisäilman laadusta ja kestävistä energiajärjestelmistä. Hän on väitellyt konetekniikan tohtoriksi Berkeleyn yliopistossa ja toiminut apulaistoimittajana Building and Environment -lehdessä. Aiemmin hän toimi apulaisprofessorina Texasin yliopistossa.
Verkkosivu: The University of Toronto - Dr Jeffrey Siegel
Jon Holmes on työskennellyt Camfilin palveluksessa yli 10 vuotta, ja vuonna 2022 hänet ylennettiin kansallisiin asiakkuuksiin Torontosta käsin. Jon on suorittanut koulutusta suodatuksen teorioista, Hepa-suodatuksen testauksesta, ASHRAE:n testausstandardeista, kehittyneestä suodatuksesta, suodattimien valinnasta. Hän on myös vahvasti mukana alan järjestöissä, kuten BOMA:ssa, CHES:ssä ja NAFA:ssa, ja hän on myös useiden alan komiteoiden puheenjohtaja.
LinkedIn: Jon Holmes
Tämä jakso on jatkoa "Sisäilman laatu" -jaksolle
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Toronton yliopiston rakennustekniikan professori Jeffrey Siegel on erikoistunut terveellisten ja kestävien rakennusten luomiseen. Hänellä on asiantuntemusta ilmanvaihdosta, sisäilman laadusta ja hiukkaspäästöjen hallinnasta, ja hän osallistuu sisäilman mikrobiomin ja kosteuden vuorovaikutuksen tutkimukseen. Tohtori Siegel on ASHRAE:n jäsen, ja hän opettaa kursseja sisäilman laadusta ja kestävistä energiajärjestelmistä. Hän on väitellyt konetekniikan tohtoriksi Berkeleyn yliopistossa ja toiminut apulaistoimittajana Building and Environment -lehdessä. Aiemmin hän toimi apulaisprofessorina Texasin yliopistossa.
Verkkosivu: The University of Toronto - Dr Jeffrey Siegel
Jon Holmes on työskennellyt Camfilin palveluksessa yli 10 vuotta, ja vuonna 2022 hänet ylennettiin kansallisiin asiakkuuksiin Torontosta käsin. Jon on suorittanut koulutusta suodatuksen teorioista, Hepa-suodatuksen testauksesta, ASHRAE:n testausstandardeista, kehittyneestä suodatuksesta, suodattimien valinnasta. Hän on myös vahvasti mukana alan järjestöissä, kuten BOMA:ssa, CHES:ssä ja NAFA:ssa, ja hän on myös useiden alan komiteoiden puheenjohtaja.
LinkedIn: Jon Holmes
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Stephen Booth, CET, LEED AP, RESET AP, on Pinchinin GTA:n sisäympäristön laadusta vastaava varatoimitusjohtaja.
Stephen on ollut Pinchin Ltd:n palveluksessa vuodesta 1993. Stephenillä on arkkitehtuuritekniikan tutkinto Centennial Collegesta. Stephen on sertifioitu insinööriteknologi sekä LEED- ja RESET Air -akkreditoitu ammattilainen. Stephenillä on yli 25 vuoden kokemus ympäristökonsultoinnista, ja hän on hallinnoinut Pinchin Ltd:n puolesta satoja projekteja, mukaan lukien homearviointeja, vaarallisten rakennusmateriaalien tutkimuksia sekä monimutkaisia korjaushankkeita. Tämä kokemus ulottuu teollisiin, kaupallisiin ja julkisiin hankkeisiin. Stephen on johtanut useita lyijyn, homeen ja asbestin hävittämishankkeita rakennuksissa.
LinkedIn: Stephen Booth
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Toronton yliopiston rakennustekniikan professori Jeffrey Siegel on erikoistunut terveellisten ja kestävien rakennusten luomiseen. Hänellä on asiantuntemusta ilmanvaihdosta, sisäilman laadusta ja hiukkaspäästöjen hallinnasta, ja hän osallistuu sisäilman mikrobiomin ja kosteuden vuorovaikutuksen tutkimukseen. Tohtori Siegel on ASHRAE:n jäsen, ja hän opettaa kursseja sisäilman laadusta ja kestävistä energiajärjestelmistä. Hän on väitellyt konetekniikan tohtoriksi Berkeleyn yliopistossa ja toiminut apulaistoimittajana Building and Environment -lehdessä. Aiemmin hän toimi apulaisprofessorina Texasin yliopistossa.
Verkkosivu: The University of Toronto - Dr Jeffrey Siegel
Jon Holmes on työskennellyt Camfilin palveluksessa yli 10 vuotta, ja vuonna 2022 hänet ylennettiin kansallisiin asiakkuuksiin Torontosta käsin. Jon on suorittanut koulutusta suodatuksen teorioista, Hepa-suodatuksen testauksesta, ASHRAE:n testausstandardeista, kehittyneestä suodatuksesta, suodattimien valinnasta. Hän on myös vahvasti mukana alan järjestöissä, kuten BOMA:ssa, CHES:ssä ja NAFA:ssa, ja hän on myös useiden alan komiteoiden puheenjohtaja.
LinkedIn: Jon Holmes
Jennifer Webb on Camfilin molekyylisuodatuksen segmenttipäällikkö Länsi-USA:ssa ja Meksikossa, ja hän on valmistunut konetekniikan insinööriksi Delawaren yliopistosta. Jennifer vastaa molekyylisuodatusratkaisujen (eli hiilisuodatusratkaisujen) teknisestä myynnistä, markkinoinnista ja liiketoiminnan kehittämisestä monenlaisille teollisuudenaloille ja sovelluksille, kuten lentokentille, sairaaloihin, kulttuurikohteisiin, petrokemianteollisuuteen, jätevesiin, sellu- ja paperiteollisuuteen, teollisuuden pakokaasuihin ja biokaasuun.
Jon Holmes on työskennellyt Camfilin palveluksessa yli 10 vuotta, ja vuonna 2022 hänet ylennettiin kansallisiin asiakkuuksiin Torontosta käsin. Jon on suorittanut koulutusta suodatuksen teorioista, Hepa-suodatuksen testauksesta, ASHRAE:n testausstandardeista, kehittyneestä suodatuksesta, suodattimien valinnasta. Hän on myös vahvasti mukana alan järjestöissä, kuten BOMA:ssa, CHES:ssä ja NAFA:ssa, ja hän on myös useiden alan komiteoiden puheenjohtaja.
LinkedIn: Jon Holmes
Wildfire article on Camfil.com: Wildfire solution guide
Jesse Buhler on työskennellyt asuin- ja liikekiinteistöjen hallinnoinnin, kehittämisen ja rakentamisen parissa yli 15 vuotta. Tällä hetkellä hän johtaa monipuolista ammattilaisten tiimiä, joka keskittyy AAA-toimistokiinteistöjen päivittäiseen hallinnointiin. Hän työskentelee myös sisäisen tiimin kanssa, joka keskittyy toiminnan tehokkuuden parantamiseen, kestävän kehityksen toimien kehittämiseen ja toteuttamiseen, työterveys- ja työturvallisuusmääräysten tekemiseen helposti ymmärrettäviksi ja noudatettaviksi sekä uuden kiinteistöteknologian käyttöönottoon, jotta elämämme olisi helpompaa, rakennukset toimisivat tehokkaammin ja vuokralaiset olisivat tyytyväisempiä.
Jon Holmes on työskennellyt Camfilin palveluksessa yli 10 vuotta, ja vuonna 2022 hänet ylennettiin kansallisiin asiakkuuksiin Torontosta käsin. Jon on suorittanut koulutusta suodatuksen teorioista, Hepa-suodatuksen testauksesta, ASHRAE:n testausstandardeista, kehittyneestä suodatuksesta, suodattimien valinnasta. Hän on myös vahvasti mukana alan järjestöissä, kuten BOMA:ssa, CHES:ssä ja NAFA:ssa, ja hän on myös useiden alan komiteoiden puheenjohtaja.
LinkedIn: Jesse Buhler
LinkedIn: Jon Holmes
Steffen Künn on dosentti Maastrichtin yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulussa ja tutkija Institute of Labor Economicsissa (IZA) sekä Research Centre for Education and the Labour Marketissa (ROA).
Hänen pääasiallisiin tutkimusintresseihinsä kuuluu soveltava työmarkkinataloustiede. Hän keskittyy erityisesti kahteen aiheeseen: aktiivisen työmarkkinapolitiikan tehokkuuteen ja sisäympäristöolosuhteiden vaikutuksiin ihmisten terveyteen, kognitioon ja työmarkkinatuloksiin.
Tutkimusasiakirja: Sisäilman laatu ja strateginen päätöksenteko
Tohtori David O'Connor on tällä hetkellä apulaisprofessori Dublin City Universityn kemiantieteiden koulussa, jossa hän osallistuu fysikaalisen kemian perustutkinto-opetukseen ja laboratorioesittelyyn. Hän työskenteli aiemmin Dublinin teknillisessä yliopistossa ja toimi tohtorintutkintotehtävissä Denverin yliopistossa (Marie Curie Fellowship) ja University College Corkissa, joihin sisältyi lukuisia kenttä- ja laboratoriotutkimuksia ilmakehän kannalta merkityksellisistä lajeista ja prosesseista.
Verkkosivu: Dublin City University - David O'Connor
Twitter: David O'Connor
Paul Flanagan on Camfil Irlannin toimitusjohtaja. Hän on rautainen ilmansuodatusalan ammattilainen jolla on monen vuoden kokemus asiakastyöstä erityisesti hoito- ja elintarvikealalta sekä koulutuskeskuksista.
Paul Flanagan on Camfil Irlannin toimitusjohtaja. Hän on rautainen ilmansuodatusalan ammattilainen jolla on monen vuoden kokemus asiakastyöstä erityisesti hoito- ja elintarvikealalta sekä koulutuskeskuksista.
Yli 20 vuoden kokemus tekniikan alalta ja Anders Sundvik tietää hyvin vähän suodattimista, hiukkasista, kaaduista ja ilmansaasteista, sekä niiden torjumisesta. Äskettäin hänet on nimitetty yhdeksi maailman ensimmäisistä Airgonomics Officereista.
Tässä jaksossa saamme kuvan miten puhdasta ilmaa käsitellään ympäri maailman, miksi puhdas ilma on parempaa ja mitä taloudellisia ja terveydellisiä etuja se tuo. Simon Birkett, maailman johtava puhtaan ilman neuvonantaja, pitää meidät ajan tasalla.
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