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