WHY VENTILATE?

To bring in oxygen. All living beings consume oxygen. Breathing turns oxygen into carbon dioxide (CO2), which can cause headaches, tiredness and concentration issues. Ventilation removes carbon dioxide from the house while introducing fresh air. To control humidity. Human activity creates humidity (breathing, baths, showers, cooking, laundry). For example, a family of four can release about 20 litres of water vapour in the air of the home every day. Excess…


EPA publishes Clean Air in Buildings Challenge

Guidance to Help Building Owners and Operators Improve Indoor Air Quality and Protect Public Health The “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge” is a call to action and a set of guiding principles and best practices to assist building owners and operators with reducing risks from airborne viruses and other contaminants indoors. The Clean Air in Buildings Challenge highlights a range of recommendations and resources available for improving ventilation and indoor…


Biden Administration Launches Effort to Improve Ventilation and Reduce the Spread of COVID-⁠19 in Buildings

FACT SHEET: Earlier this month, the Biden-Harris Administration released the National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, a roadmap to move the country forward safely and continue to fight COVID-19 as Americans get back to their more normal routines.  Today the Administration is launching the Clean Air in Buildings Challenge, a key component of the President’s Plan, that calls on all building owners and operators, schools, colleges and universities, and organizations of all kinds…


Ventilation systems strongly recommended

Press Release 25 November 2020 During the Corona pandemic, schools in Germany must ventilate their classrooms regularly in order to reduce the risk of infection. Schools which are equipped with a heat recovery ventilation system,including Passive House schools,offer significant benefits for their users.© Pixabay Passive House Institute about schools: ventilation systems offer major advantages Darmstadt, Germany. With the start of the cold season, attention is increasingly shifting to schools and…





Ventilation | 02_Codes & Ventilation: Requirements, Standards

 Barry Stephens | Ventacity Systems | barry@ventacity.com | Transcript [divider] [table id=36/] [divider] As energy efficiency and health in buildings simultaneously advance, codes are evolving to meet these two goals. And the COVID-19 epidemic has driven these two factors to the fore in discussions across North America and the world. This session with explore evolving codes and standards, and also look at the response to the pandemic with regards…