Department of Heating, Ventilation and Dust Removal Technology Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering

After the success of the 2020 webinars, ISIAQ is organizing a new series of three webinars related to COVID-19 and the role of buildings. Eighteen months after the beginning of the pandemic and the late recognition of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, what have we learned about: the indoor transmission? the way to manage buildings? the efficiency of air cleaners? These three webinars will discuss these different topics around the international experts involved in acquiring new knowledge and advising the policy makers.

Free access and Zoom link will be provided upon registration for each webinar (see below) for both members and non-members. Post-webinar On Demand/Replay available for only ISIAQ members.

Webinar 1: The recognition of airborne transmission of infectious diseases

Date: September 28, 9 am EST / 3 pm CET (one hour in length)

Moderator: Prof. Pawel Wargocki, Danish Technical University (DTU), Denmark

Speakers:

1. Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska, Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Presentation: A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection.
2. Professor Jose L. Jimenez, University of Colorado, USA. Presentation: The history of airborne transmission strongly contributed to its denial for COVID-19 by major public health organizations.

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Webinar 2: Managing buildings in the era of COVID-19

Date: October 29, 9 am EST / 3 pm CET (one hour in length)

Moderator: Dr. Dustin Poppendieck, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA

Speakers:

1. Professor Shelly L. Miller, University of Colorado Boulder, USA. Presentation: Air cleaners: what have we learned and what do we still need to know?
2. Dr. Andrew K. Persily, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA. Presentation: Using CO2 monitoring to manage ventilation in buildings

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Webinar 3: Health and contamination: New perspectives for the future

Date: December 7, 9 am EST / 3 pm CET (one hour in length)

Moderator: Prof. Yuguo Li, The University of Hong Kong, China

Speakers:

1. Honorary Associate Professor, Dr. Julian W. Tang, University of Leicester, UK. Presentation: New knowledge regarding contamination
2. Speaker TBA. Presentation: How to better manage IAQ in a post-pandemic world

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Source: isiaq.com