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Home » Authors » Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC

Articles by Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC

A Physical View IAQ

The Key to HVAC Design: Just Follow Your Nose

Narrow, large noses are optimal for filtration and clearance of pollution, while wide, broad noses are optimal for humidification and heat exchange.
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Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
November 11, 2019
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Mother Nature, unforgiving with wasteful and inefficient strategies, just sent a memo on designing HVAC systems to both support occupant health and reduce energy consumption. Let’s take a look.


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A Physical View IAQ

Inject a Pulse Into Your Building Monitoring System

If we added living tissue models to existing building monitoring systems, we could potentially save many years of human suffering, lost lives, and health care dollars.
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Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
October 14, 2019
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We are in a new era — a time of increased realization that the indoor environment has a powerful influence on human health.


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A Physical View IAQ

Why We Need Baby Boomers in the Workforce

Data shows that the aging brain is more capable of creativity and innovation than its younger counterpart.
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Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
September 11, 2019
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What should we do with all these gray-haired baby boomers? Do the brilliant and bold youngsters who seem to dominate the world of creativity and innovation still have a place for us?


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ASHRAE Considers Occupant Health as a Building Performance Metric

Find out the opportunities and challenges from considering occupant health.
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Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
August 9, 2019
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During ASHRAE’s June 2019 annual meeting in Kansas City, I became optimistic that the society is truly expanding its horizons to include occupant health as an important building performance metric.


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A Physical View IAQ

Ward Off Unhealthy Microbial Invaders with the Proper IAQ

Getting Under Your Skin.
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Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
July 10, 2019
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Have you ever wondered how chemical compounds or microbes actually get into the cells of your body and have a powerful influence on your health?


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A Physical View IAQ

Are You Selecting the Proper Decision-Making Persona?

When making mechanical decisions, choose to use the right mental persona.
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Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
June 12, 2019
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From my perspective of working in the intersection of two very different professions, medicine and design of the built environment, I’m frequently surprised by the resistance of each group to embrace concepts from the “other side.


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How Indoor Air Quality Impacts Our Psychological Development

Mechanical Engineers Are Now Mental Health Professionals
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Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
May 10, 2019
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Once again, research has revealed an entire new dimension of the role of indoor air quality in determining human health.


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A Physical View IAQ

Using Mnemonics to Eliminate Incorrect Assumptions

Don’t overthink a cost-effective HVAC diagnosis.
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Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
April 10, 2019
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When a building is found to be consuming excess energy, the next step is usually an energy audit followed by retro-commissioning of the HVAC system. If available, an infrared scan of the building exterior might follow.


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A Physical View IAQ

All Bacteria, Viruses, and Fungi Are not Detrimental to the Indoor Environment

Humans and microbes — a once peaceful existence
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Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
March 11, 2019
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Once upon a time, humans lived outdoors in harmony with vast and diverse populations of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, largely unaware of the presence of these microbes.


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Linking the Human Body and the Laws of Thermodynamics

The human body and the laws of thermodynamics can point us in the right direction.
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Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
February 11, 2019
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Now that we are well into the winter of 2019, designers and managers of commercial buildings in cold climates may be concerned about the efficiency of their HVAC systems.


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