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Registration Opens for 2021 ASHRAE Virtual Annual Conference

May 3, 2021

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The event will feature new and expanded offerings in current practices and updates on research.

Do You Want To Know What You Are Inhaling?

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

April 30, 2021

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Unfortunately, visibility into unintentional exposures from the air we breathe is often lacking.

No Evidence SARS-Cov-2 Is Transmitted Via HVAC Systems, but Reopening Buildings Merits a System Review

Dave Bodenschatz

April 7, 2021

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More than one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, IMEG engineers have found no evidence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus passing through a building’s HVAC system and infecting people in other spaces.

ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force Updates its Airborne Transmission Guidance

April 5, 2021

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The updated statement provides clarified guidance for evaluating and mitigating the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

ASHRAE President Lights the Path of Digital Transformation

February 9, 2021

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Chuck Gulledge III, P.E., HBDP, LEED AP, opens the 2021 ASHRAE Winter Conference with a ‘State of the Society’ presentation.

ASHRAE Provides Testimony at Congressional Hearing on COVID-19 Safety

February 8, 2021

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The hearing examines gaps in COVID-19 protection in transportation, the lessons learned, and the next steps.

ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force Releases Updated Building Readiness Guide

February 2, 2021

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Clarified HVAC systems’ guidance for evaluating HVAC systems and reopening of buildings.

ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force Releases Core Recommendations for Reducing Airborne Infectious Aerosol Exposure and Communities of Faith Building Guidance

January 25, 2021

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The ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force has released new guidance to address control of airborne infectious aerosol exposure and recommendations for communities of faith buildings.

ASHRAE Publishes Alternative Care Site Guidebook to Alleviate the Need for Hospital Beds During COVID-19

November 27, 2020

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The guidebook was developed by a joint task force established by the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Mechanical Mavericks: Justin Garner

October 22, 2020

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Justin Garner, P.E., CxA, vice president, Engineering Air Balance Co. Inc., recently met with Herb Woerpel, editor-in-chief of Engineered Systems, to discuss the role testing, adjusting, and balancing plays in the COVID-19 pandemic; if COVID-19 can be spread through the air, the upcoming Associated Air Balance Council (AABC) Annual Meeting, and more.