Recordings

Lunch & Learn #18: IAQA Expo 2023 Aussie Speaker Preview

Please enjoy this free webinar from the 1st of February 2023 where we spoke to our Australian members who are travelling to the USA and presenting at the IAQA Annual Meeting & Expo in Austin Texas. For more information on the IAQA 2023 Annual Meeting click here Thankyou to our speakers: Dr Claire Bird Litmas Pty Ltd The Impact of Fungal Spore Aggregation on the Interpretation of Direct Microscopy Data for Assessing Remediation and Exposure Risks Charles Bodas Royal Melbourne Hospital Respiratory…

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Lunch & Learn #13: SafeTraces: Proving Indoor Air Optimisation using Aerosol Tracer Technology

Like never before, facility managers, employers, and indoor air quality professionals are held to the highest standards of safety and rapidly evolving health regulation. Harnessing the power of DNA, veriDART by SafeTraces verifies engineering controls and HVAC performance for airborne pathogens to keep people safe in any indoor environment. https://www.safetraces.com/ 

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Lunch & Learn #12: The RESET Standard

RESET® Air is the world’s first sensor-based, performance-driven building certification program where indoor air quality is monitored and measured in real-time. Buildings and/or spaces are required to consistently maintain healthy indoor air quality at all times, as defined by the Standard. RESET Air is comprised of comprehensive standards for hardware or sensor performance, installation, maintenance and data communication. Learn more about the RESET Air Standard here: https://reset.build/standard/air.

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Lunch & Learn #11: Geordie Galvin – Odour Assessments

Geordie Galvin, the Director and Principal Consultant at Astute has 20 years’ experience in air quality. He has completed numerous studies including projects involving landfills, hydrogenation plants, ethanol plants, boat repair and manufacturing operations, refineries, chicken farms, piggeries, cattle feedlots, rendering plants and wastewater treatment plants. He has consulted to state and local government agencies throughout Australia and collaborated with universities in the United States including the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and West Texas A & M University. Geordie…

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Lunch & Learn #10 Lisa Rogers – What’s New? IAQ Standards Development in ASTM and ISO

Despite the pandemic, standards development has been robust with increased committee participation despite the challenges !  This presentation will provide an overview and update on developing IAQ related standards in ASTM and ISO , such as PRV, micro vacuuming, legionella, sampling strategy and more.  Highlights of the standard drafts as well as the obstacles and issues being debated will be presented. Takeaway: Understanding how true consensus standards are developed and that everyone can and should participate. Recognizing that consensus is…

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Lunch & Learn #9 Dr Jayne Morrow – Working Together for a Safer Normal

Keep up to date on airborne disease transmission news from across the world! Gain a global cutting-edge perspective from the US former National Science and Technology Executive Director, and leading Microbiologist and Molecular Biologist, Dr Jayne Morrow on curtailing airborne disease transmission.  Dr Morrow will describe the journey she has taken through Government Policy and a background spanning from Civil Engineering to Molecular Biology and describe what led her to creating the Integrated Biosecurity and Built Environment Consortium – IBEC…

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Lunch & Learn #8 Dr Zaheer Nasar – Detection and characterisation of biological materials in airborne particles: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract Biological materials in airborne particles (PM) have diverse sources, formation processes, composition and sizes. Knowledge has advanced substantially in recent years with regards to PM physical properties (mass, number, size) and chemical composition (chemical speciation).  However, less progress has been made in the characterisation of biological materials in PM and the interaction between its abiotic and biological components. This significantly limits understanding of the role and impact of PM in the context of public health (allergenicity, toxicity, infectivity), climate…

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Lunch & Learn #8 Dr Normand Brais – The Role of UV in Safer Buildings

Many mistakenly assume that by following applicable building code and guidelines such as ASHRAE, they are providing properly decontaminated air. And, although the HEPA filter remains the best filter available for ventilation systems, like all filters there exists a determinable inefficiency zone that belies the myth that HEPA is the ultimate answer for air decontamination. To complete the air decontamination process initiated by filtration, Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) needs to be added. UVGI has a long history of being used for…

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Lunch & Learn #7 Dr. Joe Spurgeon – Testing Buildings after Wild Fires

https://vimeo.com/512128601 Testing Buildings after Wild Fires / Bush Fires The first step in an assessment strategy is to know the objective.  Is it assessing contaminants associated with wildfire smoke that are indicators of site contamination, building contamination, occupant exposure, or all three?  Will you just assess products of combustion or also include contaminants resulting from water damage?  The second step is to select contaminants that can be associated with “condition”.  Will the assessment be able to conclude if the building,…

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Lunch & Learn #6 Indoor Air Quality and Occupational Hygiene

Overview Our chairpersons from across the globe from two of our most significant professional bodies will meet and discuss the skills we need to assess Indoor Air Quality risks in built environments! There is a distinct difference between the Indoor Environmental Professional and the Occupational Hygienist in the way we approach and assess Indoor Air Quality and Mould. Our presenters will be speaking on the background to these assessments, how we assess exposure and how we look at the bigger…

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