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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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[Members Only] Lunch & Learn #18: Dr Laurie Glossop & Dr Nick Agnew: The Imporatnce of Air Flow in IAQ Assessments

Dr Nick Agnew Dr Nick Agnew is a Chartered Mechanical and Fire Engineer, with specialist applied fluid dynamics expertise.  He is currently Director of Stacey Agnew Pty Ltd, an engineering consultancy which he has operated with co-founder Conrad Stacey for 13 years.  Nick has 25 years of professional experience covering industrial and underground fire life safety, industrial and underground ventilation, new product development, forensic engineering, accident investigation and reconstruction, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), computational stress analysis, and machinery design. A…

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[Members Only] Lunch & Learn #17: Dr Jungsoo Kim: Assessing IEQ in buildings: Surveys as a ‘basic’ instrument for data collection

Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is a systematic process of assessing the performance of buildings that have been occupied for a certain period of time, in particular focusing on occupants and their needs. Conducting an occupant survey is the most prevalent method of collecting building performance data, providing a snapshot of occupant satisfaction and workplace effectiveness. Therefore POE surveys are recommended by professional and regulatory bodies (e.g. ASHRAE, USGBC and CIBSE) as a ‘basic’ instrument for evaluating a building’s Indoor Environmental Quality…

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[Members Only] Lunch & Learn #16: Dr Ashak Nathwani AM: The role of air conditioning and ventilation systems in potential minimisation of COVID-19 infections in indoor settings

In our October Lunch and Learn session we will hear from Dr Ashak Nathwani AM, Director of the Air conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services (ARBS) Education & Research Foundation and Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, School of Architecture, Design and Planning. Dr Nathwani will present outcomes of the practical tests carried out by professionals from ARBS Education & Research Foundation in association with the IEQ team from the University of Sydney at the Australian National Maritime Museum. They were performed…

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[Members Only] Lunch & Learn #15: Lisa Coulburn – Mould-affected housing in Australia: What we know, what we don’t know and who’s at risk?

Mould-affected housing in Australia: What we know, what we don’t know and who’s at risk? Australian homes have previously been seen as less problematic for damp housing conditions due to relatively mild climate compared to that of other countries and a younger and better condition of housing stock. However, recent studies, a parliamentary inquiry, prolonged wet weather, flooding and media reports have highlight concerns for a potential widespread problem of mould-affected housing. The first step in addressing the problem of…

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[Members Only] Lunch & Learn #14: Dr Nigel Goodman – IAQ & Fragranced Consumer Products

Fragrance is used in consumer products around the world. However, it has been associated with adverse effects on indoor and outdoor air quality and human health. Also fragranced consumer products can emit and generate potentially hazardous compounds including formaldehyde and fine particulate matter. This talk will present findings from recent studies on the volatile emissions from fragranced consumer products and strategies on how to improve to indoor air quality. Speaker Biography Dr Nigel Goodman is a Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow…

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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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