Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings COVID Task Force Shares Strategies for Healthier Buildings
Mitigating the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 with MEP design
Published 01-06-21
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our High Performance Buildings Group has conducted research into the role that mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) design can play in mitigating the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 in the built environment.
With the guidance of Dr. Willaim Bahnfleth, Chairman of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE) Epidemic Task Force, and Dr. Michael Kaiser, esteemed infectious disease expert, our team has worked directly with clients to educate them on strategies to implement into their existing MEP systems to mitigate the spread in their space. Recommendations include advanced filtration, personal environment design, ultraviolet disinfection, and increase of natural ventilation. The results included nearly 100 direct-to-cli
Bipolar Ionization Units installed in Gloucester Co. Schools
and last updated 2020-12-18 17:24:52-05
GLOUCESTER Co., Va. - As second-graders at Petsworth Elementary School in Gloucester sit in class, their only concern is answering the next question, not wondering what viruses may be in the air.
Students, teachers and staff have peace of mind because up on the roof, and throughout the schools, a new filtration system is hard at work. [You ll find it in] every unit [at] every school. If it s heating and air equipment, then it has a unit in it, said Energy Specialist Kevin Buchanan.
Inside of the HVAC units located at the schools, there is a blue attachment called a Needlepoint Bipolar Ionization Unit.