Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Resources from ASHRAE and Others
ASHRAE has developed proactive guidance to help address coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) concerns with respect to the operation and maintenance of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems. This webpage provides easily accessible resources from ASHRAE to building industry professionals.
Interim Guidance from the CDC:
Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), February 2020
Guidance from WHO (World Health Organization):
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
ASHRAE Letter to WHO March 23, 2020
Guidance from Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH):
COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
ASHRAE All Member Email Update
March 13, 2020 | ASHRAE All Member Email Update
ASHRAE Press Releases:
March 31, 2020 | ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force Established
February 27, 2020 | ASHRAE Resources Available to Address COVID-19 Concerns
ASHRAE Journal Newsletter:
March 24, 2020 | Guidance for Building Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
ASHRAE Technical Committees
TC 9.6 Healthcare Facilities
TC 9.10 Laboratory Systems
TC 9.11 Clean Spaces
TC 2.9 Ultraviolet Air and surface treatment
Environmental Health Committee (EHC) Emerging Issue
Biological Agents in Context of Globalisation and Pandemic Influenza and Airborne Transmission
ASHRAE Tech Hour
Free instructional video: Optimize Occupant Health, Building Energy Performance and Revenue through Indoor-Air Hydration
ASHRAE Publications
ASHRAE Position Document
Airborne Infectious Diseases (Updated February 2020)
In the 1950s, the relationship among particle size, airborne suspension, and transmission implications began to become clear. The different routes require different control strategies, which have evolved over many years of infectious disease practice, and there are now standards of practice for infectious disease and hospital epidemiology. See the Professional Practice documents available from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology at https://www.apic.org
ASHRAE Handbook Content
Chapter 9, Health Care Facilities, from 2019 ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Applications
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Chapter 13. Aircraft, from 2019 ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Applications
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Chapter 62, Ultraviolet Air and Surface Treatment, from 2019 ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Applications
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Chapter 10, Indoor Environmental Health, from 2017 ASHRAE Handbook—Fundamentals
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Chapter 17. Ultraviolet Lamp Systems, from 2016 ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Systems and Equipment
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Chapter 22, Humidifiers 2016 ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Systems and Equipment
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Chapter 29, Air Cleaners for Particulate Contaminants, from 2016 ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Systems and Equipment
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ASHRAE Journal Papers
IEQ Applications: Designing for Airborne Infection Control - July 2019
Improved Ventilation System For Removal of Airborne Contamination in Airborne Infectious Isolation Rooms - Feb 2019
Bioaerosols in Health-Care Environments - Aug 2014
IAQ Applications: Ventilation, Crowds, and the Common Cold - Feb 2014
IAQ Applications: Hospital Surge Capacity - Sept 2011
Health Issues: HVAC & Infectious Diseases - June 2009
ASHRAE Standards and Guidelines
Free editions for online reading and links to purchase print and/or electronic copies
ASHRAE Guideline 28-2016 -- Air Quality within Commercial Aircraft
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ASHRAE Guideline 29-2019 -- Guideline for the Risk Management of Public Health and Safety in Buildings
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ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 52.2-2017 -- Method of Testing General Ventilation Air-Cleaning Devices for Removal Efficiency by Particle Size
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ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55-2017 -- Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy (ANSI/ASHRAE Approved)
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ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2019 -- Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality (ANSI Approved)
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ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2019 -- Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Residential Buildings- (ANSI Approved)
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ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 161-2018 -- Air Quality within Commercial Aircraft
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ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2017 -- Ventilation of Health Care Facilities (ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Approved)
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ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 185.2-2014 -- Method of Testing Ultraviolet Lamps for Use in HVAC&R Units or Air Ducts to Inactivate Microorganisms on Irradiated Surfaces
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ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2018 -- Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems (ANSI Approved)
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ASHRAE Books Content
Chapter 10, Disaster Planning and Emergency Management:
HVAC Design Manual for Hospitals and Clinics, 2nd ed.
Indoor Air Quality Guide: Best Practices for Design, Construction and Commissioning
ASHRAE Research Projects
RP-1458 -- Modeling Person-to-Person Contaminant Transport in a Mechanical Ventilation Space - Oct 2013
RP-776 -- Investigate and Identify Means of Controlling Virus in Indoor Air by Ventilation, Filtration Or Source Removal - 1993
ASHRAE Conference Seminars
Seminars from 2017 and after are avaiable for free download in MP4 and PDF format. Older seminar recordings can be purchased in ASHRAE's bookstore.
2020 Winter Conference
Seminar 21 -- Putting People First: The Healing Power of Indoor Air
21-1. Putting People First: The Healing Power of Indoor Air
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21-2. Low Ambient Humidity Impairs Barrier Function and Innate Resistance Against Infl uenza Infection
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21-3. Operating and Intensive Care Room Hospital Acquired Infection Prevention Safety Surveillance System
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MP4 Video
2019 Winter Conference
Seminar 1 : Updating Scientific Evidence about the Effects of Low Humidity on People
1-1. RP–1630, “Update the Scientific Evidence for Specifying Lower Limit Relative Humidity Levels for Comfort, Health and IEQ in Occupied Spaces”
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1-2. 40 Is the New 20, Balanced Air-Hydration for Health!
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1-3. Limiting Criteria for Human Exposure to Low Humidity
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Seminar 37 -- Space Pressurization for Infection Control and Hospital Accreditation
37-1. Controlling Contaminants with Space Pressurization
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37-2. Creating a Program to Identify and Monitor Pressurized Spaces in a Hospital
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MP4 Video
Seminar 56 -- Humidity IS Health
56-1. The Effects of Indoor-Air Relative Humidity on Health Outcomes and Cognitive Function in Residents in a Long-term Care Facility
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56-2. The Impact of Steam Humidification on Influenza Virus in Preschool Classrooms
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56-3. New Options! Fogging Systems in Healthcare Applications
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56-4. Estimating the Break-even Point of the Most Common Steam and Adiabatic Systems
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2015 Winter Conference
Seminar 49 -- Isolation Room Design, Research and Construction (Case Study)
2014 Annual Conference
Seminar 27 -- Airborne Particle and Bacteria Control Technologies and Flow Demand Control for Energy Conservation in Critical and Controlled Environments
ASHRAE Conference Papers
Conference papers from 2017 and after are avaiable for free download in PDF format. Older papers can be purchased in ASHRAE's bookstore.
2019 Annual Conference
KC-19-C021 -- Infectious Passenger Isolation System for Aircraft
KC-19-C020 -- Designing Simplified Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms to Reduce Infection Rate in Future Pandemics
2017 Annual Conference
LB-17-C005 -- An Efficient Ventilation Configuration for Preventing Bioaerosol Exposures to Health Care Workers in Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms
2016 Annual Conference
ST-16-004 (GIA 15-16) -- Assessing Effectiveness of Ceiling-Ventilated Mock Airborne Infection Isolation Room in Preventing Hospital-Acquired Influenza Transmission to Health-Care Workers
2015 Winter Conference
CH-15-C017 -- Effectiveness of a Local Ventilation/Filtration Intervention for Health-Care Worker Exposure Reduction to Airborne Infection in a Hospital Room
2014 Winter Conference
NY-14-C023 -- Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) in Hospital HVAC Decreases Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
2012 Winter Conference
CH-12-C057 -- Assessment of Health-Care Worker Exposure to Pandemic Flu in Hospital Rooms
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Conferences
IAQ 2010
Identifying Source Location of SARS Transmission in a Hospital Ward
Investigation of the Relationship between Probability of SARS Infection and Ventilation
Impact of a Moving Person on Transmission of Airborne Contaminants in Airliner Cabins
IAQ 2007
Health Risk Associated with HVAC System Microbial Contamination in Healthcare Facilities
IAQ 2004
Airborne Microflora in a Respiratory Ward
Isolation Room Ventilation Design Case Studies
When Is Minimum Not Enough? Air Filtration in Medical Facilities
ASHRAE Course
Designing and Operating High-Performing Healthcare HVAC Systems
ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Program
The ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturers (DL) Program was developed to provide ASHRAE Chapters with lecturers equipped to speak on relevant subjects of interest to ASHRAE members and guests without incurring huge costs. Several lecturers have presentations applicable to these topics. View more information about the program and see the list of lecturers and the topics their presentations cover.
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Sources from Other Organizations
For immediate concerns and additional information, please contact:
Center for Disease Control and Prevention or World Health Organization.
