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Free Podcasts
IREM: From the Front Lines
HVAC Operations
Wade Conlan of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force discusses best practices around HVAC operations including air filtration, potential supply chain issues and best practices for reopening.
Free ASHRAE Webinars
Analysis of Airflow Patterns and Flow Path of Airborne Contaminants Webinar (July 21, 2020)
MP4 Video
Managing Your HVAC Systems to Help Mitigate the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Buildings Webinar (June 29, 2020)
MP4 Video
Re-Opening Our Schools: Activities & Recommendations Webinar (June 16, 2020)
MP4 Video
Reducing Infectious Disease Transmission with UVGI (April 21, 2020)
MP4 Video
ASHRAE Tech Hour
Free instructional video: Optimize Occupant Health, Building Energy Performance and Revenue through Indoor-Air Hydration
Understanding the powerful influence of indoor-air on humans is not just theoretically interesting; it has become an urgent topic for all of us.
Miscellaneous Webinars
Briefing for U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee Staff
May 18, 2020
ASHRAE’s Epidemic Task Force & ASHRAE Guidance for Protecting Building Occupants from Covid-19 and Other Infectious Diseases
William P. Bahnfleth, Dennis Knight, Wade Conlan, Alice Yates
IEA Webinar
May 5, 2020
Infectious Aerosols and Impact of Covid-19 on HVAC Systems | William P. Bahnfleth
DOE Better Buildings Webinar
May 4, 2020
Managing HVAC Systems to Reduce Infectious Disease Transmission | William P. Bahnfleth
ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Program
The ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer (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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ASHRAE Conference Seminars
Seminars from 2017 and after are available for free download in MP4 and PDF format. Older seminar recordings can be purchased in ASHRAE 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
PDF | MP4 Video
21-2. Low Ambient Humidity Impairs Barrier Function and Innate Resistance Against Influenza Infection
PDF | MP4 Video
21-3. Operating and Intensive Care Room Hospital Acquired Infection Prevention Safety Surveillance System
PDF | 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”
PDF | MP4
1-2. 40 Is the New 20, Balanced Air-Hydration for Health!
PDF | MP4
1-3. Limiting Criteria for Human Exposure to Low Humidity
PDF | MP4
Seminar 37 -- Space Pressurization for Infection Control and Hospital Accreditation
37-1. Controlling Contaminants with Space Pressurization
PDF | MP4 Video
37-2. Creating a Program to Identify and Monitor Pressurized Spaces in a Hospital
PDF| 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
PDF | MP4 Video
56-2. The Impact of Steam Humidification on Influenza Virus in Preschool Classrooms
PDF | MP4 Video
56-3. New Options! Fogging Systems in Healthcare Applications
PDF | MP4 Video
56-4. Estimating the Break-even Point of the Most Common Steam and Adiabatic Systems
PDF | MP4 Video
Seminars Available for Purchase
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