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Building managers are facing a pressing challenge, how to balance operational costs with the growing demand for better environments and sustainability.
Today, we discuss the true cost of ignoring energy efficiency, from cost to carbon penalties and unhappy tenants. We explore the financial advantages, including potential cost savings and improved property values, as well as practical strategies for overcoming common barriers to implementing these systems.
Our guest today is a leading expert in all things energy efficiency, with over two decades of experience in helping organizations optimize their energy use. It is a pleasure to welcome the founder of Selling Energy, Mark Jewell.
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Mark Jewell is the President and co-founder of Selling Energy.
He is a subject matter expert, coach, speaker and best-selling author focused on overcoming barriers to implementing projects. Mark teaches other professionals and organizations how to turbocharge their sales success.
Through his in-person and online training, daily blog, app for iOS, app for Android, YouTube, and Social Media accounts, Mark Jewell provides ideas and inspiration for everyone from the eco-entrepreneur to those with Fortune 500 companies.
Website: Mark Jewell - Selling Energy
QUOTES
A lot of people forget that the only reason we have buildings that are occupied by occupants is to make sure those occupants are productive and safe. - Mark Jewell
I think you need to expand the definition of efficiency to more than just energy efficiency. It's the efficiency of labor too. - Mark Jewell
Do you really want to throw out four filters a year when you could throw out one? The landfill is not free, right? - Mark Jewell
One of the biggest barriers is ignorance. I think that it's possible that a lot of people don't really know what's possible. - Mark Jewell
It used to be a green premium, now it's a brown discount if your building does not have systems that can guarantee the health and safety of the occupants. - Mark Jewell
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
We know that bad air quality can have a major impact on our health, but new emerging research is showing it can also affect our cognitive function.
Today we hear from a neuroscientist who is passionate about the link between IAQ and creativity. His recent study used the Serious Brick Play method to measure if better air quality can increase our creative thinking and the results are very impressive!.
Our guest is a Senior Researcher at the Singapore-ETH Centre and holds a PhD in cognitive neuroscience and master's in Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Adam Charles Roberts.
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Dr. Adam Charles Roberts is a Senior Researcher at the Singapore-ETH Centre, focusing on Social and Financial Resilience and interactions with new technology. Previously, he was a Senior Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, studying air quality’s effects on cognition and the psychology of work environments, and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford, studying Neurolinguistics.
Social Media: Dr. Adam Charles Roberts - Linkedin
QUOTES
I suddenly became very interested in the brain. How is the brain working and why does the brain not work as well in certain situations? - Dr Adam Charles Roberts
We used the serious brick play method. The reason for this is we wanted to ensure that we had something that was repeatable and that could be scored by different people. - Dr Adam Charles Roberts
We found that if you change the air quality from the maximum allowable to the level we achieved, you get 11.5% increase in creativity. - Dr Adam Charles Roberts
It's something that's not exactly difficult to achieve, right? We just got some air filters, put them in the aircon system. That was it. - Dr Adam Charles Roberts
People may not know how much creativity they are using in their job, but I think everyone could benefit from improving their creativity. - Dr Adam Charles Roberts
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
Air filters can be adapted to the needs of your commercial building or home, and your needs may change with the seasons. Working with these changes can be beneficial to balancing efficiency and quality of air you get.
Today we’re diving further into future standards and developments with Kathleen Owen. We get into the imbalance between indoor and outdoor air quality standards, along with ASHRAE Standard 241, which will be official from January 1, 2025, and how that will affect filter requirements.
Our expert guest has over 30 years experience working in the field and is considered the OG of indoor air quality, Kathleen Owen.
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Kathleen Owen, ASHRAE Fellow, has extensive experience in gaseous and particulate matter air cleaning, determining air cleaning efficiency, and developing test methods to evaluate various air cleaning technologies.
Prior to starting her own company, Kathleen spent 33 years at RTI International where she worked on the ASHRAE and EPA projects that developed ASHRAE air cleaner efficiency test methods 52.2 (for particles), 145.2 (gases), and 185.1 (UV-bioaerosol). She also developed chamber test methods for gas and bioaerosol removal by in-room air cleaners based, in large part, on the AHAM CADR test method. EPA, DOD, ASHRAE and other projects she has worked on included air cleaning, air quality, contaminant transport modelling, technology development, and aerosol penetration of protective garments. Also, after working in the lab for several years, she ran the RTI commercial air cleaner test lab for over 20 years with over 100 different companies as customers over the years. She now works for various customers as a consultant.
Kathleen earned a BS in chemical engineering from NCSU and an MS in Air Pollution Control Engineering from UNC-CH.
Social Media: Kathleen Owen - Linkedin
Website: Kathleen Owen - ASHRAE Lecturer Profile
QUOTES
On January 1, 2025, the MERV-A requirement kicks in. The standard itself, other than that, stays the same. - Kathleen Owen
You can change what you're doing and still meet that need for clean air. - Kathleen Owen
The first thing to do is to get your system working the way you thought it was working. - Kathleen Owen
A lot of the effects are, ‘oh, that kid has asthma’ instead of maybe that house has too much something in it. - Kathleen Owen
There are a lot of VOCs that are used in houses and commercial buildings that people want. Perfume, bug spray, cleansers, a lot of them have VOC emissions. - Kathleen Owen
I do know that we're gradually getting more data and more awareness of what the different gases in the air can do to people, but I hope we find more answers and assume that we will. - Kathleen Owen
I think it's critical that we first get air cleaners that put bad stuff into the air off the market. - Kathleen Owen
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
Although indoor air quality may seem like a relatively new topic for most people, there have been experts working in and promoting this field for decades.
Today we meet a pioneer of indoor air quality standards who, despite falling into the career, has an immense passion for promoting better IAQ. We hear about her leading research and testing, including how air quality ratings were developed and simple but great considerations for any HVAC system.
Our guest is considered the OG of everything air quality testing and spent three decades working with RTI International, Kathleen Owen.
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Kathleen Owen, ASHRAE Fellow, has extensive experience in gaseous and particulate matter air cleaning, determining air cleaning efficiency, and developing test methods to evaluate various air cleaning technologies.
Prior to starting her own company, Kathleen spent 33 years at RTI International where she worked on the ASHRAE and EPA projects that developed ASHRAE air cleaner efficiency test methods 52.2 (for particles), 145.2 (gases), and 185.1 (UV-bioaerosol). She also developed chamber test methods for gas and bioaerosol removal by in-room air cleaners based, in large part, on the AHAM CADR test method. EPA, DOD, ASHRAE and other projects she has worked on included air cleaning, air quality, contaminant transport modelling, technology development, and aerosol penetration of protective garments. Also, after working in the lab for several years, she ran the RTI commercial air cleaner test lab for over 20 years with over 100 different companies as customers over the years. She now works for various customers as a consultant.
Kathleen earned a BS in chemical engineering from NCSU and an MS in Air Pollution Control Engineering from UNC-CH.
Social Media: Kathleen Owen - Linkedin
Website: Kathleen Owen - ASHRAE Lecturer Profile
QUOTES
Appendix J is intended to give you a much better estimate of the minimum efficiency of a filter, of a charged media filter, in real life. - Kathleen Owen
If you want better, cleaner air, run the fan more, put in a higher efficiency filter that your fan can work with. - Kathleen Owen
We have a ways to go in terms of getting the filters that we need out there, getting people to use them. - Kathleen Owen
One of the biggest issues with filters, and I know you guys worry about this too, people stick filters into spots they don't fit. - Kathleen Owen
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
Measuring your indoor air quality will give you a better understanding of your filter needs, but older methods of intermittent and spot checks may not be the most efficient way to protect your occupants health.
Today we hear from an expert who advocates for the importance of real-time air quality monitoring, particularly in schools and similar settings. We learn how the dynamic nature of these buildings, including internal and external factors, requires a more sophisticated approach to air quality management and how HVAC systems can be better optimised to balance IAQ and energy output.
Our guest is passionate about the physical and cognitive benefits of IAQ management in educational settings, and is Founder and CEO of Attune, Dr. Serene Almomen.
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Dr. Serene Almomen is a prominent figure in the field of air quality monitoring and improvement, particularly focused on enhancing indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools.
As the co-founder and CEO of Attune (formerly Senseware), a high-growth technology company, Dr. Almomen has been at the forefront of developing innovative solutions for IAQ monitoring[2][5].
Attune is an IoT, smart building solution that provides cost-effective and secure wireless solutions to collect data and control all mechanical, electrical, plumbing and environmental systems from your facility.
Social Media: Dr. Serene Almomen
QUOTES
We learned the hard way that it's a non-negotiable to have clean air that we breathe. You wouldn't drink water if you see that it's dirty. - Dr. Serene Almomen
There are so many dynamic things that are happening externally and internally, that the spot checks would just not capture that. That's where real time becomes really important. - Dr. Serene Almomen
Now, we know that there are multiple sensors that are important and each sensor ties to different aspects of how we're cleaning the air and optimizing indoor air quality in indoor spaces. - Dr. Serene Almomen
What we do to simplify the contaminants is tied to ventilation. So we give a ventilation score versus air quality score. And that's more practical, reasonable and effective. - Dr. Serene Almomen
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
Healthy air in any building is paramount. If it’s something you want to achieve, the best place to start is to accurately measure the quality of air you currently have.
Today we hear from an expert in air quality measurement, who explains the metrics and gives us the essential knowledge to make informed decisions about indoor air management.
Our guest has been working in air filtration for a long time and is Global Product Manager for Camfil, Matthias Jerosch.
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Matthias Jerosch is Global Product Manager For Air Cleaners & Containment at Camfil
Social Media: Matthias Jerosch
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to
join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
Our last episode, ‘The Professor’, was a masterclass of clear, science-backed guidance on improving indoor air, from a globally recognized leader in building science.
Jeffrey Siegel gave us really straightforward strategies and showed us how even small changes can meaningfully impact health, wellbeing and cognitive function.
After that podcast, we kept talking about the pros’ and cons’ of handheld sensors, balancing the quality of life and the cost of indoor air quality and some really simple things building managers can look at to get the best air quality at work.
Fortunately, we kept recording that conversation, so we can bring you all of this in a special bonus episode of ‘Let’s Talk Clean Air’ with Professor Jeffrey Siegel, a renowned expert with an academic career in air quality stretching from Berkeley to Texas, to his current position as the Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto.
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Dr Jeffrey Siegel, a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto, specializes in creating healthy and sustainable buildings. With expertise in ventilation, indoor air quality, and control of particulate matter, he contributes to research on the indoor microbiome and moisture interactions. Dr. Siegel, a fellow of ASHRAE, teaches courses on indoor air quality and sustainable energy systems. His background includes a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and he was an associate editor for the journal Building and Environment. Previously, he held a position as an Associate Professor at the University of Texas.
Website: The University of Toronto - Dr Jeffrey Siegel
JJon Holmes, aka ‘the filter guy’ has worked with Camfil for over 10 years and in 2022 was promoted to National Accounts Manager in Canada. Jon has completed training in Theories of Filtration, HEPA Filtration Testing, ASHRAE Testing Standards and Advanced Filtration. He is also heavily involved with industry organizations like BOMA, CHES, and NAFA, and acts as Chair of several committees in the industry.
Social Media: Jon Holmes
QUOTES
I think practical advice is important and is kind of in short supply. So the first thing I would say is, whatever decision you're making about air cleaning in your building, make sure you understand how it works and how to use it well. - Jeffrey Siegel
It’s that whole idea of empowering people to first of all think about their indoor air in a formalized way, but also, start the conversations about how we address issues, and I think that's what's so important about initiatives like the Chief Airgonomics Officer - Jeffrey Siegel
On one hand, I love that people are measuring indoor air, the whole problem people like me face is that indoor air is invisible. Bad indoor air and good indoor air look exactly the same, often smell exactly the same, and so, having a sensor there is so important. People learn so much from sensors. In my family in my house, one of the most important sources of indoor air pollution is cooking. - Jeffrey Siegel
Cleaning generates a ton of pollutants, I would never tell people not to clean, but you might want to think about how you're ventilating during cleaning, who is present during cleaning. - Jeffery Siegel
We are being, as a society, kind of economically foolish by not investing in indoor air, because there are these huge benefits, health benefits, productivity benefits, cognitive function benefits, well being benefits. So I think it's really important that we be very sensible in our economic analysis, we always think about the costs, of course, we should also be thinking about the benefits. - Jeffrey Siegel
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative was started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
Mould and asbestos are sometimes referred to as the ‘silent killers in a building’.
If you have either of these in your building they are going to be a big concern and can have incredibly serious health effects on your occupants. Today, we hear from an expert with over twenty years experience dealing with the most complex indoor air quality, mould, and hazardous building materials issues.
Our guest worked on one of the largest and most comprehensive mould cleanup projects undertaken in Canada and has acted as primary consultant for the development of government mould cleanup guidelines. He is a director with Pinchin Ltd, one of North America's premier environmental, engineering, building science, and health & safety consulting firms, Stephen Booth.
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Stephen Booth, CET, LEED AP, RESET AP is Executive Vice President, GTA Indoor Environmental Quality at Pinchin.
Stephen has been employed by Pinchin Ltd. since 1993. Stephen holds a Diploma in Architectural Technology from Centennial College. Stephen is a Certified Engineering Technologist and LEED and RESET Air accredited professional. Stephen has more than 25years of environmental consulting experience and has managed hundreds of projects on behalf of Pinchin Ltd., including mould assessments, hazardous building materials surveys, along with complex abatement projects. This experience extends to industrial, commercial and government projects. Stephen has managed multiple whole building abatement projects for lead, mould, asbestos, and clandestine drug laboratories.
Social Media: Stephen Booth
QUOTES
When you get substantial amounts of mould growth in your building there are a number of health effects that can occur for building occupants, primarily upper respiratory and allergy in nature. - Stephen Booth
Filters are the first line of defense of the air that's coming into the building - Stephen Booth
The measurement part of the samples is probably the least important part of the indoor air quality testing. - Stephen Booth
Offices are generally better from an indoor air quality point of view than homes are. - Stephen Booth
Millions of tons of asbestos were put into building materials through the 50s, 60s and 70s. Then, by the 1970s, we started to see that the people who had been working with asbestos 20 years earlier, had a very high rate of lung cancer and restrictive breathing problems. - Stephen Booth
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative is started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
Let’s Talk Clean Air is produced for Camfil by Dustpod.io
In this episode you will get clear, science-backed guidance on improving indoor air from a globally recognized leader in building science.
Professor Jeffrey Siegel shares straightforward strategies like controlling sources, optimizing ventilation and choosing effective filters. He shares how even small changes can meaningfully impact health, wellbeing and cognitive function. Jeffrey draws on his extensive expertise to help us understand the importance of indoor air quality and how to practically enhance it.
After listening, you’ll come away feeling empowered to take action to improving the air around you.
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Dr Jeffrey Siegel, a Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto, specializes in creating healthy and sustainable buildings. With expertise in ventilation, indoor air quality, and control of particulate matter, he contributes to research on the indoor microbiome and moisture interactions. Dr. Siegel, a fellow of ASHRAE, teaches courses on indoor air quality and sustainable energy systems. His background includes a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and he was an associate editor for the journal Building and Environment. Previously, he held a position as an Associate Professor at the University of Texas.
Website: The University of Toronto - Dr Jeffrey Siegel
Jon Holmes, aka ‘the filter guy’ has worked with Camfil for over 10 years and in 2022 was promoted to National Accounts Manager in Canada. Jon has completed training in Theories of Filtration, HEPA Filtration Testing, ASHRAE Testing Standards and Advanced Filtration. He is also heavily involved with industry organizations like BOMA, CHES, and NAFA, and acts as Chair of several committees in the industry.
Social Media: Jon Holmes
QUOTES
Indoor air quality has not really received the same kind of attention that other environmental issues have received, even with the pandemic. - Jeffrey Siegel
We have this very long list of health effects that come from breathing polluted indoor air, so everything from a variety of cardiovascular outcomes, respiratory outcomes, cancers, and then things that maybe aren't quite part of the conversation yet, but should be, like productivity, well being and cognitive function - Jeffrey Siegel
Even though we don't know everything, we know how to improve indoor air. And it's a very simple model that's been around much longer than I have. And that is, the first thing you do is you get rid of sources. - Jeffrey Siegel
We have about 10 or so bacterial cells in our body for every human cell, we are essentially walking meatbags for microorganisms. We think about ourselves as individuals, but really, we're better described as a collection of microorganisms. And so for things like exposure, indoor exposures and so on, I have to think that those microorganisms are important, but I don't know that we fully understand why or how. - Jeffrey Siegel
One of the smartest things I've ever heard anyone say about indoor air, they said that the whole problem with indoor air from a regulatory standpoint is that no politician in the world is going to tell people that their buildings aren't sanctuaries, especially their homes, because that politician won't be reelected. So we're never going to get that type of regulation or that type of attention. - Jeffrey Siegel
ABOUT CAMFIL’S CAO INITIATIVE
The Chief Airgonomics Officer initiative is started by Camfil, a leading manufacturer in premium clean air solutions and an advocate for access to clean air.
The Chief Airgonomics initiative is being driven at a time of urgency: sensitivities over air have heightened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollutants are well known to damage the environment and the newly published WHO Air Quality Guidelines show us that air pollution is more damaging to human health than previously understood.
The initiative is a direct response to these realities while also bringing to life Camfil’s mission of protecting people, processes and the environment. It also puts into practice Camfil’s knowledge and expertise built over more than half a century and that it is eager to share with its peers and wider audiences to improve people’s lives.
Our Vision : Clean and healthy Indoor Air should be a Human right
Our Mission: We want all companies and organisations to put clean and healthy indoor air on the agenda
Camfil believes that real change can only happen through collaborative effort and wants your organisation to join the clean air movement and community. Start your clean indoor air journey today!
CAO Website
CAO Linkedin Group
Klimaforandringerne gør skovbrande i Canada, USA og andre dele af verden mere alvorlige og langvarige, da landskaber ødelægges, og skadelig røg fra brandene breder sig tusindvis af kilometer væk. I dag skal vi lære om den bekymrende virkning, brandene har på vores luftkvalitet, og hvordan vi kan beskytte os mod at indånde partikler, der kan have lige så skadelig følgevirkning på vores helbred som at ryge cigaretter. Vores eksperter er Molecular Filtration Specialist Jennifer Webb, som bor i epicentret af et af de værst ramte steder, Californien, og Jon Holmes, som er Camfils National Account Manager i Canada. Han er kendt som 'The Filter Guy' for sin passion for at forbedre den indendørs luftkvalitet (IAQ) for at beskytte vores helbred.
Jennifer Webb er Camfils Molecular Filtration Segment Manager for det vestlige USA og Mexico med en BS i Mechanical Engineering fra University of Delaware. Jennifer er ansvarlig for teknisk salg, marketing og forretningsudvikling af molekylære filtreringsløsninger til en lang række industrier og applikationer, herunder lufthavne, hospitaler, cannabis, bevarelse af kulturarv, petrokemisk, spildevand, papirmasse og papir, industriel udledning og biogas.
Jon Holmes, alias 'The Filter Guy', har arbejdet hos Camfil i over 10 år og blev i 2022 forfremmet til National Accounts med base i Toronto. Jon brænder for Camfil og hjælper kunderne med løsninger til at nå deres mål for energireduktion og bæredygtighed. Jon har gennemført uddannelse i filtreringsteori, test af HEPA-filtrering, ASHRAE-teststandarder, avanceret filtrering, filtervalg og har betjent vores Mobile CamTester i hele Alberta for at validere filtereffektivitet i marken. Han er også stærkt involveret i brancheorganisationer som BOMA, CHES og NAFA og er også formand for flere udvalg i branchen. Senest har Jon Holmes erhvervet sin Fitwel Ambassador Certification og fortsætter med at arbejde på sin WELL-akkreditering. Du kan finde Jon Holmes, alias "Jon the Filter Guy" på LinkedIn, hvor han deler videotips om, hvordan du maksimerer din luftfiltreringsværdi.
Sociale medier: Jon Holmes
Artikel om naturbrande på Camfil.com: Wildfire solution guide (ENG)
Jesse Buhler har arbejdet med forvaltning, udvikling og byggeri af bolig- og erhvervsejendomme i over 15 år. I øjeblikket leder han et mangfoldigt team af fagfolk, der fokuserer på den daglige ledelse af AAA-kontorejendomme. Han arbejder også med et internt team, der fokuserer på at opbygge driftseffektivitet, udvikle og implementere bæredygtighedsindsatser, gøre arbejdsmiljøreglerne lette at forstå og lette at følge, implementere ny ejendomsteknologi for at gøre vores liv lettere, bygninger køre mere effektivt og lejere mere tilfredse. Hans erfaring inden for branchen samt opvæksten i en iværksætterfamilie har givet ham viden, drive og en unik indsigt til at skabe og lede effektive teams indenfor ejendoms- og projektledelsesbranchen.
Sociale medier: Jesse Buhler
Jon Holmes, alias 'The Filter Guy', har arbejdet hos Camfil i over 10 år og blev i 2022 forfremmet til National Accounts med base i Toronto. Jon brænder for Camfil og hjælper kunderne med løsninger til at nå deres mål for energireduktion og bæredygtighed. Jon har gennemført uddannelse i filtreringsteori, test af HEPA-filtrering, ASHRAE-teststandarder, avanceret filtrering, filtervalg og har betjent vores Mobile CamTester i hele Alberta for at validere filtereffektivitet i marken. Han er også stærkt involveret i brancheorganisationer som BOMA, CHES og NAFA og er også formand for flere udvalg i branchen. Senest har Jon Holmes erhvervet sin Fitwel Ambassador Certification og fortsætter med at arbejde på sin WELL-akkreditering. Du kan finde Jon Holmes, alias "Jon the Filter Guy" på LinkedIn, hvor han deler videotips om, hvordan du maksimerer din luftfiltreringsværdi.
Sociale medier: Jon Holmes
Steffen Künn er Associate Professor ved School of Business and Economics ved Maastricht University og forsker ved Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) samt Research Centre for Education and the Labor Market (ROA).
Hans primære forskningsinteresser omfatter applied labour economics. Især fokuserer han på to emner; effektiviteten af aktiv arbejdsmarkedspolitik og virkningerne af indendørs miljøforhold på menneskers sundhed, kognition og arbejdsmarkedsresultater.
Forskningsartikel: Indoor Air Quality and Strategic Decision Making
Dr. David O'Connor er i øjeblikket assisterende professor ved School of Chemical Sciences på Dublin City University, hvor han er involveret i forelæsninger af physical chemistry undergraduate og laboratoriedemonstrationer. Han arbejdede tidligere ved Technological University Dublin og har tidligere haft post-doc stillinger ved University of Denver (Marie Curie Fellowship) og University College Cork, som involverede adskillige felt- og laboratorieundersøgelser af atmosfærisk relevante arter og processer.
Website: Dublin City University - David O'Connor
Twitter: David O'Connor
Paul Flanagan er administrerende direktør for Camfil Ireland. Han har stor erfaring i filtreringsindustrien, hvor han i mange år har hjulpet kunder med tekniske forespørgsler, især inden for Life Science, sundhedspleje, datacentre, føde- & drikkevarer og uddannelsesinstitutioner.
Paul Flanagan er administrerende direktør for Camfil Ireland. Han har stor erfaring i filtreringsindustrien, hvor han i mange år har hjulpet kunder med tekniske forespørgsler, især inden for Life Science, sundhedspleje, datacentre, føde- & drikkevarer og uddannelsesinstitutioner.
Med over 20 års erfaring inden for teknik og design er der meget lidt, Anders Sundvik ikke ved om filtre, partikler, gasser eller luftforurening, og hvordan man tackler det. For nylig er han blevet udnævnt til en af verdens første Airgonomics Officers.
I denne episode får vi et overblik over ren luft i dag, hvorfor det bliver vedtaget så hurtigt, og de økonomiske og sundhedsmæssige fordele det medfører. Simon Birkett, en verdensførende rådgiver inden for ren luft, holder os opdateret.
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