Is opening a door or window enough ventilation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools? Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released last week provided significantly more ...

We’ve all heard the basic definition of ventilation: “the systematic removal or heat, smoke and fire gases from a structure” with the associated benefits of victim survivability, increased visibility, ...

Two-plus years into the Covid-19 pandemic, you probably know the basics of protection: vaccines, boosters, proper handwashing and masks. But one of the most powerful tools against the coronavirus is ...

In building codes, energy efficiency has come to dominate the list of priorities. But as economist Thomas Sowell once wrote, “There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.” So, what is the ...

Professor, Science and Engineering Faculty; Director, International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health (WHO CC for Air Quality and Health); Director - Australia, Australia – China Centre for Air ...

We know at this point in the pandemic that COVID-19 is less likely to spread outdoors. But unless you live in a region of the US that has temperate weather year-round, patio happy hours and fire pit ...

Very few who are in the fire service will dispute the importance of controlled and coordinated ventilation. (In this author’s opinion, it is second only to proper hoseline placement.) Whatever your ...

Benjamin Jones receives funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Counsil, the UK Research and Innovation fund, and the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers. I am an ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should be doing more to guide and encourage improved air circulation in buildings – especially in schools – to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, ...

Automation is everywhere around us - our homes, furniture, offices, cars, and even our clothing; we have become so accustomed to being surrounded by automated systems that we have forgotten what life ...