Program is free. Donations accepted to support the work of the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
2:00-3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Support the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council
Program Overview
Join us on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EST for a one-hour discussion HVAC Basics.
Thanks to COVID-19, building owners and facility directors have become acutely aware of the need to manage indoor spaces to reduce exposures to airborne illness. Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems (HVAC) play a critical role in removing pollutants from indoor spaces, including removal of the virus particles that cause COVID-19.
About the Presenters:
About Richard Rollins, P.E.: Dick Rollins has over 40 years’ experience in the architectural/engineering design industry. As a Mechanical Engineers his experiences includes design and assessments for HVAC systems including addressing the indoor air quality and environment. Projects include school facilities, commercial facilities, research laboratories and housing developments with goals to reduce operating costs and improving/maintaining a healthy indoor environment.
About William Hansen, P.E.: Bill Hansen is the Director of Facilities at RSU #14 Windham Raymond Schools where he is responsible for managing 600,000 square feet of educational building space, a waste water treatment plant, and all school properties. The nine buildings range in age from 3 years old to 78 years old. Bill has been in this role for the last eleven years. Previously Bill worked 20 years for S. D Warren/Sappi Fine Papers in Facilities, Process, and Project Engineering. His educational background includes a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a Certificate in Pulp and Paper Management from the University of Maine at Orono..
About the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council
Please consider making a donation of any amount to support the work of the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council. What do we do?
There are many pollutants indoors that can make people sick: mold and moisture, radon, asbestos, lead, PCBs, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, as well as contaminants in private well water. Because U.S. citizens spend an average of 90% of their time indoors, there is significant cause for concern for the health and safety of our population. In fact, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency indicates that the #1 environmental health threat in the U.S. today is indoor air pollution.
The Maine Indoor Air Quality Council (MIAQC) is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to creating healthy, environmentally-sustainable indoor environments through education, communications, and advocacy. The Council is the #1 educator in Maine of professionals of all types on practical strategies to design, construct, operate, maintain, investigate, and remediate buildings. We educate members of the public on strategies to improve the IAQ in their own homes. And we advocate in the public arena for a policy infrastructure that supports healthy IAQ for all buildings types, including homes, workplaces, and schools. We also raise funds to pay for fixing radon problems in low-income Maine homes.
Donations will help sustain our work for the coming year. What will that include? Advocating for healthy indoor air quality provisions in the Maine building code and in energy efficiency and climate change initiatives occurring in-state. Pursuing policy goals around radon. Creating new relationships with residential construction groups so we can bring residential contractors the training they need to create healthy, energy-efficient homes. Mitigating radon in low-income Maine homes. Working with commercial designers and contractors on strategies to improve indoor air quality in large buildings. And serving as a resource for members of the public who struggle with the indoor air quality in their own homes.
Program Schedule
1:45 p.m. – Webinar site opens – join us early and chat!
2:00 p.m. – Program start
3:00 p.m. – Q & A with the Sponsors
Continuing Education Credits
| Type of Credit | # Credits |
|---|---|
| BPI | 1.0 credit Approved Course #15993 |
| Code Enforcement | 1.0 credit Approved |
| USGBC | Self-Report with Certificate of Attendance |
| Engineers | Self-Report with Certificate of Attendance |
| ACAC | Self-Report with Certificate of Attendance |
| CSI | Self-Report with Certificate of Attendance |
| Cert. Energy Auditors | Use BPI credits. Approved for 1.0 CEU. |
Questions?
Have specific questions you want answered during the webinar? Consider submitting them to the presenter in advance! Email your questions to: christy@maineindoorair.org no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
Question about registration and donations can be directed to the office of the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council. Call 207-626-8115 or e-mail christy@maineindoorair.org.
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