Thanks to sponsorship support from Gray Wolf Sensing Solutions and TSI, this program is FREE to attend. Donations of any amount being accepted to support the work of the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
2:00-3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Support the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council
Program Overview
Join us on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EST for a one-hour discussion how to effectively use CO2 to assess ventilation indoors.
Thanks to COVID-19, facilities managers and owners have become acutely aware of the need to ventilate indoor spaces to virus reduce exposures. Knowing whether or not adequate ventilation is available is critical.
You cannot “see” ventilation in indoor spaces, because air and air movement are invisible. But you can measure it. One of the easiest methods to assess ventilation is by measuring CO2. Because CO2 indoors is generated by people exhaling into an indoor space, measuring how much CO2 is present can indicate whether or not there is sufficient ventilation indoors to exhaust CO2 and other airborne pollutants, thus reducing virus exposure.
Measuring CO2 isn’t as simple as waving a magic wand (a hand-held CO2 meter) or installing a magic box (electronic controls for an HVAC system). It’s important to know when, where, and how to measure CO2 properly, so that users can be accurately informed on their ventilation strategies.
This one-hour webinar will briefly discuss various methods to use CO2 measurements to assess ventilation, and will discuss specifics of where, when, and how to properly measure CO2 to accurately inform users of ventilation options.
Topics:
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How do we think about indoor air quality?
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What are good indicators to look at to help establish and identify possible issues?
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Why do we look at carbon dioxide as an indication of general air quality?
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What reading ranges look like
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Brief look at particulate counts in environments and how does this help in identifying areas to be addressed if necessary
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Metering; what should you have in your “Tool Bag”
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Understanding the reading from your “Tool Bag”
- Q & A with Presenter; Q & A with Sponsors
About the Presenter:
About Greg Marles: Greg is the President of Thayer Corporation, a mechanical service and installation contractor covering all of the State of Maine and New Hampshire. Greg has been in the HVAC/R business for over 27 years, with 10 years in municipal management. Greg holds a degree in Business Finance from Southern New Hampshire University; has four State of Maine professional licenses; is a certified mechanical systems designer; and is a certified electrical designer. Working in both the mechanical trades as well as the municipal government arena provides Greg perspective from the contractor end to the client end.
About the Maine Indoor Air Quality Council
Thanks to sponsorship support from Gray Wolf Sensing Soluations and xxx, this webinar is free of charge. However, we do ask that you 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 |
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| 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 Wednesday, March 10, 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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