Healthy Indoors

Hierarchy of Controls: Updates to the AIHA White Paper  

  This episode of the AIHA® Healthier Workplaces Show discusses the current state and future of the IAQ industry for Healthy Buildings. Show host, Bob Krell, of Healthy Indoors Media® is joined by Harvard's Dr. Joseph Allen to get his insight into this critical aspect of our built indoor environments.  

ASHRAE's new SPCC 241: Control of Infectious Aerosols The Indoor Environments Show welcomes special guests Max Sherman and Bill Bahnfleth to the program to discuss ASHRAE's new Standard 241 Control of Infectious Aerosols release.  

The Indoor Environments Show welcomes guest Michelle Myers Twilley, DrPH, CIH, for a timely discussion on OEHS Science and Practice on this episode. Michelle is the resident Certified Industrial Hygienist for AIHA. She serves as staff liaison for several technical committees, and manages four new strategic initiatives for the association: Defining the Science, Improving Exposure Judgments, Standard of Care and State of the Art vs State of the Practice. Each initiative is designed to improve the way we practice occupational, environmental, health and safety. The position requires skills drawn from the past thirty years of her professional practice and education.  

This week we welcome guests Jordan Cross and Patra Satya to the program to discuss Indoor Air Quality research from an engineering perspective.

  Safety for All: Nonprofits Leading the Charge in Workplace Safety Advocacy and Education

  With the wildfire season upon North America again, we welcome Brett Stinson to discuss this timely topic on this episode, along with a low cost air cleaner his team developed for at-home use during emergency situations. Brett Stinson graduated from Portland State University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 2022. He is currently working on a MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the same university. He is also a Research Assistant for the Healthy Buildings Research Laboratory, also associated with Portland State University. His recent research has included wildfires, indoor air quality in a middle school, and the development of a air-filtration device to be used in homes during wildfires.

  This episode features Pawel Wargocki to discuss air cleaning technology for the indoor environment.

  In this episode, Fredi Lajvardi, President, CEO, and Director of STEM Initiatives at Si Se Puede Foundation, shares why diversity is key to igniting interest in STEM education, building teams that support and motivate each other, and fueling creative innovation and problem-solving in remarkable ways. Lajvardi is the closing keynote speaker at AIHce EXP 2023. Discuss this episode and more in both the Catalyst and Healthy Indoors communities.

On this episode of the Healthier Workplaces Show, we discuss how climate change presents challenges for OEHS professionals around the world, with our guests, Sadie Daffer and Doug Fallon.

  In this episode, Dr. Poppy Crum, Chief Scientist at Dolby Laboratories, previews her upcoming session topic at AIHce EXP 2023. Dr. Crum envisions a future where human capacity and performance is enhanced through technology, without replacing human interaction and experiences. Her opening keynote on May 22 is sponsored by SGS Galson. Discuss this episode and more in both the Catalyst and Healthy Indoors communities.

Indoor Environments: Global Research to Action is a video show & podcast that explores how research can be translated to practice on a variety of topics related to our built indoor environments. The International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) and the Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance (IEQ-GA) have partnered with Healthy Indoors® /IAQNET LLC to create this unique show.

In this episode, Warm Robots CEO and founder Goldie Chan shares about the importance of personal branding, a key component of finding success in today's career environment. She shares how OEHS and IH professionals can overcome specific challenges that many STEM-oriented people find in branding themselves as experts in their field. The Healthier Workplaces Show is hosted by industry veteran, Bob Krell. The series is produced for AIHA by Healthy Indoors® / IAQNET LLC. Learn more at  http://healthierworkplaces.org

On this episode of Healthier Workplaces, AIHA's Mark Ames, Nancy McClellan, and Alex LeBeau join show host Bob Krell to discuss post-pandemic indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools, and how IH/OEHS professionals can engage with their local districts to enhance their relationships.