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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.
THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT
GUEST DETAILS
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.
THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT
GUEST DETAILS
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.
THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT
GUEST DETAILS
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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