Long-term Savings and Sustainability

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The episode discusses the balance between indoor air quality and sustainability with expert Dr. Marwa Zaatari.

Building managers are facing the seemingly impossible challenges of balancing indoor air quality and sustainability. Today we learn how striking this balance is not only achievable, but actually can go hand in hand with decarbonization goals. We hear from a renowned expert in building science who has been instrumental in shaping industry standards in filter innovation and working with ASHRAE to curate better IAQ standards, while holding onto a passion for the all important energy efficiency. A Partner at D ZINE Partners, she leads the research of “Air as a Service” around indoor air quality, filtration and air cleaning systems. It’s a pleasure to welcome Dr. Marwa Zaatari. THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT Preventing sick building syndrome with efficient filtering ASHRAE 241 ventilation standards for new and existing buildings Improving knowledge on filter performance, optimization and life cycle costs Why all MERV filters are not created equally Incentivising IAQ compliance and education GUEST DETAILS Dr. Marwa Zaatari is a renowned expert and influential leader in the realms of building science and indoor air quality (IAQ). Her innovative work has earned her the prestigious title of ASHRAE…

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Marwa Zaatari

Topics covered

• indoor air quality
• sustainability
• energy efficiency
• filter innovation
• building science

Keywords

• indoor air quality
• sustainability
• ASHRAE standards
• filter performance
• energy efficiency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ASHRAE, D ZINE Partners, USGBC School Air Quality Leaders Network Technical Advisory Committee

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