HELD 2024 Speakers Series – Session 2: Improving Indoor Air Quality Through Source Reduction, Ventilation and Filtration

Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 1:00pm EST. Duration: 60 mins.

Learn about improving indoor air quality in schools and child care settings through source reduction, ventilation and filtration. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Jeffrey Siegel, will discuss the impacts of air pollutants on children’s health and outline practical strategies to improve indoor air quality in educational settings. He will share his work on air quality, ventilation, sustainable buildings and energy systems, as well as learnings from COVID-19, to outline practical strategies to improve indoor air quality in educational settings. 

Description

Join this virtual event to learn about improving indoor air quality in schools and child care settings through source reduction, ventilation and filtration. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Jeffrey Siegel, will discuss the impacts of air pollutants on children’s health and outline practical strategies to improve indoor air quality in educational settings. He will share his work on air quality, ventilation, sustainable buildings and energy systems, as well as learnings from COVID-19, to outline practical strategies to improve indoor air quality in educational settings. 

Watch a recording of the webinar from April 4th, 2024:

Webinar recording – April 4th, 2024

Speakers & Bios

  1. Jeffrey Siegel 

Dr. Jeffrey Siegel, Ph.D., is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto. His research interests include healthy and sustainable buildings, ventilation and indoor air quality, control of indoor particulate matter, the indoor microbiome, and moisture interactions with indoor chemistry and biology. 

Following Dr. Siegel’s presentation, Dr. Joe Vipond, an emergency physician and past president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), will kick off the interactive portion of the webinar with his experiences and perspectives on indoor air quality and children’s health.

Note: The events will be in English. Recordings will be posted on the CPCHE/HELD website in English and French (subtitles).

Join us for the second session in our HELD 2024 Speakers Series on key aspects of indoor air quality in schools and child care settings! Join this virtual event to learn about improving indoor air quality in schools and child care settings through source reduction, ventilation and filtration. 

Register for this free virtual event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K3qL1-d3TzWRHA7aloyafg 

We look forward to seeing you there! 

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Rejoignez-nous pour la deuxième session de notre série de conférences 2024 JMAS sur les aspects clés de la qualité de l’air intérieur dans les écoles et les centres d’accueil pour enfants! Participez à cet événement virtuel pour en savoir plus sur l’amélioration de la qualité de l’air intérieur dans les écoles et les milieux de garde à l’enfance par la réduction à la source, la ventilation et la filtration. 

Inscrivez-vous à cet événement en ligne gratuit ici: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K3qL1-d3TzWRHA7aloyafg 

Nous vous attendons avec impatience!