Adequate ventilation systems are crucial to offer better protection against viruses such as COVID-19 for vulnerable groups in ...

With masks optional for Hawaii public and charter schools starting fall semester, ventilation will play a key role in reducing the spread of COVID-19 in classrooms. “Ventilation is absolutely ...

Is opening a door or window enough ventilation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools? Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released last week provided significantly more ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on April 11, 2022. Find that audio here. Among the key questions for those returning this fall to offices — as well as gyms, theatres, restaurants and more ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should be doing more to guide and encourage improved air circulation in buildings — especially in schools — to help prevent the spread of ...

Good sleep is key to good health, overall well-being, and optimal cognitive function. Disturbed sleep or lack of sleep can ...

Thousands of New York City classrooms have been cleared as having adequate ventilation for safe, in-person instruction even though they do not meet the COVID-19 standards set by federal experts or ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the association between indoor air respiratory pathogens and natural ventilation, carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, and air ...

In building codes, energy efficiency has come to dominate the list of priorities. But as economist Thomas Sowell once wrote, “There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.” So, what is the ...

The problem is that deep sedation inhibits patients from moving their bodies, causing potentially disabling muscle wasting, ...

Like many firefighters, I always look at buildings as though I were sizing them up for firefighting operations. One building construction technique that always intrigued me is the metal pitched roof.