References

COVID-19 – Increase Outside Air Ventilation

Mitigate the risk of the COVID-19 virus - maximize fresh air intake to reduce potential airborne transmission of the virus.

https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/indoor-air-and-coronavirus-covid-19

https://files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-dine-in-restaurants.pdf

https://health.ri.gov/publications/guidance/HVAC-COVID-19.pdf

https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/resources

https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA4103.pdf

https://multco.us/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/hvac-systems-and-spread-covid-19

https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-ventilation-and-air-conditioning-in-public-spaces-and-buildings

https://www.ashrae.org/file%20library/technical%20resources/covid-19/ashrae-building-readiness.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/office-buildings.html

https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf

https://www.lung.org/clean-air/at-home/indoor-air-pollutants/bacteria-and-viruses

https://osha.oregon.gov/OSHARules/proposed/2021/text-chngs-covid19-public-health-emergency.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/ventilation.html

https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/summit

https://v2.wellcertified.com/v/en/air/feature/3

https://v2.wellcertified.com/v/en/air/feature/6

https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/ventilation-and-coronavirus-covid-19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/ventilation.html#Ventilation-FAQs

https://www.ashrae.org/file%20library/about/position%20documents/pd_infectiousaerosols_2020.pdf

http://iaq.ashrae.org

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3217956/

https://www.rehva.eu/activities/covid-19-guidance

https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/

Wildfire – Decrease Outside Air Ventilation

In the case of wildfire smoke affecting indoor air quality, it is important to minimize fresh air intake.

https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/wildfires-and-indoor-air-quality-iaq

https://www.epa.gov/wildfire-smoke-course/preparing-fire-season

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/wildfire/Indoor-Protection-from-Wildfire-Smoke.html

https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/Pubs/333-208.pdf

https://www.airnow.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/wildfire-smoke-guide-revised-2019.pdf