Air Filtration for Hospitals
July 11, 2023, Tuesday
8:00am-10:00am, ET Canada & US
$USD 350
$USD 175 (Member Only)
Course Objectives:
•This course gives an overview of the air filtration criteria and practices for a hospital-built environment. We will discuss the common contaminants challenging the installed air filters and further understand filter performance, selection, installation, stages, and the processes associated with particle loading and filter clogging.
•Participants will have the opportunity to learn how climate and operational conditions influence filter performance and the appropriate maintenance measures required to replace and dispose of a filter. Participants will also gain field knowledge and practical techniques on measuring, monitoring, and managing the air quality needed to protect the health and safety of patients, healthcare workers, visitors, and HVAC equipment.
•We will also discuss the recent updates on the associated filtration standards, developments, filtration challenges, and future trends for healthcare facilities.
Air Filtration Requirements and Principles for Hospitals
Containments challenging the hospital's built-environment
Filtration processes and stages
Filter selection and installation for hospitals
Filter performance (efficiency, pressure drop, particle loading, and clogging considerations)
Climate and operation conditions
Advances in air quality measurement and monitoring
Appropriate maintenance and disposal
Industrial Practices, In-situ Filter Testing, and Compliance
Air filter selection for hospitals
HVAC Maintenance considerations
Measure, Monitor, and Manage Your HVAC Air Filtration System
ASHRAE, ASHE, JCAHO, and the latest CDC COVID-19 Guidelines Compliance
Filtration Challenges and Trends for Healthcare Facilities
Emerging challenges and opportunities
Trends for future developments
Instructor Biography
Dr. Iyad Al-Attar
Visiting Academic Fellow in the School of Aerospace, Transport, and Manufacturing at Cranfield University, UK
Dr. Al-Attar is a mechanical engineer and an independent air filtration consultant. He is also a Visiting Academic Fellow in the School of Aerospace, Transport, and Manufacturing at Cranfield University, consulting for air quality and filter performance relevant to land-based gas turbines. In 2020, EUROVENT Middle East appointed Dr. Al-Attar as the first associated consultant for air filtration affairs. Dr. Al-Attar received his engineering degrees (BSc, MSc, PhD) from the University of Toronto (Canada), Kuwait University, and Loughborough University (UK), respectively. His area of expertise focuses on the design and performance of high-efficiency filters for HVAC and land-based gas turbine applications, particularly on the chemical and physical characterization of airborne particles. As a climate advocate and environmental enthusiast, he is currently very active in researching sustainable urban development and climate change with several academic institutions, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Business School. Dr. Al-Attar is a columnist in the EUROVENT Middle East newsletter, Climate Control Middle East Magazine, and ES Engineering, USA. He has authored many articles on air filter design, performance, particle characterization, and climate change. Dr. Al-Attar is an editorial member/referee in the Filtration Society (UK) and the Journal of Cleaner Production.
Mr. Stephen Nicholas
Past President of The National Air Filtration Association, USA
Mr. Stephen Nicholas is the past President of The National Air Filtration Association and has been involved with HVAC air filtration industry since 1984. He specializes in Hospitals and Health Care Facilities’ applications, and attended the Harvard School of Public Health for certifying In-Place HEPA filters for nuclear and non-nuclear applications. He is also a Level II certified filter technician for HEPA Filter Bag In/Bag Out Installations and a certified air filtration specialist. Steve has been certified for Testing Adjusting and Balancing Commercial Building HVAC systems. He is also a Life Member of ASHRAE and has served on several National Committees. One of Steve’s main responsibilities is training and educating health care facility engineers, building operators, and maintenance technicians with the proper selection, installation and maintenance of HVAC air filtration systems.
Panelists
Mr. Hunter Most, App. Application Engineering Manager, AAF Flanders, NAFA Technical Committee Chairman
Ms. Kathleen Owen, ASHRAE Fellow, ETF member, Past 52.2 Chair
Dr. Christine Sun, President, Waterloo Filtration Institute
Mr. Chris Muller
Panelist
Mr. Muller, ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, Director IEQ Technical Services of AAF Flanders, is recognized globally as an expert in indoor/environmental air quality, filtration and enhanced air cleaning systems, and gas-phase air filtration technology with demonstrated competencies in product development and applications. With more than 30 years in the filtration industry, he has written and spoken extensively on these and related topics with more than 250 articles and peer-reviewed papers, more than 150 seminars, and 8 handbooks to his credit. He has been a driving force on multiple industry association and technical committees, improving awareness and standards in the industry, especially in the field of gas-phase air filtration and indoor environmental air quality. He co-authored ASHRAE’s Position Document on Filtration and Air Cleaning, ASHRAE Guideline 42P: Indoor Air Quality in Commercial and Institutional Buildings, and ASHRAE Standard 62.1 User’s Manual.
Air Filtration for Hospitals
Air Filtration for Hospitals
July 11, 2023, Tuesday
8:00am-10:00am, ET Canada & US
$USD 350
$USD 175 (Member Only)
Course Objectives:
•This course gives an overview of the air filtration criteria and practices for a hospital-built environment. We will discuss the common contaminants challenging the installed air filters and further understand filter performance, selection, installation, stages, and the processes associated with particle loading and filter clogging.
•Participants will have the opportunity to learn how climate and operational conditions influence filter performance and the appropriate maintenance measures required to replace and dispose of a filter. Participants will also gain field knowledge and practical techniques on measuring, monitoring, and managing the air quality needed to protect the health and safety of patients, healthcare workers, visitors, and HVAC equipment.
•We will also discuss the recent updates on the associated filtration standards, developments, filtration challenges, and future trends for healthcare facilities.
Course Outline:
Air Filtration Requirements and Principles for Hospitals
Containments challenging the hospital's built-environment
Filtration processes and stages
Filter selection and installation for hospitals
Filter performance (efficiency, pressure drop, particle loading, and clogging considerations)
Climate and operation conditions
Advances in air quality measurement and monitoring
Appropriate maintenance and disposal
Industrial Practices, In-situ Filter Testing, and Compliance
Air filter selection for hospitals
HVAC Maintenance considerations
Measure, Monitor, and Manage Your HVAC Air Filtration System
ASHRAE, ASHE, JCAHO, and the latest CDC COVID-19 Guidelines Compliance
Filtration Challenges and Trends for Healthcare Facilities
Emerging challenges and opportunities
Trends for future developments
Instructor Biography
Dr. Iyad Al-Attar
Visiting Academic Fellow in the School of Aerospace, Transport, and Manufacturing at Cranfield University, UK
Dr. Al-Attar is a mechanical engineer and an independent air filtration consultant. He is also a Visiting Academic Fellow in the School of Aerospace, Transport, and Manufacturing at Cranfield University, consulting for air quality and filter performance relevant to land-based gas turbines. In 2020, EUROVENT Middle East appointed Dr. Al-Attar as the first associated consultant for air filtration affairs. Dr. Al-Attar received his engineering degrees (BSc, MSc, PhD) from the University of Toronto (Canada), Kuwait University, and Loughborough University (UK), respectively. His area of expertise focuses on the design and performance of high-efficiency filters for HVAC and land-based gas turbine applications, particularly on the chemical and physical characterization of airborne particles. As a climate advocate and environmental enthusiast, he is currently very active in researching sustainable urban development and climate change with several academic institutions, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Business School. Dr. Al-Attar is a columnist in the EUROVENT Middle East newsletter, Climate Control Middle East Magazine, and ES Engineering, USA. He has authored many articles on air filter design, performance, particle characterization, and climate change. Dr. Al-Attar is an editorial member/referee in the Filtration Society (UK) and the Journal of Cleaner Production.
Mr. Stephen Nicholas
Past President of The National Air Filtration Association, USA
Mr. Stephen Nicholas is the past President of The National Air Filtration Association and has been involved with HVAC air filtration industry since 1984. He specializes in Hospitals and Health Care Facilities’ applications, and attended the Harvard School of Public Health for certifying In-Place HEPA filters for nuclear and non-nuclear applications. He is also a Level II certified filter technician for HEPA Filter Bag In/Bag Out Installations and a certified air filtration specialist. Steve has been certified for Testing Adjusting and Balancing Commercial Building HVAC systems. He is also a Life Member of ASHRAE and has served on several National Committees. One of Steve’s main responsibilities is training and educating health care facility engineers, building operators, and maintenance technicians with the proper selection, installation and maintenance of HVAC air filtration systems.
Panelists
Mr. Hunter Most, App. Application Engineering Manager, AAF Flanders, NAFA Technical Committee Chairman
Ms. Kathleen Owen, ASHRAE Fellow, ETF member, Past 52.2 Chair
Dr. Christine Sun, President, Waterloo Filtration Institute
Mr. Chris Muller
Panelist
Mr. Muller, ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, Director IEQ Technical Services of AAF Flanders, is recognized globally as an expert in indoor/environmental air quality, filtration and enhanced air cleaning systems, and gas-phase air filtration technology with demonstrated competencies in product development and applications. With more than 30 years in the filtration industry, he has written and spoken extensively on these and related topics with more than 250 articles and peer-reviewed papers, more than 150 seminars, and 8 handbooks to his credit. He has been a driving force on multiple industry association and technical committees, improving awareness and standards in the industry, especially in the field of gas-phase air filtration and indoor environmental air quality. He co-authored ASHRAE’s Position Document on Filtration and Air Cleaning, ASHRAE Guideline 42P: Indoor Air Quality in Commercial and Institutional Buildings, and ASHRAE Standard 62.1 User’s Manual.