2024 OSAP Annual Conference - ASHRAE’s New Standard 241 Control of Infectious Aerosols and its Relationship to ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170 Ventilation for Health Care Facilities (On-Demand)

ASHRAE’s New Standard 241 Control of Infectious Aerosols and its Relationship to ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170 Ventilation for Health Care Facilities (On-Demand)

This presentation focuses on the new ASHRAE Standard 241, published in July 2023. Standard 241 specifies minimum equivalent clean air delivery requirements to reduce exposure to infectious aerosols during periods of heightened risk. It also gives an overview of ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170, which is a prerequisite for compliance with Standard 241.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  1. Describe the purpose, scope, and key requirements of ASHRAE Standard 241 and how it relates to ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170.
  2. Discuss the purpose, scope, and key requirements of ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170.

Steps to Complete Course:

  1. Click on On-Demand Recording below and watch the video
  2. Complete the Assessment (requires a passing score of 70%)
  3. Complete the Evaluation 

Instructors

William Bahnfleth, PhD, PE, FASHRAE, FASME, FISIAQ

William P. Bahnfleth, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow/Presidential Member ASHRAE, is a professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University—University Park, PA. He holds a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois and is a registered professional engineer. He is a Fellow of ASHRAE, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the International Society for Indoor Air Quality and Climate.

Dr. Bahnfleth is the author or co-author of more than 190 journal articles and 18 books/book chapters. He has served ASHRAE in a variety of capacities, including Student Branch Advisor, Chapter Governor, Technical Committee and Standing Committee Chair, Director-at-Large, Vice President, Treasurer, and 2013-14 Society President. He is the chair of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force.

His ASHRAE awards include the Exceptional Service Award, the Louise and Bill Holladay Distinguished Fellow Award, the E.K. Campbell Award of Merit for teaching, and the F. Paul Anderson Award, ASHRAE’s highest individual award, and the Donald Bahnfleth Environmental Health Award. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois and a recipient of the Penn State Engineering Alumni Society’s World Class Engineering Faculty Award.