Heat Events and Indoor Air: Protecting Respiratory Health


Hosted by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Hear the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and leading experts discuss how indoor temperature, humidity and ventilation directly affect heat stress, respiratory health and indoor air quality.

This webinar will provide practical, science-based strategies that clinicians, school staff and public health professionals can use to moderate indoor temperatures, maintain IAQ and reduce health impacts by improving building conditions to support at-risk populations, including children, during extreme heat events.

Speakers:

  • Barrak Alahmad, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard University
  • Holly Samuelson, D.Des., LEED, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Vivek Shandas, Ph.D., Portland State University

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