Join Andrew Persily, Ph.D., Fellow/Life Member ASHRAE, and Meghan McNulty, P.E., Member ASHRAE, as they discuss disconnects between design intent and performance when ventilating buildingsand how ventilation theory and research play out in real-world applications.

NIST Indoor Carbon Dioxide Metric Analysis Tool: https://pages.nist.gov/CONTAM-apps/webapps/CO2Tool/#/

Persily and McNulty have provided additional reading resources on ventilation:

• Persily, A. (2023). "Standard 62.1’s Ventilation Rates." ASHRAE Journal 65(3): 12-15.
• Persily, A. K. and J. A. Siegel (2022). "Improving Ventilation Performance in Response to the Pandemic." The Bridge 52(3): 38-41. https://www.nae.edu/281412/Improving-Ventilation-Performance-in-Response-to-the-Pandemic
• Persily, A. (2015). "Challenges in developing ventilation and indoor air quality standards: The story of ASHRAE Standard 62." Building and Environment 91: 61-69. 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.02.026
• Persily, A. 2022. Development and Application of an Indoor Carbon Dioxide Metric. Indoor Air. DOI: 10.1111/INA.13059
• Persily, A. and B.J. Polidoro. 2022. Indoor Carbon Dioxide Metric Analysis Tool. NIST Technical Note 2213, National Institute of Standards and Technology.
• McNulty, M.K., J. Kono, B. Abramson. 2022. “From guidance to implementation: applying ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force building readiness strategies in 95 commercial office buildings.” ASHRAE Transactions 128(1):393-401.
• Kono, J., J. Gieselman, M.K. McNulty, B. Abramson. 2022. “Increasing Ventilation in 1980s High-Rise Commercial Office Buildings.” ASHRAE Journal 64(11).

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