Seminar 4 -- Germicidal Ultraviolet (GUV) Disinfection for Energy Savings, Decarbonization, and Healthier Buildings

2024 ASHRAE Annual Conference

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Providing good indoor air quality (IAQ) in buildings is a critical priority with impacts to public health, education outcomes, and climate change. Organizations such as ASHRAE have recently developed new building design standards to improve IAQ that could also significantly impact building energy use and carbon emissions. Evidence indicates that germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) technologies combined with ventilation may be more energy-efficient and effective than ventilation strategies alone to meet the new standards. This seminar provides an overview and shares new findings of ongoing U.S. Department of Energy research and development of GUV technologies to meet new building IAQ standards.

1. An Overview of Ongoing U.S. Doe Research of Germicidal Ultraviolet (GUV) Disinfection Technologies Gabe Arnold, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Burlington, VT
2. Quantifying the Contribution of Germicidal Ultraviolet Systems Towards Meeting ASHRAE 241 Standard Based on in-Situ Measurements Belal Abboushi, PNNL, Richland, WA
3. Comparison of Effectiveness and Energy Use of Airborne Pathogen Mitigation Measures to Meet Clean Air Standards Cary Faulkner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Boulder, CO