GUV: Pandemic fad, or game-changing technology for healthy and more energy-efficient buildings? (No CEU)
Recorded On: 09/28/2023
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Description: Though the worst impacts of the pandemic are over, illness and absenteeism resulting from airborne viruses continues to cost U.S. businesses over $200B annually, reduce student learning and achievement, and exacerbate public health and education inequities. As the building industry considers how to address these costs, ASHRAE has committed to develop a new building design standard to reduce airborne disease transmission. Evidence is growing that germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) disinfection technology is among the most effective and energy-efficient methods to reduce transmission. This webinar will provide a fresh look at GUV technology, sharing new research on its effectiveness and energy use relative to other methods, as well as results from CALiPER product performance testing and field evaluations getting under way.
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), is pleased to offer a special, five-part, free webinar series on “Big Questions” in the lighting industry today. Advanced lighting systems can provide improved occupant health and productivity, better control, increased use of data, all with more sustainable product design. At the same time, new capabilities raise a host of questions with significant energy and environmental implications. Lighting researchers tackle big questions, and this webinar series will share the latest perspectives from PNNL experts and partners in pursuit of the best answers.
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Gabe Arnold
Senior Engineer
PNNL
Gabe Arnold is a senior systems engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where he supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lighting R&D and Commercial Buildings Integration programs in the development and deployment of emerging lighting and building technologies. In his current work he leads a research, development, and demonstration program for germicidal ultraviolet disinfection technologies and is also the technical lead for DOE’s L-Prize competition.
Cary Faulkner
Building Energy Modeling Engineer
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Cary Faulkner is a building energy modeling engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, focusing on using advanced modeling methods for large-scale analyses of building indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and decarbonization. He has published a variety of peer reviewed research papers assessing the effectiveness and energy use of building measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. He received his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Colorado Boulder in 2022. His PhD dissertation was entitled “Advanced Modeling for Sustainable HVAC Operation to Mitigate Indoor Virus Transmission in Office Buildings.”