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March 2020

Fineberg, Harvey. 2020. “Rapid Expert Consultation on SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Antibody Response for the COVID-19 Pandemic.” National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, April 8, 2020.

This rapid expert consultation responds to a request from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) concerning the duration of viral shedding by stage of infection, clinical signs and symptoms and patient attributes; the levels and duration of antibody response and related resistance to illness; and optimal duration of isolation of cases. For each […]

Kurnitski, J., A. Boerstra, et al. 2020. REHVA COVID-19 guidance document, “How to operate and use building services in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) virus (SARS-CoV-2) in workplaces.” March 17 , 2020

In this document REHVA summarizes advice on the operation and use of building services in areas with a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 depending on HVAC or plumbing systems related factors. REHVA published its first COVID-19 guidance mid-March 2020. After two updates (April and August), the fourth version […]

Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning associations (REHVA) publishes guidance document suggesting changes to operation of the HVAC systems to stop air recirculation and increase the inflow of outdoor air to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning associations (REHVA), published an updated guidance on How to operate and use building services in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) virus (SARS-CoV-2) in workplaces. This document suggests changes to operation of the HVAC systems in order to “prevent the spread of […]

ARTICLE: “Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now” by Tomas Pueyo

Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now https://tomaspueyo.medium.com/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca Tomas Pueyo Updated on 3/19/2020. This article has received over 40 million views in the last week. Over 40 translations at the bottom of the article. Here’s a list of epidemiologists and experts who have publicly shared or endorsed this article. Following articles: Coronavirus, The Hammer and the Dance: […]

Horve, P.F., Lloyd, S., et al. 2020. “Building upon current knowledge and techniques of indoor microbiology to construct the next era of theory into microorganisms, health, and the built environment.” J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2020 Mar;30(2):219-235.

In the constructed habitat in which we spend up to 90% of our time, architectural design influences occupants’ behavioral patterns, interactions with objects, surfaces, rituals, the outside environment, and each other. Within this built environment, human behavior and building design contribute to the accrual and dispersal of microorganisms; it is a collection of fomites that […]