Public Session to address building safety and sustainability.
Press Release Summary:
To be held at the ASHRAE 2008 Winter Meeting, HVAC Designs for Security and Sustainability will take place on January 22nd in New York. According to moderator Harmohindar Singh, Ph.D., building professionals should be educated about chemical and/or biological agents, possible scenarios of their release, how they may be detected, and how buildings may be immunized against them. At the same time, engineers and architects need to address building's overall impact on the environment.
Original Press Release:
ASHRAE '08: ASHRAE Session Focuses on Designs for Security with Sustainability
ATLANTA - Guidance on building security and emergency planning and response, and doing so while practicing good sustainability measures, will be presented in ASHRAE's free public session held at the 2008 Winter Meeting.
The session, HVAC Designs for Security and Sustainability, takes place from 3-5 p.m. Jan. 22, Javits Convention Center. Admission is free, and attendees receive two New York-approved PDHs.
"Attacks involving chemical and/or biological agents (CBA) are among the most dreaded because of the ease with which they can be produced and disseminated as well as their fatal potency," said moderator Harmohindar Singh, Ph.D. "Because of the threat posed by CBA, building professionals should be educated about what they are, possible scenarios of their release, how they may be detected, and how buildings may be 'immunized' against such threats. At the same time, engineers and architects need to address the building's overall impact on the environment as security and other measures are put in place. Safety and sustainability can work hand-in-hand to protect occupants and preserve the environment."
The public session is one of 27 programs presented during the ASHRAE meeting that are approved for New York PDHs. The technical program, presented Jan. 20-23 at the New York Hilton and Javits Convention Center, focuses on net-zero energy use and includes a sustainability track of sessions.
For more information about the ASHRAE meeting, Jan. 19-23, New York Hilton, visit ashrae.org/newyork.
Held with the ASHRAE Winter Meeting is the ASHRAE co-sponsored International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition, Jan. 22-24, at Javits Convention Center. For more information, visit www.ahrexpo.com.
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is an international organization of 55,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education.
