The number of women in the entire U.S. construction workforce came in at just under 11 percent in 2022. While that percentage continues to climb, ESD Workplace Solutions Practice Leader Julie Lardenoit says more can be done to support women in the construction and engineering fields. (Learn more about this event.)
Studies reveal indoor concentration of contaminants can be up to five times higher than the concentration outside.
The EPA says billions of dollars are lost annually due to decreased productivity and absenteeism when workers fall sick to indoor contaminants, and it has ranked indoor air pollution among the top five risks to public health. Considering people spend about 90 percent of their time indoors, that’s alarming.
Saahil Tumber will present “Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality” at the ASHRAE Illinois Spring Conference on March 8. He will discuss the codes and standards pertinent to maintaining acceptable indoor air quality and show why it requires a team effort among engineers, facility managers, commissioning agents and others to make sure people are safe breathing in buildings.
