1. VENTILATION (UK Schools) - Leverage COVID-19 and Standard Ventilation Guidance from:

SAGE-EMG, RAMP, BB101, CIBSE, HSE, REHVA, WHO, etc

Ventilation is a key mitigation measure to control the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by aerosols, between people who share same indoor space🧐
2. Leverage @scotgov Schools Guidance (30 Oct) - reflects importance of VENTILATION to reduce risk of far-field AEROSOL TRANSMISSION,+measurement CO2 levels in indoor air are an effective method of identifying poor ventilation in multi-occupant spaces🧐

https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-reducing-the-risks-in-schools/
3. SAGE-EMG - "Guidance on environmental control for COVID-19 across all SECTORS should be updated to
provide EXPLICIT advice on the RISK of far-field AEROSOL AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION, the importance of ventilation"🧐 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emg-role-of-ventilation-in-controlling-sars-cov-2-transmission-30-september-2020
EMG: Role of ventilation in controlling SARS-CoV-2 transmission, 30 September 2020

Paper prepared by the Environmental and Modelling group (EMG).

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/emg-role-of-ventilation-in-controlling-sars-cov-2-transmission-30-september-2020
4. Royal Society ‘Rapid Assistance for Modelling the Pandemic (RAMP) project Task 7: Environmental and Aerosol Transmission – audience includes advisors to UK Govt (e.g. SAGE), PHE, relevant govt dept (e.g. Dept for Education), ventilation practitioners🧐 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2009.12781.pdf
5. Building Bulletin 101: Ventilation, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality 2018 - provides guidance for schools 🧐 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-bulletin-101-ventilation-for-school-buildings
BB 101: Ventilation, thermal comfort and indoor air quality 2018

This Building Bulletin provides guidance on ventilation, thermal comfort and indoor air quality in schools

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-bulletin-101-ventilation-for-school-buildings
6. Building Bulletin 101: Table 7.2 Recommended operative temperatures during the heating season (Oct to Mar): Classrooms 20C to 25C - page 115🧐
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-bulletin-101-ventilation-for-school-buildings
7. Building Bulletin 101 Calculation Tools - school ventilation design tools for use with BB 101🧐 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/classvent-and-classcool-school-ventilation-design-tool
Building Bulletin 101: calculation tools

School ventilation design tools for use with Building Bulletin 101

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/classvent-and-classcool-school-ventilation-design-tool
8. CIBSE COVID-19 Ventilation Guidance (version 4 - 23 October 2020) 🧐 h/t @CIBSE @CIBSE_NatVent

https://www.cibse.org/coronavirus-covid-19/emerging-from-lockdown
9. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - Ventilation and air conditioning during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic 🧐
https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/equipment-and-machinery/air-conditioning-and-ventilation.htm
10. REHVA - Ventilation Guidance for Schools 🧐
https://www.rehva.eu/activities/covid-19-guidance/rehva-covid-19-guidance
11. REHVA COVID-19 Guidance - version 4.0 (17 Nov 2020) 🧐
https://www.rehva.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/REHVA_COVID-19_guidance_document_V4_09122020.pdf
12. REHVA - COVID-19 Ventilation Infographic - School Buildings 🧐
13. Department for Education (DfE) - Higher Education

Ventilation..can help reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 by aerosol transmission, so focus on improving general ventilation. Poorly ventilated buildings particularly conducive to virus spread🧐 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-reopening-buildings-and-campuses/higher-education-reopening-buildings-and-campuses
Higher education: reopening buildings and campuses

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-reopening-buildings-and-campuses/higher-education-reopening-buildings-and-campuses
14. @WHO Recommends the use of VENTILATION to reduce the risk of COVID in the air - including using 6 air changes per hour (6ACH)🧐 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=XJC1f7F4qtc&feature=emb_logo
15. VENTILATION helps reduce the risk of aerosol transmission in the Home, Workplace, and the Classroom - - scroll through the animation🧐 https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-10-28/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air.html?ssm=TW_CC
A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air

The risk of contagion is highest in indoor spaces but can be reduced by applying all available measures to combat infection via aerosols. Here is an overview of the likelihood of infection in three...

https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-10-28/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air.html?ssm=TW_CC
16. Why is the Risk of Coronavirus Transmission so High Indoors - a probability calculator of becoming infected in a variety of indoor spaces (inc schools) - used as a good EDUCATIONAL VISUAL using factors of room size, duration, and number of people 🧐 https://www.zeit.de/wissen/gesundheit/2020-11/coronavirus-aerosols-infection-risk-hotspot-interiors?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F
Aerosols: Why Is the Risk of Coronavirus Transmission so High Indoors?

Whenever people gather in closed spaces, the infection risk climbs. Our interactive tool shows how the coronavirus spreads. Find out how safe your environment is.

https://www.zeit.de/wissen/gesundheit/2020-11/coronavirus-aerosols-infection-risk-hotspot-interiors?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F
17. GERMANY embrace fresh air to ward off Coronavirus
Merkel says VENTILATION may be one of the cheapest and most effective ways of containing the virus 🧐 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/30/germans-embrace-fresh-air-to-ward-off-coronavirus
Germans embrace fresh air to ward off coronavirus

Angela Merkel says ventilation may be one of cheapest and most effective ways of containing virus

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/30/germans-embrace-fresh-air-to-ward-off-coronavirus
18. Ventilation and Masks are Key to Curbing COVID 🧐 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/02/ventilation-and-masks-are-key-to-curbing-covid
Ventilation and masks are key to curbing Covid | Letters

Letters: Dr Jonathan Fluxman and Alan Sharples on the alarming lack of emphasis on ventilation in official guidance, Dr Louis B Quesnel on the safety of surgical-grade masks, and the Rev Rachel...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/02/ventilation-and-masks-are-key-to-curbing-covid
19. Visualization of Ventilation techniques to clear aerosols quickly from a smoke-filled room 🧐
h/t @DrEricDing
Decrease infection risks by increasing air circulation https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1319705582023168003
20. Ventilation (UK Schools) - Carbon Dioxide (CO2) - Leverage SAGE-EMG advice 🧐 https://twitter.com/grahamja51/status/1320403453986951171
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