Investigation of the Parameters of Indoor Spaces in Controlling the Transmission of Covid-19

2020年初宣布由严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)传播引起的全球大流行，通常被称为新冠肺炎冠状病毒。病毒通过携带病毒的呼吸道飞沫传播，这些飞沫从感染者身上排出，通过直接或间接接触传播给易感人群。已立即采取行动限制病毒在全球范围内的传播，对信息、防护设备的需求以及对公共场所的重新评估是必要的。SysConverge Inc.(SysConverge)总部位于大多伦多地区，专门从事建筑分析和设计。SysConverge通过识别建筑物的风险和缓解策略，提供工程、技术、软件开发、基础设施和能源管理解决方案方面的专业知识。SysConverge帮助高等教育、零售、机构和制药行业的客户降低了有害空气颗粒物的健康和安全风险，改进了健康协议并更新了缓解策略。为了通过获取、传播和分析数据进行更明智的决策，以提高建筑效率和体验，SysConverge正在与乔治布朗学院(GBC)合作，确定现有建筑的可能变化或修改，以改进建筑设计、室内装饰和室内环境中的暖通空调(暖通空调)系统，以提高健康和安全。拟议的研究将包括文献综述、建筑评估工具的开发以及对GBC的几个空间的检查，以调查限制有害空气颗粒传播的方法。这项工作将使SysConverge能够为加拿大的企业和组织提供实用的信息、服务和战略，使工作场所更安全，免受新冠肺炎等空气传播病毒的传播。

A global pandemic resulting from transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2), commonly referred to as COVID-19, coronavirus, was declared early in 2020. The virusspreads through virus-bearing respiratory droplets expelled from an infected person to a susceptible individual through direct or indirect contact. Immediate actions were taken to limit the spread of the virus across theglobe, and the need for information, protective equipment, and the re-evaluation of public spaces becamenecessity. Sysconverge Inc. (Sysconverge), based out of the Greater Toronto Area, specializes in buildinganalytics and design. Sysconverge offers subject matter expertise in engineering, technology, softwaredevelopment, infrastructure, and energy management solutions through identification of risks and mitigation strategies for buildings. Sysconverge has helped customers in higher education, retail, institutional andpharmaceutical industries reduce health and safety risks against harmful airborne particulates, improving healthprotocols and updating mitigation strategies. To enable better-informed decision-making through acquiring,disseminating, and analyzing data to increase building efficiency and experience, Sysconverge is collaborating with George Brown College (GBC) to identify probable changes or modifications of existing buildingparameters to improve architectural designs, interior finishes, and HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and AirConditioning) systems in indoor environments to improve health and safety. The proposed research will consistof a literature review, development of building assessment tools and inspection of several spaces atGBC to investigate methods of limiting transmission of harmful air particulates. This work will provideSysconverge with the ability to provide Canadian businesses and organizations with practical information,services and strategies to make workspaces safer against the spread of air-borne viruses such as COVID-19.