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

控制 Covid-19 传播的室内空间参数调查

• 批准号: 567481-2021
• 负责人: Khan, Arbab
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=724619
• 关键词: Investigation; Parameters; Indoor; Spaces; Controlling

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.

2020 年初，人们宣布严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2（SARS-CoV-2）（通常称为 COVID-19 冠状病毒）的传播导致全球大流行。该病毒通过感染者排出的携带病毒的呼吸道飞沫通过直接或间接接触传播到易感个体。人们立即采取行动限制病毒在全球范围内的传播，对信息、防护设备和对公共空间的重新评估成为必要。 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主题专业知识。 Sysconverge 帮助高等教育、零售、机构和制药行业的客户降低有害空气颗粒物的健康和安全风险，改进健康协议并更新缓解策略。为了通过获取、传播和分析数据来做出更明智的决策，从而提高建筑效率和体验，Sysconverge 与乔治布朗学院 (GBC) 合作，确定现有建筑参数可能发生的变化或修改，以改进室内环境中的建筑设计、室内装饰和 HVAC（供暖、通风和空调）系统，从而改善健康和安全。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 多个空间的检查，以研究限制有害空气颗粒传播的方法。这项工作将使 Sysconverge 能够为加拿大企业和组织提供实用的信息、服务和策略，使工作空间更安全，抵御 COVID-19 等空气传播病毒的传播。