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

2020年初，严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)（通常被称为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带有病毒的呼吸道飞沫，通过直接或间接接触传播给易感人群。立即采取行动限制病毒在全球的传播，对信息、防护设备和重新评估公共空间的需求变得必要。Sysconverge Inc.（简称Sysconverge）位于大多伦多地区，专门从事建筑分析和设计。Sysconverge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，通过识别建筑物的风险和缓解策略。Sysconverge已帮助高等教育、零售、机构和制药行业的客户降低有害空气中颗粒物对健康和安全的风险，改进健康协议并更新缓解战略。为了通过获取、传播和分析数据来提高建筑效率和体验，做出更明智的决策，Sysconverge与乔治布朗学院（GBC）合作，确定现有建筑参数的可能变化或修改，以改进建筑设计、室内装修和室内环境中的HVAC（采暖、通风和空调）系统，以改善健康和安全。拟议的研究将包括文献综述、开发建筑评估工具和检查gbc的几个空间，以调查限制有害空气颗粒传播的方法。这项工作将使esconverge有能力为加拿大企业和组织提供实用的信息、服务和战略，使工作空间更安全，抵御COVID-19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.