{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Let's Talk Clean Air | Camfil","title":"Pioneering IAQ Standards ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1270,"description":"Although indoor air quality may seem like a relatively new topic for most people, there have been experts working in and promoting this field for decades. \nToday we meet a pioneer of indoor air quality standards who, despite falling into the career, has an immense passion for promoting better IAQ. We hear about her leading research and testing, including how air quality ratings were developed and simple but great considerations for any HVAC system. \nOur guest is considered the OG of everything air quality testing and spent three decades working with RTI International, Kathleen Owen. \n\nTHINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT\n\nHow Kathleen developed a passion for IAQ \nIntroducing efficiency measures with ASHRAE 52.2 Appendix J \nDifferences in MERV filters and performance \nThe need for real-world filter testing \nSelecting the right air filters and proper installation \n\nGUEST DETAILS\nKathleen Owen, ASHRAE Fellow, has extensive experience in gaseous and particulate matter air cleaning, determining air cleaning efficiency, and developing test methods to evaluate various air cleaning technologies.\nPrior to starting her own company, Kathleen spent 33 years at RTI International where she worked on the ASHRAE and EPA projects that developed ASHRAE air cleaner efficiency test methods 52.2 (for particles), 145.2 (gases), and 185.1 (UV-bioaerosol). She also developed chamber test methods for gas and bioaerosol removal by in-room air cleaners based, in large part, on the AHAM CADR test method. EPA, DOD, ASHRAE and other projects she has worked on included air cleaning, air quality, contaminant transport modelling, technology development, and aerosol penetration of protective garments. Also, after working in the lab for several years, she ran the RTI commercial air cleaner test lab for over 20 years with over 100 different companies as customers over the years. She now works for various customers as a consultant.\nKathleen earned a BS in chemical engineering from NCSU and an MS in Air Pollution...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ADLBf-l6QPjBJIB2MvWEmg1M6BOgp1G9q5Vh_QRooqc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3Nzk3LzE2NjYx/Nzk2MDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}