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ana032: HVAC vs. COVID: Will Schools Spread Airborne Infection? | with Goshe and Joe from Angineering.Tech

2020-08-20 / / 0 Comments

If COVID-19 is airborne, will it spread in classrooms? Can HVAC systems reduce this risk, or will they spread it through entire school buildings?

Goshe King and Joe Green are HVAC engineers and the voices behind the Angineering Tech podcast.

We have a detailed technical discussion covering:

  • Biomechanics of the virus (aerosol vs. droplet spread)
  • Anatomy of an HVAC system
  • How ventilation and filtration can reduce probability of infection
  • UV and HEPA air purifiers
  • Can schools be retrofitted with effective systems?
  • Operational strategies for HVAC systems
  • Masks – what can they do, and what can’t they do?
  • Joe’s crackpot theory

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Sidewalk chalk: "People are dying from this who have never died before" - Donald Trump, March 18, 2020

ana029: Hospital Space is Inhibited, so Public Space is Prohibited

2020-05-16 / / 0 Comments

How does a quarantine affect public space?

Why aren’t there enough ICU beds?

Tim reflects on his experience designing hospitals to explain why the US healthcare infrastructure may be ill-equipped to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spoiler alert: It’s far from anything resembling a free market.

This stress on the healthcare system has been used to justify unprecedented restrictions on the use of government-owned public space. How would private owners of public space manage infection risk in a stateless society?

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