In this episode, Ben talks with Max Sherman, the vice chair of the new ASHRAE 241 standard. Ben & Max discus COVID, IAQ, resilency, filtration & ventilation - and how it all relates to residential HVAC contractors.

Last year, I chose to join ASHRAE to grow my network and learn from the experts who craft and maintain the world’s mechanical codes. As I have a background in IAQ, I was very excited to follow the progress of the COVID 19 Epidemic Task Force, who have recently formed a committee and published a new IAQ standard called “ASHRAE Standard 241, Control of Infectious Aerosols”. Most news articles and social posts surrounding this standard focus on applying the standard to commercial buildings, but i couldn’t find any information on how to apply it to single family homes. Being a member of ASHRAE, I reached out to their media team and was able to connect with Max Sherman, the Vice Chair of standard 241.

You can read more about the ASHRAE 241 Standard here: https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/bookstore/ashrae-standard-241-control-of-infectious-aerosols