Talking Air Filtration

Hi, It’s Tony Veroeven, Associate Director of NAFA, and host of Talking Air Filtration.

We’ve got a bunch of episodes on the docket to release over the next several weeks, most of which will be some of our conference content since we’ve gotten back in person.

This episode is Dr. Shelly Miller, a professor and environmental engineer from the University of Colorado.

As the COVID-19 pandemic moved across the world, scientists like Dr. Miller work around the clock to better understand how the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants are transmitted, the details of the symptoms and illness, and how to stop the spread of the virus

She presented “Helping to Save the World from COVID-19: why an urban air pollution engineer got involved, and what she did to makes things better” at our Technical Seminar in April of 2022.

Listen and you will hear to her outline her research into how air filtration can be used in the battle against COVID.

Do your customers and colleagues a favor and share this episode with them!

Enjoy!

After a long break we’re back! It’s me, Tony Veroeven, Associate Director of NAFA. I met with Nitin Shanbhag and Jeff Thibodeau of Mikropor, an air filtration manufacturer. Our discussion took place in February at the 2022 AHR Expo in Las Vegas Nevada and discussed supply chain issues in air filtration including forecasting and having difficult conversations with customers who expect and need product. Some of the references to the pandemic might be outdated, but it's still a good listen.

For more information about the  National Air Filtration Association visit www.nafahq.org

Get a preview of Don Stanley's topic, "How to Stand Above Your Competition and Become the Voice of Trust in a Noisy, Busy World" presented at the National Air Filtration Association's Annual Conference on October 11-13, 2022.

How to Stand Above Your Competition and Become the Voice of Trust in a Noisy, Busy World

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NAFA Member panelists assembled for a webinar designed to answer your questions on air purifiers, bipolar ionization and UVC. The webinar will be moderated by Jeff Gradek, CAFS, NCT II, President, Filter Services Inc.  Panelists included Keith Jordan, MBA from Sanuvox, Jose Senatore from AAF | Flanders, and Brad Sharp, CHC from Velocity Building Technical Services.

Download the slides and watch the video at https://www.nafahq.org/webinar-covid-19-air-cleaning-trends-the-integration-of-air-purifiers-uv-c-and-bipolar-ionization/

While the COVID-19 pandemic has focused on the importance of clean air and high-efficiency filters that benefit the air filtration industry as a whole, this increased attention combined with the need for filter media used in mask supply has led to shortages. These shortages are leading to hardships for our members and the industry. Watch the webinar on the current filter media supply chain challenges.  

Moderated by Joel S. Swann, CAFS, Applications Engineer, AAF|Flanders, our panelists explained the current media supply challenges and answer questions submitted by attendees as part of the registration process.  

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Watch the webinar on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ZapL8dgoLN8

Meet Stormy Six-Poe, Facility Manager and Ernie Kelly of Filter Services of Indiana.  Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium won a NAFA Clean Air Award in 2020. Learn about the award and how Six-Poe and Kelly work together to keep the facility's air clean and occupants safe!

The following is the audio from a NAFA Webinar originally broadcast on October 21, 2020, titled, “Understanding ASHRAE’s Recommendations on Filtration and Disinfection for COVID19”

The webinar was presented by Kathleen Owen, Fellow of ASHRAE, and moderated by NAFA board member, Mike Corbat, CAFS.

You can find the link to the slides and the video recording here: https://www.nafahq.org/webinar-understanding-ashraes-recommendations-on-filtration-and-disinfection-for-covid19/ or visit www.nafahq.org. Look for the “covid 19” menu dropdown.

The recording started a bit late so you’ll join Mike’s intro of Kathleen in progress. Enjoy!

Will Denton, CAFS, NCTI, NCTII walks NAFA's Tony Veroeven through the Clean Air Award and its judging criteria. The Clean Air Award is a program designed to recognize facilities with applied best practices in air filtration. It's one of the most underused yet valuable member benefits the National Air Filtration Association offers!   Watch an interview with one of last year's Clean Air Awards, mentioned in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKOgm...  Visit https://www.nafahq.org/nafa-programs/... for more information!

Determining your shipment’s freight class is a critical step in effectively managing your supply chain. With impending NMFC (National Motor Freight Classification®) changes scheduled for April 25, including a change to Filter Stock, Paper, NMFC 150970, the classification change could produce a 17-55% increase in rates.

Ascent’s transportation experts address the most common questions and areas of confusion that relate to freight class and NMFC rules. Listen  to refresh your knowledge of ever-changing shipping criteria and learn how Ascent can mitigate rate increases through its carrier negotiation capabilities. Visit this FAQ page for more information about the NMFC changes.

Listen to Tony Veroeven, Brooks Wise and Matt Lacy discuss and tear down the changes and how they might affect shippers.

Who Should Listen?

Susan Frew is the co-owner and president of Sunshine, Plumbing, Heating & Air in Colorado.

Susan also speaks nationally as a keynote speaker, as was scheduled to speak at the 2020 Technical Seminar. Unfortunately the Seminar was canceled due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.

Our conversation includes how she grew her plumbing & HVAC business by taking care of customers with outstanding service.

She also shares how she came to own a business in this industry. 

It was great to speak to a speaker from the industry. We hope to host Susan at a future NAFA Event.