What IVF Programs Can Teach Healthcare About Air Quality
Eric J. Aulicino, Chief Executive Officer, LifeAire Systems There is a field of medicine that has been taking air quality seriously as a direct determinant of clinical outcomes for more
Cleaner Air and Reduced Length of Stay: A Connection Worth Understanding
Eric J. Aulicino, Chief Executive Officer, LifeAire Systems I spend a lot of time thinking about air—not simply as something we breathe, but as part of the environment that surrounds
Why Healthcare CFOs, COOs, and CNOs Should Be Working Together on Air Quality
Eric J. Aulicino, Chief Executive Officer, LifeAire Systems There is a pattern I have observed in the hospital networks where air quality decisions get made well, and in the ones
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Approaching IVF Laboratories
As of this morning, more than 830 wildfires are burning across Canada, with smoke already descending into the Great Lakes region and spreading toward New England. It is not a
How LifeAire and HEPA Work Together to Create a Complete Clinical Air Protection Strategy
When hospital and clinical leaders first encounter LifeAire, one of the most common questions they ask is a reasonable one: we already have HEPA filtration throughout our facility. How does
Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense Public Meeting Masters of the Air:
Overcoming Airborne Pathogens Indoors
Bi-Polar Ionization (BPI) Air Purification Systems and ASHRAE Standard 241: What You Need to Know
Achieving compliance with Standard 241—and protecting building occupants from contagious contaminants like COVID-19—takes more than a BPI air cleaning system. Read on to learn why BPI solutions must be enhanced with additional air purification technologies to safeguard occupants and enable compliance with the new standard.
ASHRAE Releases Standard 241 for Controlling Infectious Aerosols
This standard, “establishes minimum requirements to reduce the risk of disease transmission by exposure to infectious aerosols in new buildings, existing buildings, and major renovations”. The key driver for the development of Standard 241 was “discussion between ASHRAE and the White House COVID-19 Response Team about the need for new and better IAQ (indoor air quality) standards. ASHRAE was encouraged to take the lead in developing a new standard for control of airborne pathogens.”
LifeAire Proudly Continues Support of Academic International Medicine Conference AIM2023
LifeAire is proud to again be supporting the Academic International Medicine Congress #AIM2023, synergizing for better global future! Pictured are Chuck Kimble, LifeAire Systems, and Stanislaw P. Stawicki MD MBA, Chair, Dept. of Research & Innovation, St Luke’s University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
How Large Indoor Venues Are Replacing Filtration With Purification to Improve Air Quality and Reduce Energy Costs
The pandemic put a spotlight on just how important it is for commercial buildings, airports, sports venues, and other large public facilities to ensure safe indoor air quality. Recently, new air quality standards from ASHRAE (new Standard 241) and others have been introduced to protect occupants more effectively from COVID-19 and other airborne pathogens.