Indoor Air Quality and Health
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The BS+Beer Show began as a result of pandemic restrictions, so it's fitting that for our fifth anniversary show(!)--also our 125th show--our guest will be an expert on indoor air quality and how our buildings affect our health.
Dr. Stephanie Taylor brings a unique perspective to indoor air quality and its impact on our bodies and microbiomes. As a Harvard-trained medical doctor, during her clinical work she became increasingly concerned that the hospital building played a role in the healthcare-associated infections that many patients acquired during their in-patient treatment.
Determined to gain a better understanding of the impact of the built environment on patient healing, she returned to school and obtained her Master's Degree in Architecture. With new insights, she learned that building materials and indoor air characteristics affect health outcomes not only hospitalized patients, but of all building occupants.
New findings reveal the powerful role of indoor air quality in driving acute infections, chronic inflammation, cognitive impairment, and a multitude of other diseases.
Special Announcement: The Building Science Symposium Series now has a dedicated website: https://buildingsciencesymposium.com/. Next up: Seattle on April 8 and 9!
Our Guest Expert:
Dr. Stephanie Taylor received her MD from Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts in 1984. For the next several decades, she practiced clinical medicine and did academic research in cellular growth mechanisms. She recently co-founded Building4Health, Inc. to scale the underutilized yet powerful approach of IAQ management for disease prevention. https://www.b4hinc.com/solutions
To communicate the fascinating convergence of human health, microbiology and architecture, Dr. Taylor writes monthly columns and bi-annual feature articles for Engineered Systems Magazine and publishes in other healthcare journals. She is an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer and is on the Epidemic Task Force and Environmental Health Committee.