Louis Gudema
Username
Louis Gudema
Proposer First Name
Louis
Proposer Email
louisgudema@gmail.com
Proposer Last Name
Gudema
Proposer Company/Organization
Metalmark
Proposer Job Title
Vice President of Marketing
Boston 2023 Areas of Focus
Proposed Session Description
New research by Metalmark shows that wildfire smoke contains primarily fine and ultra-fine particles (UFPs), which are dangerous and improperly represented by IAQ sensors. While mechanical filters may be effective in capturing UFPs, they are expensive and exert high flow resistance within HVAC systems. Commonly recommended charged polymer (electret) MERV 11-14 filters suffer from poor efficiency in submicron range and rapidly decline in efficacy with smoke exposure.
Diversity and Inclusiveness
Presenters represent gender and racial diversity.
Learning Objectives
The true nature of IAQ threats from wildfire smoke
Current solutions for treating indoor air quality during smoke episodes
The inadequacy of HVAC MERV filters for dealing with fine and ultra-fine smoke particles
The inadequacy of measuring IAQ with PM2.5 or even PM1 sensors
Has this session been presented before?
No
Target Audiences Level of Expertise
Level 2 - Some prior knowledge helpful.
Session Format
Presentation followed by facilitated discussion or breakout groups
Recommended Length
60-minute session
Strongest Content Connection - Boston 2023
Comments about your speaker roster
The form isn't creating the second speaker item. The second speaker will be Tanya Shirman, PhD, co-founder and VP of Materials Design at Metalmark, who led the research.
Reviewer 1
Tilton, Clay
Proposal #
106
Committee Decision
Rejected
Presenters
Full Description
Climate change driven wildfire smoke is threatening the quality of the indoor environment where people spend 90% of their time. Ventilation with reliance on mid-grade MERV filters is not sufficient for keeping indoor air quality healthy, especially during increasingly serious, widespread, and prolonged wildfire smoke events. The proposed topic is based on Metalmark research that is currently undergoing peer review for publication.