ASHRAE, Sacramento Valley - Wednesday May 1, 2024 - Dinner Meeting

Speaker

Abdel K. Darwich

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdel-k-darwich

Abdel K. Darwich is a principal with Guttmann and Blaevoet Consulting Engineers in their Sacramento, CA, office. He has more than 25 years of experience in the design of mechanical systems for health care, commercial, industrial and higher education projects. Abdel is a voting member of ASHRAE GPC 44 committee which is the committee developing a guideline on how to protect buildings from wildfires’ smoke and the author of Chapter 5 (Design) in that guideline. Abdel has also been a voting member of ASHRAE Standard 62.1 “Ventilation and acceptable Indoor Air quality” for 15 years and the liaison to SSPC 170 (Ventilation for Healthcare Facilities). He was also the author of the wildfire chapter in the OSHPD/HCAI Emergency Design Guide for California Hospitals. Abdel is a recipient of two ASHRAE Technology Awards (2013 and 2016), an ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award (2017) and an ASHRAE Exceptional Service Award (2024).

Topic - Is your hospital ready for the next wildfire?

Join us for this presentation to learn from Abdel K. Darwich about how wildfires affect the indoor air quality of our buildings and how to design around it.

With climate change, the frequency and severity of wildfires have been increasing throughout the US. Smoke resulting from these wildfires is creating serious challenges to indoor and outdoor air quality.

The presentation will start by explaining the difference between the particulate and the gaseous components of wildfires’ smoke especially Particulate Matter less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) which can penetrate deep into the human lungs.

Focus on how to protect healthcare facilities from wildfires’ smoke in order to maintain acceptable indoor air quality by two fundamentals approaches:

(1) preventing smoke from getting indoors

(2) removing smoke contaminants that get indoors.

Location: Cattlemens Restaurants - Rancho Cordova, CA12409 Folsom Blvd, Rancho Cordova, CA, 95742-6413

Sign in and Happy Hour : 5:00PM - 5:30PM in the bar room

Dinner and Presentation : 5:30PM - 8PM in the Presentation Room

Host or Publisher Sacramento Valley ASHRAE