K A V I T A • K U M A R I

Chartered Engineer & Environmentalist. WELL Faculty. Passionate about sustainability, climate change, smart buildings, ESG & wellbeing. 🌍🌱

[K A V I T A • K U M A R I @KavitaCallay]

"Work hard - and then, whatever you thought hard work was, work harder!"

[K A V I T A • K U M A R I @KavitaCallay]

@vsimpson_arch Super WELL done @vsimpson_arch, congratulations!! Hope you’re well and enjoying summer, must catch up soon X

[Cundall @Cundall_Global]

“We shouldn't expect the world of our potted friends.” Kavita Kumari, Associate Director, spoke to @BBCNews about why plants are not an all encompassing solution to improve indoor air quality.

[Financial Times @FT]

Universities can turbo-charge UK innovation policy https://t.co/yVQ2gM2zoF | opinion

[K A V I T A • K U M A R I @KavitaCallay]

@RashmiSonal

[Shelly Miller, PhD @ShellyMBoulder]

Stop focusing on cleaning surfaces and spraying toxic disinfectant in indoor spaces. Instead focus on improving ventilation in poorly ventilated environments. Or moving activities outdoors while you can. Transmission happens through the air, much more than on surfaces.

[K A V I T A • K U M A R I @KavitaCallay]

@CathNoakes Courgette fritters!

[Cundall @Cundall_Global]

New normals: Consultants predict how Covid-19 will change HVAC design with @KavitaCallay via @CIBSEJournal https://t.co/Vm4UVKJa8n

[CIBSE @CIBSE]

What is the impact of Covd-19 on the design of HVAC systems for future buildings? @cibsejournal asks 4 building services engineers how system specification might change as a result of recent guidance in the July edition, out now. https://t.co/5q5dWG3OJq

[UK Green Building Council @UKGBC]

This #WorldEnvironmentDay we are pleased to announce the Steering Group for our #NatureBasedSolutions Framework - great to have an impressive group of industry leaders on board! Find out more about the Nature-based Solutions programme here: https://t.co/2uNsSqebVb

[Architects’ Journal @ArchitectsJrnal]

Architects need to consider different scenarios for what the climate will look like in 50 years when they design buildings, according to a report by the British Council for Offices (BCO) https://t.co/2IunrK0Vjk

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

A study estimates that a single minute of loud speaking generates at least 1,000 covid-containing droplets, and these droplets stay airborne for longer than eight minutes, and sometimes as long as 14 minutes. https://t.co/UaHshHD82z

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

The #COVID19 "6-feet rule" falls apart with even a slight breeze
https://t.co/SEt1i8IC5J
based upon extensive simulations of coughing and airborne droplet transmissions (e.g. saliva can travel 18 feet in 5 sec w/ a bit of wind)

[juan @juanbuis]

absolutely obsessed with this massive wave illusion artwork in korea

[Joseph Allen @j_g_allen]

"The goal is to minimize risk, and we can get there using a LAYERED DEFENSE approach by applying what is known in public health as the HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS."

Me and John Macomber (@cleantechcities) in @HarvardBiz, April 29 👇

https://t.co/nFy6jO79z7

[Joseph Allen @j_g_allen]

How to reopen buildings safely, when the time is right, is the trillion dollar question.

I explain an approach, grounded in science, for how we can do this safely 👇
https://t.co/N9GQZ3JY5R via @ForumHSPH

[Joseph Allen @j_g_allen]

New* findings on aerosols released during speech

[*New in the sense that this paper specific to SARS-CoV-2 was just released, but we've known this for about 75 years]

(HT right back at @linseymarr)

[CDC @CDCgov]

After choir practice in Skagit County, #Washington, 52 members became ill with #COVID19 symptoms. COVID-19 spreads easily between people. Avoid groups, stay at least 6 feet apart, and wear cloth face coverings to reduce spread. Learn more from @CDCMMWR: https://t.co/NJ2bfA6QPw.

[Linsey Marr linseymarr.bsky.social @linseymarr]

More hints that universal mask wearing will allow us to re-open the economy without overwhelming hospitals.

[Linsey Marr linseymarr.bsky.social @linseymarr]

Hooray, this article talks about short-range airborne transmission!