{"id":3859,"date":"2023-03-23T13:10:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T13:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/?p=3859"},"modified":"2023-03-23T13:10:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T13:10:04","slug":"ventilation-matters-why-clean-air-is-vital-to-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/covid19-national-project\/2023\/03\/23\/ventilation-matters-why-clean-air-is-vital-to-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventilation matters &#8211; why clean air is vital to health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#1d1d1d&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;on&#8221; author=&#8221;on&#8221; date=&#8221;on&#8221; categories=&#8221;on&#8221; comments=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;above&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_background=&#8221;off&#8221; locked=&#8221;on&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; parent_locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The National Engineering Policy Centre have produced a new interactive infographic &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexplainers.raeng.org.uk%2Fventilation-matters&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cemily.whamond%40dhsc.gov.uk%7Ce555a1aab67d416aff9808db26e6cce5%7C61278c3091a84c318c1fef4de8973a1c%7C1%7C0%7C638146544954096809%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=HpfqgvbYNdZoB4XdwgWwXNP5CdbitcJ%2FLQaknkIOnu4%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Ventilation Matters &#8211; why clean air is vital to health<\/a><\/span> &#8211; exploring why effective ventilation indoors is important for enabling the health and wellbeing of people.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the NEPC\u2019s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nepc.raeng.org.uk\/infection-resilient-environments\">infection resilient environments workstream<\/a><\/span>, this interactive aims to support greater understanding of indoor air quality and steps that can be taken in different settings to improve indoor air.<\/p>\n<p>The interactive provides an accessible resource to engage public and professional audiences across building users, managers, and owners, and address key questions on \u2013 how buildings affect health, why ventilation matters to me, and how to improve ventilation. 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