Bioterrorism
Paula J. Olsiewski, Program Director
Additional Grants in Physical Methods
Building Wellness Consultancy: To provide partial support for a study of enhanced air filtration in buildings. (2006)
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: To examine the effectiveness of UV air disinfection on pathogenic respiratory viral aerosols. (2004)
Harvard University: To support a pilot study to evaluate physical methods (germicidal ultraviolet light, high efficiency filtration, and ultraviolet photocatalytic oxidation) to prevent dissemination of airborne infections. (2003)
National Institute of Building Sciences: To conduct a Workshop on reducing the Vulnerability of Buildings to Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Attacks, http://www.nibs.org/MMC/mmcactiv10.html. (2002)
Building Wellness Consultancy: To provide partial funding for a study to look at cost effectiveness of improved building air filtration. (2002)
Earth Day New York: To provide partial support for "Rethinking the Built Environment: High Performance Buildings, Barriers to Terrorism, Energy Security." (2002)
Indoor Air 2002: To sponsor the 9th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. (2002)
Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership: To provide partial support for a conference called "High Performance Buildings: Implications for Security in the Built Environment." (2001)