Source: Hapai Te Hauora
The research aims to understand ventilation behaviour and examine how well spaces used by our most vulnerable populations are, and could be, ventilated.
The work is taking place in early childhood education centres (ECEs), aged care facilities (ACFs), marae and churches, largely in areas with high Māori and/or Pacific populations (who are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19), led by NIWA and selected in partnership with Kokiri Marae and Hapai Te Hauora.
The findings are expected to:
- add to knowledge about ventilation practices in a variety of building types
- help identify behavioural barriers to adopting changes and how they may be overcome
- provide reproducible guidance and processes to improve ventilation for all sectors of society across Aotearoa.
At the launch, NIWA air quality expert and project leader Dr Ian Longley will speak about the project and what it entails, demonstrate equipment being used and how this is set up, answer questions from media and facilitate discussion with some of the first project participants.
We can also provide reo māori kaikorero as required
Times and locations:
9:30am at Manurewa Marae – installing equipment and talking to people
11:30am at Fatugatiti Aoga Amata Samoan Preschool in Papatoetoe – checking already installed gear, installing an air cleaner and briefing staff on findings so far
Background to the project:
