Amelio can partner with you on all aspects of the building lifecycle: development, design, construction, and management
Testing/inspection, occupant and management surveys/logs, drawings/ specs/manual review
Lifecycle cost-benefit and ROI analysis
Healthy building design and construction administration
Instrumenting, monitoring, analysis, and automation
Operational, maintenance, and cleaning protocols and guidelines
Healthy building and IAQ certifications (WELL, Fitwel, RESET Air, etc.)
Marketing and communications support
Airborne disease (such as COVID-19) transmission risk mitigation
Indoor Air Quality Services
Ventilation, Filtration, Air-Cleaning, and Infiltration Reduction
- HVAC design strategies for ventilation and filtration to achieve superior indoor air quality
- Air-cleaning strategies, including those involving activated carbon absorbents and ultraviolet germicidal irradiation
- Building envelope and partition design strategies to reduce infiltration of air pollutants
Material Selection and Interior Layout
- Healthy material, product, finish, furniture, fixtures, and equipment selection for material emission control, ease of maintenance, and reduction in pollutant sinks
- Space planning for optimal placement of and ability to address potential pollutant sources
Moisture and Water Management
- Moisture control strategies
- Water filtration to reduce pollutant volatilization (stripping of chemicals from water to indoor air)
Operation
- Indoor air quality instrumenting, monitoring, analysis, and automation
- Operational, maintenance, and cleaning protocols and guidelines development
Disease Transmission Mitigation
- Airborne disease (such as COVID-19) transmission risk mitigation, including assessment, simulations, and design strategies
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Testing & Monitoring Services
Indoor Space Assessment
- On-site IEQ testing
- Interior space and HVAC system inspection (e.g., Filters, Dampers, supply air rate)
- Evaluation of existing and new building drawings and specifications, operations and maintenance manuals and logs
- Building occupant and management team surveys development and administration
IEQ Monitor Installation
- IEQ monitor product selection
- Location selection for optimal sampling
- On-site IEQ monitor installation and dashboard setup
Analysis
- Monitoring, analysis, and reporting of IEQ issues
- Lifecycle cost-benefit and ROI analyses and validation after deployment
- Absenteeism
- Cognitive function and work performance
- Deployment and operating costs
- Airborne disease (such as COVID-19) transmission risk assessment
Operation
- Building system adjustments for IEQ improvement
- Iteration of previous steps for better understanding of IEQ issues, of possible solutions, and of how to optimize them
- Maintenance manual for the management team to maintain indoor environmental quality performance
The Amelio Difference
Evidence-Based Approach
- We have deep Indoor Air Quality expertise grounded in robust scientific research and underlying principles.
- We don’t simply follow standards and guidelines; we help create and shape them. Dr. Azimi is on ASHRAE and UL Standards technical committees and panels.
Mission-Driven & Outcome-Oriented
- We are entirely devoted to healthy buildings. They are not one of many potentially competing priorities in a generic green building approach.
- We prioritize features and performance levels based on specific conditions and goals, not arbitrary standards. One size does not fit all.
System-Level & Interdisciplinary
- We employ a comprehensive approach taking into consideration the complexities and interdependencies of building elements. We go beyond certifications, checking boxes and disparate features.
- We can deliver residences fully furnished for a greater impact.
Full Building Lifecycle
- We can be involved in all the stages of the building lifecycle to maximize indoor environmental quality outcomes and ongoing performance:
- Early decisions tend to have the greatest impact.
- Instrumentation, monitoring, and automation are critical to ensuring the ongoing high performance of healthy buildings.
Selected Amelio Projects
Rothschild 101
Tel Aviv, Israel
Type: Residential
Area: 20,000 SF
Ongoing healthy building consulting for a 20-unit condominium building development
- Identify indoor air quality and other indoor environmental quality problems and implement solutions to address them.
- Pursue 3rd party validation through building certifications like RESET® Air residential pilot for indoor air quality and WELL v2™ for healthy buildings.
- Develop a methodology to scale the solutions to future projects.
Healthy Building Consultant: Amelio
Developer: SANI
Rothschild 101
Tel Aviv
Type: Residential
Area: 20,000 SFOngoing healthy building consulting for a 20-unit condominium building development
- Identify indoor air quality and other indoor environmental quality problems and implement solutions to address them.
- Pursue 3rd party validation through building certifications like RESET® Air residential pilot for indoor air quality and WELL v2™ for healthy buildings.
- Develop a methodology to scale the solutions to future projects.
Healthy Building Consultant: Amelio
Developer: SANI
Learning Bridge
Evanston, Illinois
Type: Education
Area: 10,000 SF
COVID-19 Transmission Mitigation Consulting for an Early Childhood Education Center. Solutions included portable air cleaners throughout to deliver a target 6 ACH (Air Changes/Hour) and upgraded HVAC filtration and bathroom exhaust fans.
COVID-19 Transmission Mitigation Consultant: Amelio
Client: Learning Bridge
Learning Bridge
Evanston, Illinois
Type: Education
Area: 10,000 SF
COVID-19 Transmission Mitigation Consulting for an Early Childhood Education Center. Solutions included portable air cleaners throughout to deliver a target 6 ACH (Air Changes/Hour) and upgraded HVAC filtration and bathroom exhaust fans.
COVID-19 Transmission Mitigation Consultant: Amelio
Client: Learning Bridge
RESET Air/Materials Residential Pilot
Chicago, Illinois
Type: Residential
Area: 900 SF
- 1st RESET Air/Materials Residential pilot project in the US
- RESET Air – Continuous indoor air monitoring
- RESET Materials – Material transparency and emissions
- Single high-rise condo unit renovation
- Material selection
- Instrumenting and monitoring the indoor air
Healthy Building Consultant: Amelio
RESET Air/Materials Residential Pilot
Chicago, Illinois
Type: Residential
Area: 900 SF
- 1st RESET Air/Materials Residential pilot project in the US
- RESET Air – Continuous indoor air monitoring
- RESET Materials – Material transparency and emissions
- Single high-rise condo unit renovation
- Material selection
- Instrumenting and monitoring the indoor air
Healthy Building Consultant: Amelio
Scientific Expertise
Ventilation and Filtration
Parham Azimi’s Selected Work
Research papers
- Estimates of HVAC filtration efficiency for fine and ultrafine particles of outdoor origin (2014)
- Evaluating the Long-Term Health and Economic Impacts of Central Residential Air Filtration for Reducing Premature Mortality Associated with Indoor Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) of Outdoor Origin (2015)
- Modeling the impact of residential HVAC filtration on indoor particles of outdoor origin (RP-1691) (2016)
- Indoor air quality impacts of residential mechanical ventilation system retrofits in existing homes in Chicago, IL (2022)
Ventilation and Filtration
Parham Azimi’s Selected Work
Research papers
- Estimates of HVAC filtration efficiency for fine and ultrafine particles of outdoor origin (2014)
- Evaluating the Long-Term Health and Economic Impacts of Central Residential Air Filtration for Reducing Premature Mortality Associated with Indoor Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) of Outdoor Origin (2015)
- Modeling the impact of residential HVAC filtration on indoor particles of outdoor origin (RP-1691) (2016)
- Indoor air quality impacts of residential mechanical ventilation system retrofits in existing homes in Chicago, IL (2022)
Parham Azimi and Zahra Keshavarz’s Selected Work
Research
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Rapid Response Research (RAPID) Grant Award: Understanding the Interrelationships Among Floods, Building Characteristics, Mold Growth and Occupants’ Asthma Symptoms in the Aftermath of Hurricane Ida (Parham Azimi, Co-Principal Investigator; Zahra Keshavarz, Research Assistant)
- Harvard Health Publishing Article: Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help (Parham Azimi, Author)
Mold
Mold
Parham Azimi and Zahra Keshavarz’s Selected Work
Research
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Rapid Response Research (RAPID) Grant Award: Understanding the Interrelationships Among Floods, Building Characteristics, Mold Growth and Occupants’ Asthma Symptoms in the Aftermath of Hurricane Ida (Parham Azimi, Co-Principal Investigator; Zahra Keshavarz, Research Assistant)
- Harvard Health Publishing Article: Respiratory health harms often follow flooding: Taking these steps can help (Parham Azimi, Author)
COVID-19/Airborne Disease
Parham Azimi and Zahra Keshavarz’s Selected Work
- The Lancet COVID-19 Commission’s Proposed Non-infectious Air Delivery Rates (NADR) for Reducing Exposure to Airborne Respiratory Infectious Diseases
- Harvard’s report on COVID-19 Risk Reduction Strategies for Reopening Schools
- Harvard’s COVID-19 Transmission Risk in Buildings Calculator
- Research papers
- Mechanistic Transmission Modeling of COVID-19 on the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Demonstrates the Importance of Aerosol Transmission (2021 – reported in the New York Times in 2020 while it was in pre-print)
- HVAC filtration for controlling infectious airborne disease transmission in indoor environments: Predicting risk reductions and operational costs (2013)
- Estimating the nationwide transmission risk of measles in US schools and impacts of vaccination and supplemental infection control strategies (2020)
- Quantifying the size-resolved dynamics of indoor bioaerosol transport and control (2017)
COVID-19/Airborne Disease
Parham Azimi and Zahra Keshavarz’s Selected Work
- The Lancet COVID-19 Commission’s Proposed Non-infectious Air Delivery Rates (NADR) for Reducing Exposure to Airborne Respiratory Infectious Diseases
- Harvard’s report on COVID-19 Risk Reduction Strategies for Reopening Schools
- Harvard’s COVID-19 Transmission Risk in Buildings Calculator
- Research papers
- Mechanistic Transmission Modeling of COVID-19 on the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Demonstrates the Importance of Aerosol Transmission (2021 – reported in the New York Times in 2020 while it was in pre-print)
- HVAC filtration for controlling infectious airborne disease transmission in indoor environments: Predicting risk reductions and operational costs (2013)
- Estimating the nationwide transmission risk of measles in US schools and impacts of vaccination and supplemental infection control strategies (2020)
- Quantifying the size-resolved dynamics of indoor bioaerosol transport and control (2017)
Parham Azimi and Zahra Keshavarz’s Selected Work
IEQ monitoring of 30+ classrooms at Harvard University
- Monitoring carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration as an estimate of fresh air ventilation
- Assessment of exposure to indoor air pollutants (e.g., fine particulate matter PM2.5, volatile organic compounds VOC, and radon)
- Thermal comfort evaluation (e.g., temperature, relative humidity, and air speed)
- Risk assessment of airborne infectious disease transmission
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Monitoring
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Monitoring
Parham Azimi and Zahra Keshavarz’s Selected Work
IEQ monitoring of 30+ classrooms at Harvard University
- Monitoring carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration as an estimate of fresh air ventilation
- Assessment of exposure to indoor air pollutants (e.g., fine particulate matter PM2.5, volatile organic compounds VOC, and radon)
- Thermal comfort evaluation (e.g., temperature, relative humidity, and air speed)
- Risk assessment of airborne infectious disease transmission