An Ontario board of health is asking the province to amend the building code to mandate higher standards for ventilation, in light of the spread of COVID-19.
The chair of the board of health in Peterborough, Ont., wrote this month to Health Minister Sylvia Jones and Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark to urge the province to apply one of the lessons learned from the pandemic.
One change Wilson's letter suggests is to requirements for housing and small buildings. Current rules mandate mechanical ventilation at a rate of either one or half an air change per hour, depending on whether the space is mechanically cooled in the summer. "We must start including the quality of the air we breathe when we think of and refer to the safety of indoor settings," she wrote.
"The updates reflect technological advancements, expert research, government priorities, and input from stakeholders," ministry spokesperson Nazaneen Baqizada wrote in a statement.
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