{"id":22928,"date":"2022-07-25T18:23:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T18:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=22928"},"modified":"2022-07-25T18:25:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T18:25:07","slug":"vancouver-airport-authority-becomes-first-to-achieve-a-ul-verified-healthy-building-mark-for-an-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/vancouver-airport-authority-becomes-first-to-achieve-a-ul-verified-healthy-building-mark-for-an-airport\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Airport Authority Becomes First to Achieve a UL Verified Healthy Building Mark for an Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UL Solutions has announced that Vancouver Airport Authority has achieved a UL Verified Healthy Building Mark for the Vancouver International Airport<\/a> (YVR), the world’s first airport to receive this designation. Located 12 km from downtown Vancouver on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, and the second busiest airport in Canada, the 378,255 square meter facility recently underwent an extensive process to earn the Verification, demonstrating excellent indoor air quality (IAQ) and water quality. The Vancouver Airport Authority, the not-for-profit organization that manages YVR, a diverse global hub, hosted UL Solutions at YVR as part of the verification process. These visits by UL Solutions included visual inspections, IAQ and water quality performance testing, assessments and recommendations for improved management of all building systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Vancouver Airport Authority has achieved a UL Verified Healthy Building Mark for the Vancouver International Airport (YVR), the world’s first airport to receive this designation. The achievement demonstrates a commitment by the Vancouver Airport Authority to create and maintain indoor environments that support occupant health, well-being and comfort.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

“As passenger travel rebounds, it is a critical time\nfor airports to demonstrate a commitment to travelers, employees and the indoor\nenvironment by leading with science to help validate quality and\ncleanliness,” said Sean McCrady, director, Asset and Sustainability\nPerformance, Real Estate Properties at UL Solutions. “By being the first\never to earn the UL Verified Healthy Building Mark for Indoor Air and Water for\nan airport, the Vancouver Airport Authority has taken a significant step in\nadvancing indoor environmental health. Their bold action demonstrates a\ncommitment to putting the health and well-being of YVR passengers and employees\nfirst, and we’re pleased they are placing their trust in UL Solutions to help\nthem deliver on that promise.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A UL Verified Healthy Building Mark for Indoor Air and Water\ndemonstrates that indoor spaces at YVR provide healthier indoor air quality. It\nalso shows a commitment by the Vancouver Airport Authority to create and\nmaintain indoor environments that support occupant health, well-being and\ncomfort, backed by the globally recognized expertise of UL Solutions in IAQ and\nbuilding health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To achieve the UL Verified Healthy Building Mark for Indoor\nAir and Water, the Vancouver Airport Authority hosted visual inspections and\nperformance testing at YVR to evaluate a range of building conditions. These\nincluded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evaluation of building spaces against rigorous methodologies\nto IAQ and of policies and plans for the continual advancement of IAQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspections of HVAC systems to verify preventative\nmaintenance and a focus on ventilation, filtration and hygiene to help ensure\nexcellent indoor air quality in the future<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assessment of building spaces to establish water quality for\nboth human consumption and the prevention of waterborne pathogens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backed by more than 40 years of indoor environment\ninspections based on science and data, the UL Verified Healthy Building program\nutilizes testing methods to verify both indoor air and water quality and aligns\nwith program criteria of industry-recognized, third-party organizations, such\nas the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institute for\nOccupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the World Health Organization (WHO),\nthe American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers\n(ASHRAE), among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“YVR is a global connection hub, and we have a\nresponsibility to provide a safe, clean and efficient space for employees,\ntravelers and the general community to move through,” said Arran McAteer,\ndirector, Facilities Maintenance at Vancouver International Airport.\n“While the highest environmental health and wellness standards have always\nbeen a priority for us, becoming the first airport to earn the UL Verified\nHealthy Building designation further demonstrates our commitment to providing a\nbest-in-class experience for all who move through YVR.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UL Solutions has announced that Vancouver Airport Authority has achieved a UL Verified Healthy Building Mark for the Vancouver International Airport (YVR), the world’s first airport to receive this designation. Located 12 km from downtown Vancouver on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, and the second busiest airport in Canada, the 378,255 square meter facility […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22928"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22931,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22928\/revisions\/22931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}