A Decision Support Framework for Automated Building Systems Response to Mitigate Occupant and Facility Impacts from Chemical and Biological Agents

A methodology to determine automated heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system and building response mitigations for bio-aerosol or chemical threats in commercial buildings is under development at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Models of indoor contaminant dispersion are used to identify and respond to threats based on distributed sensor data. Model scenario verification will be performed; however, validation will be limited to agent surrogates.