Cooperatively Speaking

IAQ: Supply Chain Challenges, Buying vs. Renting, & Choosing the Right Products

June 16, 2021 E&I Cooperative Services Season 1 Episode 1
Cooperatively Speaking
IAQ: Supply Chain Challenges, Buying vs. Renting, & Choosing the Right Products
Show Notes

E&I Hosts: Saul Alvarado, Vice President, Construction, Energy & Facilities and David Manz, Category Business Manager,  Construction, Energy & Facilities
Guest: Kirk Steward, National Product Manager at Sunbelt Rentals

The need for good indoor air quality (IAQ) has been a topic for years, but COVID-19 significantly exposed deficiencies, challenges, and concerns surrounding IAQ.

Now, with facilities teams around the world discussing how to better clean their air, this area of facilities maintenance is more important than ever.

In this first episode, Saul and David chat with Kirk Steward from Sunbelt about supply chain, buying versus renting equipment, and the types of products that are available -- and how to choose through the noise.

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Cooperatively Speaking is hosted by E&I Cooperative Services, the only member-owned, non-profit procurement cooperative exclusively focused on serving the needs of education. Visit our website at www.eandi.org/podcast.

Our E&I Hosts

  • David Manz, Business Partnerships Manager, Facilities & Interiors
  • Saul Alvarado, Vice President, Business Partnerships Manager
  • Joe Castelluccio, Director, Business Development
  • Titus Martin, Executive Director, Supplier Diversity

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