Marlene Linders, RN, MS, Associate AIA
is the Executive Director of the Linders Health Institute and President and CEO of Philders Group International Inc.
Ms. Linders has written customized courses and training programs for such organizations as ECA Environmental contractors of NYC and ABC Association of Building Contractors for the South Texas Chapter of San Antonio. She was also instrumental in policy safety program changes for infection control during construction for Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
She has several years of extensive expertise in development and understanding of construction and design for building systems. She has worked on designing high-risk environments as Surgical Suites, LTC, and Transplant for several Level One trauma centers costing in excess of $4 billion dollars.
Ms. Linders was instrumental in writing the first Indoor Air Quality online curriculum course for the University of Florida Rinker School of Construction. She has written several white papers and articles on pandemics and emerging infectious diseases regarding the built environment, including a series on infection control for Kimberly Clark Worldwide now called Halyard. Additionally, she is a published author for the ASHRAE Journal and Long Term Care.
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