Articles Tagged with ''indoor environment''

While hospitals race to adopt clinical technology, most still rely on mechanical infrastructure – like boilers and HVAC systems – that’s decades past its prime, quietly threatening patient safety and infection control.

A new whitepaper from Fellowes reports on what the company calls a growing divide between the IAQ buildings are designed to deliver with their HVAC systems and what emerging standards require.

From tree forts to global standards, new ASHRAE president Bill McQuade is shaking up the HVAC world with a vision that puts human health and comfort front and center.

Boston’s Otis Elementary has become the first school nationwide to exceed ASHRAE 241’s tough new air quality benchmarks, spotlighting both the promise of innovative funding models and the persistent challenges districts face in bringing safer air to every student.

Heating, cooling, and humidifying air wasn’t new when Willis Carrier came on the scene. What was groundbreaking was the attempt at precise air control in a manufacturing environment. 

A wave of groundbreaking research in Colorado is revealing how targeted measurement and interventions can transform air quality in schools, reduce illness, and help every child breathe easier.

In a guest column for ES NEWS, President and Founder of Aerapy UV Disinfection Technology Annette Uda reveals how upper-room UV-C technology guards against airborne threats, transforming indoor air quality.

Half of Gen Z respondents and 44% of Millennials said poor air quality at work would be grounds for quitting their job.  

A study led by researchers at the City University of New York (CUNY) SPH found that taking simple steps to improve the ventilation of nail salons in NYC could cut toxic air, significantly reducing the exposure to harmful airborne chemicals. Specifically, nail salon employees. 

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