Ventilation and IAQ

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The codes and standards aren’t what they used to be when it comes to ventilation requirements. It might also be time to reconsider real-life occupancies with regard to design demands. Is there room to tighten up and boost efficiencies while maintaining adequate airflows?

And can we expect a better map of consequences for human occupants? 

The new $47 million Mitchell Park Library & Community Center recently opened with rave reviews for its IAQ and controllable air comfort. 

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In which CFD modeling lets us compare two possible design configurations for ventilation in a hospital patient room, yielding some similarities and perhaps surprising differences in what each configuration means for pathogen control and occupant comfort.

We’ve made some progress, but the fight against hospital-acquired infection (HAI) remains long and uphill. Here, we look at various risks and strategies, putting some thoughts on a wise approach to humidification in the context of the HAI battle.

A look at history shows building IAQ has catered more to products than people.

The CDC expands its work on safety. And elsewhere, a renovation unearths a glimpse of proto-fume hood history.

Dehydration. Itchy skin. Fatigue. Your indoor environment may be too dry.