So, here we are — 2022 has finally arrived. I am optimistic this year will be much healthier than the previous two, and with this new healthy start, we can be glad to say the HVAC industry is also doing much, much better. The economy is on an upswing after the devastating shutting down of most workplaces, construction sites, and manufacturing plants in 2020 and the starting and stopping of businesses in 2021. COVID-19 taught all of us in the building industry that we have a lot more work to do to make building occupants safe and ensure facilities are healthy. We also have a renewed commitment to contribute to the preserving of our environment for the generations to follow us. And, this month, we are welcoming the magazine’s fourth class of 20 to Watch: Women in HVAC contest winners.
To help keep occupants safe, ASHRAE has pulled together a roster of experts in the building and health care industries and formed the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force (ETF). I recommend you check out the ETF’s website if you haven’t already.