Controlling humidity in indoor spaces is not easy, yet is vitally important to ensuring health and comfort where we eat, sleep, and play. The World Health Organization and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimate that 25% to 35% of new or renovated buildings worldwide have significant indoor air quality problems. Controlling moisture at precise levels also has become critical for manufacturing facilities in various high-tech industries.
This was the problem in three locations of a regional, quick service restaurant chain in a very hot and humid area of the United States — Texas. Many of the chain’s restaurants have experienced significant humidity-related problems that have affected the structure and operation of the restaurants. Traditional methods of controlling humidity through hvac systems were inefficient and costly.