The assortment of standards, variety of technologies, and evolving weather patterns don’t make it simple. However, humidification and dehumidification strategies that suit the facility’s location and address some spaces’ specialized demands are worth the effort.
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.
Unfortunately for indoor mushroom farmers, the very environmental conditions that produce bumper mushroom crops also promote mold growth in farm air conditioning systems,
Is there a standard default airflow rate for VAV fume hoods? The author works through the situation in pursuit of that answer and other effective alternatives.