An expert panel, including William Bahnfleth, Rob Tanner, Jim Bogart, and Donny Simmons, answers this question and more regarding the role HVAC plays in virus transmission.
University of Alberta buildings to serve as a ‘living lab’ for a study on whether HVAC systems can help viruses spread, and how to improve filtration to prevent it.
Precision Coils engineered special universal connections to eliminate potential installation delays at a former Memphis newspaper headquarters undergoing rapid transformation into a dedicated pandemic care facility.
Seventy-six percent of ASHRAE members who responded to a survey said their workload has decreased or stayed the same as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Instead of regulating pressure at each bed with flowmeters, Harris Group’s technical team proposed utilizing a series of panels that would regulate the pressure near the oxygen source and then distribute it throughout the facility.
May 21, 2020
Manufacturer provides oxygen regulators and systems to NYC and other care centers throughout the U.S.
The time has come for the many great minds of the smart building industry to look ahead and spare some innovative thinking for the next pandemic that will sweep the world.
In an environment of scarcity, the pace of business from procurement through implementation will accelerate. Fast-track delivery models like design-build will become more common, and as resources will need to be shared, so too will cross-discipline and cross-industry collaboration increase.