While the appeal of profits and fear of lawyers are powerful emotions, doing the right thing to protect human health in all occupied buildings must take precedence.

If we're truly going to manage indoor environments for occupant health, we need to extend our understanding and management of IAQ to encompass more than the number of microbes in the air.

The need to monitor and manage IAQ from the perspective of human health is imperative.

Two benefits of the modular, once-through, watertube design include the ability to rapidly generate full steam, even from a cold start (on-demand steam), and functionality that allows boilers to turn off quickly according to current load requirements.

SmithGroup led the teams through an immersive — and rapid — design-thinking workshop, where each team developed an actionable prototype to bring back to their institutions.