Ventilation and IAQ

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As we move into summer, many unanswered questions about the COVID-19 pandemic remain. Who gets sick and why? 

Proper building ventilation has been a basic need in modern building performance for decades, yet, somehow, it remains one of the greatest difficulties for sustainable modern building design. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has been upon us for several months now, and 20/20 hindsight is asking, “Why weren’t we ready for the pandemic?” So, as I sit and listen to the daily news while “sheltering-n-place,” it got me thinking of another potential pandemic: building security and safety. 

In today’s HVAC systems, both the heating and the cooling functions are almost always delivered through the same duct and diffuser systems. 

Engineering plays a definitive role when it comes to establishing the functional requirements of an occupied or unoccupied space’s supply air methods and devices.