Articles and columns on preventing and handling fire, smoke, and other unwanted developments in a building. Dampers, smoke control, emergency ventilation, controls, seismic, atrium planning, etc.
If we're designing for changes in conditions, like occupancy, use, public safety, etc., are we also accounting for the possible changes in temperature, weather patterns, and natural disasters — not the historical or average but the undocumented, yet to come?
Monitor your IAQ management plan to avoid unintended health consequences
April 1, 2024
While we manage IAQ to decrease exposure to airborne pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2, we need to be extremely careful to avoid IAQ management that has the unintended consequence of suppressing our immune system, making us more vulnerable to infections, inflammatory diseases, and cancer.
Recognizing the direct correlation between clean air and academic success means implementing an effective IAQ plan becomes an ethical imperative for schools.
Minimizing refrigerant leaks has always been an important goal for owners/operators, system designers, manufacturers, and service technicians of commercial refrigeration equipment.
There is also something called “Monday Syndrome,” which refers to fatigue, dizziness, chest tightness, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, body ache, inattention, and other symptoms often experienced on a Monday. Although it's often attributed to psychological factors, the reality is that poor IAQ can actually cause most of those symptoms.
Innovations in power distribution equipment are delivering solutions to keep the power on — always. Data-driven insights and alerts from switchgear and circuit breakers are expanding the tools available to evaluate and prevent an outage.
Aging and outdated railroads limit speed and weight, so the upcoming modernization projects will deliver faster railways and increase the efficiency of economic exchanges. Many of the projects funded will involve replacing older railways more prone to breakage and derailments.
The system provides real-time alerts to building and operations managers, enabling corrective action before mold growth, significantly improving living conditions in military barracks and housing.