building control News
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Resources for Building Owners and Operators in Puerto Rico to Meet the EPA’s Clean Air in Buildings Challenge
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Clean Air in Buildings Challenge earlier this year. In it, the agency provides a call to action and a set of guiding principles and best practices to assist building owners and operators with reducing risks from airborne viruses and other indoor contaminants. EPA’s challenge highlights a range of recommendations and resources ...
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EPA Presents the Clean Air in Buildings Challenge to Building Owners and Operators
The importance of ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ) in buildings has long been recognized for its critical role in creating a comfortable and productive environment for building occupants. While hospitals and other healthcare facilities have been addressing ventilation and IAQ as it relates to infection control for years, following COVID, building owners and operators of all types of ...
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See the latest air quality sensing technology at the AHR Expo in Atlanta
ION Science’s sensor range is widely recognised as the best available on the market, now with the addition of NextPM, manufactured by TERA Sensor, this compliments the PID offering, providing OEMs a wider solution for air quality management. AHR showcases companies that are inventing the future of HVAC. HVAC systems are a key component of modern buildings and are responsible for ...
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EPA’s Clean Air in Buildings Challenge and Resources for Building Owners and Operators
Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Clean Air in Buildings Challenge. It is a call to action and a set of guiding principles and best practices to assist building owners and operators with reducing risks from airborne viruses and other indoor contaminants. The Clean Air in Buildings Challenge highlights a range of recommendations and resources available ...
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New water and smoke sensor options added to IAQ Profile Monitor lineup
PPM Technology now offers a water sensing option to the IAQ Profile monitor configuration. Available for both the large IAQ Profile monitor as well as the mini IAQ Profile Monitor, the single zone water detection cable allows the IAQ monitor to detect slight changes in water concentration in a room or warehouse, so as to alert the user in the event of a water leak or rising water levels ...
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Indoor Air Quality Resources to Improve Student Performance in Puerto Rico
The COVID pandemic brought a new focus on the importance of indoor air quality (IAQ) and infection control programs in schools and universities. For years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported that programs that promote healthy IAQ can improve health, increase students’ ability to learn, improve test scores and also improve adult productivity in the school system. ...
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National Public Health Week and Protecting Workers and Building Occupants in Puerto Rico from Exposure Hazards
Building Bridges to Better Health is the theme for this year’s National Public Health Week. The event officially takes place from April 5th through the 11th and is a time to focus on timely public health topics. Last year’s themes ranged from healthy housing to environmental health and this year’s focus includes COVID-19 and protecting public health workers. Key components of ...
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Indoor Environmental Quality a Key Ingredient for Returning Students and Teachers in Puerto Rico
This month, most students and teachers from across Puerto Rico return to the classroom for the start of the new school year. As the 2022 – 2023 school year begins, having a healthy indoor environment is more crucial than ever following years of COVID and to create conducive learning conditions. Even with extra funding to improve HVAC systems to battle the pandemic, schools, colleges and ...
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Delta India Electronics` Rudrapur Plant LEED Certified
Delta India Electronics Pvt. Ltd., the world’s leading provider of power management and thermal management solutions, today announced its Rudrapur plant has successfully achieved LEED certification as “Gold-rated” green building and received the honor from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). LEED certification is an international standards system for green building design ...
By Delta Group
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Improving Workplace Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality during Cold Weather
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued an OSHA Alert on improving workplace ventilation during the cold winter months. In it, the agency states that indoor air quality (IAQ) in the workplace during cold weather is especially critical with influenza, cold and COVID-19 viruses circulating. Key steps to improve ventilation listed by OSHA include: · ...
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Workplace Ventilation during Cold Weather and Resources to Optimize Indoor Environmental Conditions
Last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an OSHA Alert about improving workplace ventilation during the cold winter months. A key focal point of the announcement emphasized indoor air quality (IAQ) during cold weather and how it is especially critical when influenza, cold and COVID-19 viruses are circulating in the workplace. Key steps to improve ventilation ...
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Indoor Air Quality & Energy Efficiency in Schools the Focus of New EPA Guidance
Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new guidance to help school districts protect indoor air quality (IAQ) while increasing energy efficiency during school renovations. Energy management and protecting indoor air quality are both important considerations for a school’s facility management during energy upgrades and retrofits. Schools can protect student and ...
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LEED Certification Compliance Services Offered by Zimmetry Environmental
A growing number of building owners and management companies across Puerto Rico and the Caribbean have recognized the benefits of obtaining LEED certification for their properties. To obtain this coveted status, there are a number of credit categories where points can be earned towards certification. A significant category is indoor environmental quality credits. One of the leading providers ...
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Is it Mold or Sewer Gas Causing Problematic Odors?
Two common sources of unpleasant odors in buildings include off-gassing from mold and improperly vented sewer gases. Both problems can be rectified, but only after the source is identified. Mold in indoor environments can create odors that can be confused for sewer gas. Fungi can emit a musty, or earthy smell, in properties with elevated microbial growth. If odors from mold are found in ...
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