By Jeffrey C. May — Many of you have no doubt seen UV lamps in HVAC systems. There is a lot of hype regarding these lamps, partly because installers and manufacturers often recommend such lamps as a way to improve air quality and to keep a system clean. I am going to play devil’s advocate
HI Show May 21, 2020 —BAD ASS HVAC: One simple system to deliver near perfect comfort and air quality. Want to create a healthy and comfortable home? Nate “The House Whisperer” Adams will tackle how to do that with a high end central HVAC system. More importantly, he’ll touch on how to sell BAD ASS
Corbett Lunsford, of the Building Performance Workshop, and the co-host of the PBS TV series, Home Diagnosis with Grace Lunsford, brings you the next installment of the “Home Performance Channel – Healthy Indoors Minute.” Supply Ventilation for Homes: Myth-busting Side Effects ‘Home Diagnosis’ co-creator and building science trainer Corbett Lunsford has told many students that
By Jason K. Dobranic, Ph.D. & Scott VanEtten, CIH — Have you ever been asked to investigate unpleasant odors in a home or at the workplace? Are occupants developing headaches or a feeling of nausea? It may be prudent for you to include a general volatile organic compound (VOC) scan in your sampling strategy. The
Am J Infect Control. 2020 Apr 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.04.012 [Epub ahead of print]PMCID: PMC7174981PMID: 32334003 Daniel F. Li, BS,1Jennifer L. Cadnum, BS,1Sarah N. Redmond, BS,2Lucas D. Jones, BS,3 and Curtis J. Donskey, MD2,4,⁎Author informationArticle notes Copyright and License informationDisclaimer To the Editor In the setting of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, healthcare facilities have been
by Amy Ziff — Moms Clean Air Force “Forever chemicals” are used to manufacture non-stick cookware. Recently there has been a lot of conversation about a group of chemicals commonly referred to as “PFAS” chemicals. This large group of manmade chemicals are sometimes known as “forever” chemicals because they are nearly impossible to breakdown and
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Home Performance Channel – Healthy Indoors Minute – March 2020 Corbett Lunsford, of the Building Performance Workshop, and the co-host of the PBS TV series, Home Diagnosis with Grace Lunsford, brings you the next installment of the “Home Performance Channel – Healthy Indoors Minute.” Testing Chemicals at Home and in Construction: Deep Dive into VOCs
March 2020 global temperature second warmest on record Courtesy of Pixabay.com https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202003 The globally averaged temperature departure from average over land and ocean surfaces for March 2020 was the second highest for the month in the 141-year NOAA global temperature dataset record, which dates back to 1880. This monthly summary, developed by scientists at NOAA
By Dr. Alice Delia World changing events have a habit of sneaking up on us and we only recognize that it was a world changing event afterward. This pandemic is different, we’re already seeing it change a lot of the things we see as normal. Some of these things already exist, like remote working and
By Nate Adams I’m writing this part of BAD ASS HVAC as the COVID-19 coronavirus is shutting things down here in the U.S. Flights to Europe were just suspended. Classes at many universities are moving to 100% remote access. The stock market is plummeting. Many school districts nationwide are closing for several weeks. “Social distance”
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