4 HVAC Strategies to Still Protect Against COVID-19
March 03, 2022
In Building Operating Management, learn 4 HVAC strategies to mitigate transmission of the COVID-19 virus and its variants
Building owners and facility managers are looking to respected sources for guidance on protocols and approaches to improve the operation and effectiveness of their heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems to mitigate transmission of the COVID-19 virus and its variants.
As we have learned collectively during the pandemic, the virus can dwell in ambient air, suspended in aerosols exhaled by infected people. Understanding this mode of transmission has affected recommendations made by knowledgeable bodies to building operators.
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