Knowledge Articles

UVC lights provide infection control, green benefits

Muskogee Community Hospital
(Muskogee, OK) is using germicidal UVC (ultraviolet C)
Emitters™ from Steril-Aire

UVC Lights Keep Hospital Cool, Efficient

Rio Grande Regional Hospital Projects Annual Energy Savings of $500,000

Improving Environmental Hygiene

Shining the Light on Air Systems to Cut InfectionsClinical Control

By Sabrina Rodak

Restoring Acceptable HVAC Performance with Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) Coil Treatment

ASHRAE recognizes Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) as an effective tool to treat biofilms growing on HVAC surfaces.

คืนสมรรถนะให้ระบบปรับอากาศด้วยการฉายรังสีอัลตราไวโอเลตฆ่าเชื้อโรคบนคอยล์เย็น

การฉายรังสีอัลตราไวโอเลตฆ่าเชื้อโรคได้รับการยอมรับว่าเป็นเครื่องมือที่มีประสิทธิภาพในการกาจัดฟิล์มชีวภาพที่เติบโตขึ้นบนผิวคอยล์เย็น [ASHRAE 2015; ASHRAE 2016 Leach and Scheir 2014; Ryan et al., 2011]

Keeping Your Environment Clean: Preventative Measures Against Contamination

Growers should consider retrofitting their HVAC system to prevent the growth of microorganisms.

By Jeff Scheir

A Genomic Model for the Prediction of Ultraviolet Inactivation Rate Constants for RNA and DNA Viruses

Ultraviolet susceptibility, UV rate constants, D90 values, photodimerization,

genomic modeling, pyrimidine dimers, viruses, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation,

water disinfection, air disinfection, Z values, bioweapons, UVGI.

UVC technology grabs LEED® points at city hall project

When the City of Sammamish (WA) asked the design team to provide a LEED® Silver certified building for the new city hall at the 25-acre Sammamish Commons redevelopment project, Notkin Mechanical Engineers believed IAQ was of paramount importance.

HVAC’s Role in Health Care Reform

it seems that change is coming to the health care system in one form or another. Helping them keep their expenses down will be more crucial than ever. There also is a great deal of awareness of infection control, another area where mechanical systems play key roles.

UVC Lights Enhance IAQ, Reduce AHU Operating Costs

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. Southern California Air Conditioning Distributors (SCACD), the world’s largest Carrier distributor, wanted to investigate additional indoor air quality (IAQ) improvement methods in its 30 year old administrative facility located here

Steril-Aire UVC Emitter™ Provide Microbial Control

Installed in HVAC systems, hogh-output UVC Emitters™ from Steril-Aire, Inc. provide a safe, effective method for microbial control in hospitals and healthcare environments.

HIgh-output uvc emitters™ reduce energy expenditures even as an airport expands

Becoming a major gateway to green. That’s precisely what New Zealand’s Auckland airport’s newly remodeled international passenger terminal was tasked with in 2007. New Zealand’s largest commercial building, handling 13 million passenger movements per year, had a goal to reduce their carbon footprint by 5% before 2012.

The Microbiology of HVAC Biofilm

The recent outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant superbug CPRK (carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae) in hospitals throughout the United States has put the patient population on alert once again regarding Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs)

Indoor air quality problems are solved by an odor control system and UVC lights

The facility rapidly became the source of complaints about poor IAQ and odors. An engineered solution that incorporates both an odor control unit and supplemental ultraviolet-C (UVC) lights in the air handlers has solved the problem and earned the project semifinalist status in the city’s prestigious Quality and Productivity Awards program.