Articles in Property Management

UV-C Lamps – A Short (Wave) History

Posted at 21:10h in Applications, Benefits, HVAC Equipment, Infection Mitigation, Maintenance, Property Management, Terminology, UVR Blog by Joel Williams

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Knowledge of UV-C goes back well over 100 years, having gone through various phases of development. Here are some pivotal points in the century-long history of the various applications of UV-C. ...

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Healthy Air Quality Boosts Productivity

Posted at 20:29h in Benefits, HVAC Equipment, Property Management, UVR Blog by SMW User

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Clean air is not only good for your lungs, but also for your brain, according to new research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Center for Health and the Global Environment. To help conserve energy, building engineers have made significant progress over...

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Keep Your HVAC System In As-Built Condition With UV-C

Posted at 21:32h in Benefits, HVAC Equipment, Maintenance, Property Management, UVR Blog by SMW User

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Many factors can impact a building’s environmental performance and the consumption of energy, water and materials. Manufacturers of building systems design performance around a specific, optimal condition. Over time, these performance standards will deteriorate if nothing is done to preserve the original “as-built” condition. This...

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ASHRAE Weighs In On Health Benefits Of UV-C

Posted at 21:42h in Benefits, Codes & Standards, HVAC Equipment, Maintenance, Property Management, UVR Blog by SMW User

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ASHRAE recently released two position documents (links listed below) examining the health consequences of using filtration and air cleaning technologies in HVAC systems. Our own Dean Saputa is an active member of one of the committees responsible for this research (the ASHRAE Filtration and Air...

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UV-C Specifications In HVAC Systems Growing At Fastest Rate In History!

Posted at 10:47h in Applications, Benefits, Maintenance, Property Management, UVR Blog by Blake Stone

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We are in the midst of an HVAC revolution as the number of mechanical engineers specifying UV-C in all building types is mushrooming at historic levels.The ultraviolet-C (UV-C) wavelength (254nm) was promoted in the mid-1990s primarily to improve indoor air quality by preventing microbial buildup...

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Heal Your Commercial Building’s Air With Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation

Posted at 10:55h in Benefits, HVAC Equipment, Maintenance, Property Management, UVR Blog by Blake Stone

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UV-C rips apart elemental bonds in organic matter, degrading them similarly to how UV light from the sun degrades vinyl and rubber, etc. UV-C eliminates biofilms, mold and fungi, and other organic contaminants on coils, drain pains, and plenum interiors. In new HVAC/R systems where...

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UV-C Boosts Airflow By 47% In Florida Office Building

Posted at 11:21h in Benefits, Property Management, UVR Blog by Blake Stone

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In 2011, during a routine evaluation of the BayView Corporate Tower’s mechanical systems, Senior Property Manager Bunnie Willis learned that she could provide her tenants with cleaner, healthier air by making modest upgrades to the building’s HVAC systems. One such upgrade – the addition of...

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UV Resources Contributes To The News Article: “There’s No Excuse For Poor IAQ”

Posted at 11:42h in Benefits, HVAC Equipment, In The News, Maintenance, Property Management by Blake Stone

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Please read this article about UV-C’s application for solving commercial IAQ problems stemming from poorly maintained HVAC systems by Joanna R. Turpin on the NEWS website....

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