If you aren’t using UV-C equipment in your customers HVACR systems, you should change that right now. Virtually all HVACR systems are potential candidates for UV-C because of the key benefits it offers, including: (a) destruction of surface and airborne microorganisms; (b) the restoration and...
When it comes to cooling coils, microbial buildup starts on day one. A/C components are not made in sterile environments, meaning that microbes cover all of their parts along with a small amount of lubricant. During the first cooling event following installation, condensate brings life...
It seems like a daring claim: “add a low-cost, ancillary light fixture, and watch this magic bullet cut energy use, reduce maintenance and improve HVAC/R airflow and IAQ.” How could something so simple generate such striking results – is it true? The quick answer is...
For nearly a century, UV HVAC technology has proven to be one of the most reliable and efficient means of keeping indoor air clean and germ-free. UV Resources offers TWO types of upper-room UVGI fixtures for spaces ranging from 150- to 1,500-square-feet. ...
Health-care-associated infections, also known as hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and nosocomial infections, kill more people than AIDS, breast cancer and automobile accidents combined. What’s more, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), antibiotic-resistant infections are on the...
The UV-C wavelength (253.7 nm) is invisible to the eye, the blue light that one sees represents only 5% of the total output of the lamps. So unlike the dark or flickering lamp above your desk or in the conference room, the visible light emitted...
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...
UVR’s most recently published article titled. “UV-C and Hospital Infection Control” talks about UVC’s role in the modern war against infectious diseases. It cites that: each year, more than two million people contract a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) that are often antibiotic-resistant. In 2013, these infections...