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What are Room Pressure and Room Status Monitors?

Dwyer Instruments — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 22:34:08 +0000

Differential pressure between two rooms prevents dust, particulates, and pathogens from entering or exiting one room and going into the other. Depending on the relationship between rooms, one room will be under positive pressure when referenced against the other. This positive-negative pressure relationship between two spaces is the main idea behind clean rooms and isolation …

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What are Room Pressure and Room Status Monitors?

Jonathon Jachura — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 16:18:38 +0000

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Importance of Sensor Stability in Educational Facilities

Jonathon Jachura — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:23:46 +0000

Educational facilities, or public and private institutions devoted to teaching students, differ in physical size and level of education programs. These institutions can range from preschool to university levels, all of which need proper heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and indoor air quality. While indoor air quality (IAQ) is important for everyone’s health, …

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How is Stability Related to ASHRAE 62.1 Standards?

Jonathon Jachura — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:46:06 +0000

ASHRAE 62.1 Standard for Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality provides recommendations for minimum ventilation rates and other parameters to ensure good indoor air quality (IAQ). Keeping the IAQ at a safe level will help to minimize any adverse health effects caused by air quality factors. The 62.1 standard is intended for both new building …

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Moisture Control for Indoor Air Quality

Andrew Goldschmidt — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 15:40:01 +0000

As buildings continue to become more and more energy efficient, we continue to see updates and recommendations to building designs. For example, ASHRAE recently published an update to Standard 62.1 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality that covers changes to how we monitor and control humidity in occupied spaces. To better understand why these humidity …

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