AIR QUALITY IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

HAE AIR Inc is a trusted expert in Coronavirus Disease Ventilation and Air Conditioning. HAE also specializes in ventilation and air quality for reducing transmission of the COVID-19 virus in accordance with The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) guidelines.

ASHRAE underscores the importance of ventilation and air filtration reducing the transmission of COVID-19 through the position statement: “Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through the air is sufficiently likely that airborne exposure to the virus should be controlled. Changes to building operations, including the operation of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, can reduce airborne exposures. Ventilation and filtration provided by heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems can reduce the airborne concentration of SARS-CoV-2 and thus the risk of transmission through the air. Unconditioned spaces can cause thermal stress to people that may be directly life-threatening and that may also lower resistance to infection. In general, disabling of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems is not a recommended measure to reduce the transmission of the virus.”

Reducing the viral particles that accumulate in indoor air by increasing the intake of outdoor air as much as possible and/or through effective air filtration. However, ventilation and air filtration are not effective alone–they are tools that must be used along with other measures such as health screenings, physical distancing, reducing building occupancy, frequent hand washing, wearing face coverings, and implementing appropriate cleaning and disinfection protocols. Additionally, when there are high levels of outside air pollution, such as during a wildfire smoke event, outside air intakes will need to be modified as necessary. Because each building and its existing HVAC systems will be different, a professional engineer or HVAC specialist should be consulted to determine the best way to maximize the system’s ventilation and air filtration capabilities for each specific room in the building.

COVID-19 VENTILATION EXPERTS IN MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN, QUEENS & LONG ISLAND

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