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Hospitals
Indoor
air quality is critical to the health and comfort of patients, residents, employees and
visitors of hospitals, nursing homes, and other types of healthcare facilities. Poor
indoor air quality puts patients, many with compromised immune systems, and healthcare
workers, who often spend long hours indoors, at risk from a variety of health threats.
According to the CDC, hospital-acquired infections affect approximately 2 million
persons annually. Humidity control can be especially important in operating rooms,
where modern medical procedures require temperatures as low as 64 to 68 degrees.
Industrial
Facilities
Dry air
can damage delicate high-tech equipment and electronics.
It also contributes to static electricity, which can negatively impact
computers and laboratory equipment and create a dangerous situation if potentially
explosive gases are present.
Commercial
and retail buildings
Proper
humidity is also an important factor in the comfort of building occupants. Dry air feels cooler, even at warmer thermostat
(bulb) temperatures, and moist air feels warmer at lower thermostat temperatures.
Humidification can improve comfort and decrease manufacturing
problems by adding moisture to a dry building environment. The following case study
demonstrates what happens when gas technologies are applied to real-world situations.
The following case studies require
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader which is available here.
Payback
of just a few months makes natural gas humidifiers an economical alternative to electric
units.
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Natural
gas humidification offers these important advantages: |
- Inhibit growth of disease-causing microbes
- Alleviate environmental antagonism of asthma
and allergy-related illnesses
- Contribute to health and comfort of building
occupants
- Reduce employee absenteeism and increase
employee productivity
- Protect expensive equipment and furnishings
- Reduce energy costs
- Cost-effective alternative where no boiler
exists.
- Eliminate dangers of static electricity
- Prevent damage to computers and other
moisture-sensitive equipment
- Allows HVAC system to operate at
maximum efficiency
- Ensures more precise temperature and
humidity control
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