Thermal displacement ventilation, a system that’s been popular in Europe for more than 30 years but slow in adoption in the U.S., could help rid rooms of those virus particles more effectively. Though ...

In Nordic countries, where cold winters can keep people indoors, buildings often feature what are known as "displacement ventilation" systems. A Spanish study now suggests that such technology may ...

ATLANTA - A 10-step guideline for use in designing displacement ventilation systems is available from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). According ...

ATLANTA - While displacement ventilation has not been widely used in the United States, it has the potential to improve indoor air quality and save energy, according to the American Society of Heating ...

How could future schools be designed so they are safer during a pandemic? By planning ahead, strategically selecting proven systems, and implementing best practices, it is possible to construct new ...

The world has been shaken to its core by a respiratory virus pandemic. Humanity has been raiding the toolbox for every possible weapon in the fight, whether that be masks, vaccinations, or advanced ...

Being admitted to the hospital for a specific illness or infection and coming down with another during one's hospital stay is not common, due to the effectiveness of prevention systems, but it is also ...

What’s expensive, resource-hungry and really cold? Okay, besides a top-of-the-line snowmobile. It’s that blast of freezing air that shoots down from the ceiling providing a change of room air every 10 ...

The e-stack natural ventilation system was developed and patented by the University of Cambridge as an energy-saving alternative to displacement ventilation systems. It is supplied and marketed by a ...

BALTIMORE, MD – What happened when James Repace, one of the world's leading experts on secondhand smoke exposure, teamed up with Dr. Ken Johnson, a top authority on secondhand smoke epidemiology, to ...

State-of-the-art ventilation systems used to clear cigarette smoke from bars and restaurants don't eliminate dangerous soot and carcinogens and can even push their levels higher in nonsmoking sections ...

The mechanism produces airflow that removes pathogens present in the air of a hospital room. Being admitted to the hospital for a specific illness or infection and coming down with another during ...