HVAC design adaptations sparked by the pandemic
he COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a change in HVAC engineering, particularly in medical buildings. Hospitals for instance, were not originally designed to operate with numerous potentially infectious people walking through the doors. However, early in the pandemic, Aspen Medical constructed a 51-bed surge centre in just 37 days. Every bed was in a mechanically controlled isolation area with systems ventilating the air 12 to 15 times per hour.Read More »HVAC design adaptations sparked by the pandemic