Effective COVID-19 mitigation for HVAC systems

摘要

With a flood of information about heating, ventilation and air conditioning technologies to combat the spread of airborne viruses such as COVID-19, the consulting engineer might ask, "How do I select systems and equipment to best meet the owner's requirements and specific project goals?" The following list of variables should be considered: 1.Permanent versus temporary. 2.Acceptable level of maintenance. 3.New construction or renovation project constraints. 4.Equipment requirements to achieve published "effectiveness" or "kill rate." The consulting engineer should look at a few of the specific questions/criteria that make the difference between simply doing something and being effective when designing HVAC systems to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.