Sealing the Cracks in IAQ

摘要

Pressurization supplements dehumidification and filtration to optimize air quality in hot, humid climates. Just months after occupying their new, multimillion-dollar municipal building, employees of a Florida county began complaining of chronic sinus problems, allergy attacks, headaches and asthma—classic signs of sick-building syndrome and building-related illness. The architects, engineers and microbiologists tasked with finding the cause of these symptoms identified a problem that is becoming widespread nationwide: severe microbial contamination.