After Remediation, Unique Fan-Coils Are Key to Keeping Mold, Mildew Away at Hawaiian Hotel

摘要

Shortly after the US Army Community and Family Support Center opened its new 12-story Maile Tower addition at the Hale Koa Hotel on Honolulu's Waikiki Beach in Hawaii, hotel staff began to notice a decline in indoor air quality (IAQ). The US Army Community and Family Support Center is the proponent agency for the operation of US Armed Forces Recreational Center facilities around the world. All active military and retired military members of the US Armed Forces and their families may use these facilities. The construction of the Maile Tower was funded at a cost of $50 million with nonappropriated funds (nontaxpayer dollars). Part of the hotel tower's cost included an extensive program to ensure quality construction. Despite that conscientious effort at quality assurance, the building developed high humidity that triggered mold growth and mildew, making the room air feel damp and degrading the room wall covering.