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Indoor Air Quality
The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), a professional association with a goal of
advancing HVAC&R systems designs and construction, put together an Epidemic Task Force in 2020 and determined several
recommendations to mitigate the spread of the virus, including humidity control, air filtration, increased outdoor air ventilation and
air disinfection.
Humidity Control
- ASHRAE recommends
buildings maintain ambient
relative humidity levels of
40%-60%.
- AAON is a leader in humidity
control technology with the
use of variable capacity
compressors and
AAON
modulating hot gas reheat.
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Outdoor Air
- ASHRAE recommends buildings utilize a higher
percentage of outdoor air for air quality
purposes.
- Utilizing outdoor air can require more energy use.
Furthermore, depending on the climate it could
increase or decrease humidity levels above or
below recommended levels.
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Filtration
- AAON's innovative use of energy recovery wheels
and energy recovery plates combined with its
superior humidity control designs can help
building management follow outdoor ventilation
air recommendations while limiting an increase
in energy usage and maintaining recommended
humidity levels.
- ASHRAE recommends using a
minimum filter level of
MERV 13.
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