Berner International, New Castle, Pa., North America’s leading air curtain manufacturer and innovator, has developed the PureAir Package™, an air purification system for air curtains to help buildings combat the COVID-19 pandemic while supporting sustainability goals. The Berner PureAir PackageTM complements the built environment’s indoor air quality (IAQ) and disinfection efforts by deactivating viruses, killing bacteria, and neutralizing a space’s airborne volatile organic compounds (VOC), as well as allergens and other biological contaminants such as… Read More
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Air Curtains Allowed as Vestibule Substitutes in Upcoming ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2019
Doorway air curtains were approved June 25 as alternatives to vestibules on most commercial building entries in the upcoming ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2019 “Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low Rise Residential Buildings.” The professional association’s approved addition requires that the air curtain performance be tested in accordance with ANSI/AMCA Standard 220 to ensure it provides a minimum 400-ft/min. airstream velocity at the floor. Photo credit: Berner Air Curtains. The approval is good news for retail, healthcare,… Read More
