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LEED Innovation Point awarded for UVC lights in air handlers |
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Wednesday, 05 March 2008 |
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Sammamish Commons, a project that utilizes "UVC Emitters"
manufactured by Steril-Aire downstream
of the cooling coils to improve indoor air quality and reduce energy and
maintenance costs, has become the first project to earn a LEED point for the
use of germicidal ultraviolet or "UVC" lights in the air handling
units.
 Notkin Mechanical Engineers, mechanical engineer for the project,
applied for and received the Innovation in Design LEED credit from the U.S.
Green Building Council (USGBC). Notkin project engineer Darren Schwend said: "Several
studies have shown UVC light systems to be an effective and cost-efficient way
to address both IAQ and operational issues. Sammamish Commons incorporates a
city hall, police station, and other office and public space, so it was very
important to reduce the risk of human exposure to microorganisms that can
potentially occur in public buildings."
According to the company’s press release, Robert Scheir, President of
Steril-Aire, which pioneered the use of UVC in air handling systems, stated:
"We are gratified that UVC technology has received this important
recognition for its proven abilities to improve IAQ and infection control, save
energy and reduce coil-cleaning costs. The inclusion of UVC in the
LEED rating system is precedent-setting and will reward other building owners,
designers, engineers and contractors who take advantage of this technology in
the future." |
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