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The US healthcare industry is facing currently facing an unprecedented test, taking on record numbers of patients amidst the challenging conditions that come with a pandemic. While we have already covered the importance of temporary climate solutions for field hospitals and other temporary medical spaces, the healthcare industry can benefit from using temporary climate control for a different application. Samples, vaccines, medicines, and require specific conditions in order to be useful for healthcare providers and their patients.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, typically referred to as ASHRAE, released a technical resource regarding the reopening of schools and universities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. They stated their position as, “Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through the air is sufficiently likely that airborne exposure to the virus should be controlled. Changes to building operations, including the operation of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning [HVAC] systems, can reduce airborne exposures.”

Natural disasters can disrupt business operations and endanger critical assets, including documents, files, collections, archives, artifacts, and collectibles. Fires, floods, and other emergencies pose significant risks, threatening to destroy irreplaceable items vital to your organization’s continuity and success. To safeguard these resources, institutions and businesses must implement a comprehensive disaster preparedness and recovery plan.

You can’t think about a Texas summer without thinking about extreme heat. Across the Lone Star State, temperatures are ranging from the mid-80s to more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. While some have the luxury of being able to wait out these soaring temperatures in a cool, insulated building (or maybe even a swimming pool), general contractors and construction crews have project deadlines to meet. The extreme conditions they are facing not only pose challenges to completing projects on time, but can also pose a risk for heat-related illnesses. Polygon is working with general contractors in Texas and across the US to make construction sites safer and create ambient conditions that prevent delays and protect finishes.

If you live in the southeast US, chances are that you enjoyed some beautiful sunsets in the last week of June. Why? A dust cloud from the Saharan Desert traveled across the Atlantic Ocean and hit the US, making for hazy skies during the day and dramatic colors at dawn. A second wave is hitting the country now. While your eyes might enjoy the sunsets, your lungs might not have the same appreciation for these dust particles in the air, and neither does your HVAC system. In situations like this, it’s important that you take extra steps to protect your HVAC system and the people breathing the conditioned air from it.