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Best Practices for calibration of pneumatic volume regulators in a hospital.

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Calibrating pneumatic volume regulators and thermostats in a hospital is a delicate process that ensures the correct and accurate control of airflow, temperature, and humidity. This is essential for maintaining the proper environment for patient care, surgeries, and the storage of sensitive medical supplies. Below is a general guide that outlines the best practices for calibration:1. Understand [...MORE]

Service Area: HVAC Test and Balance

Tags: hvac system performance \ Test and Balance \ Employee Safety \

Humidity issues in your hospital pharmacy?

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Controlling the humidity in a hospital pharmacy is crucial for maintaining the effectiveness of the medications, ensuring the proper functioning of equipment, and complying with regulatory standards such as USP 797 for compounding pharmacies. High humidity can also promote the growth of mold and bacteria, which could compromise sterility and patient safety.Here are several strategies to address [...MORE]

Service Area: Cleanroom Performance Testing

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How do I read a psychrometric chart?

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A psychrometric chart is a graphical representation of the psychrometric properties of air. It is used extensively by those in the fields of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC/R), and also in other fields like meteorology and agriculture. The chart plots the properties of air, such as temperature, humidity, and dew point, among others, and can be quite complex to [...MORE]

Service Area: HVAC Test and Balance

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MERV 13 Filter, Is it really necessary?

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Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) rates the overall effectiveness of air filters. Higher MERV ratings correspond to greater filtration efficiency. The MERV 13 filter is highly efficient and can capture both large and microscopic particles, including bacteria, viruses, and allergens. It's commonly used in settings requiring superior air quality like hospitals and laboratories.However, [...MORE]

Tags: Hepa filters \ facilities \ Facility Mangement \ Facilty Management \ fresh air \ Employee Safety \

Seven ways to bring in fresh air to your commercial building without breaking the bank.

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Introducing fresh air into a commercial building can be a challenging task, especially when energy efficiency is a key concern. But there are ways to do it that we wanted to share.Heat Recovery Ventilation (HRV) or Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV): These systems exchange the energy contained in the outgoing stale air to warm up or cool down the incoming fresh air. This can significantly cut down [...MORE]

Service Area: HVAC Test and Balance

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Tips, Traps and FAQs

If your HVAC BMS controls have a bunch of outdated overrides in them, your burning money! HVAC overrides of heating and cooling valves cost building owners and operators $10,000's of dollars a year if left unchecked. Commissioning your BMS will save you money this year! Make it part of your Preventive Maintenance routine annually

Each year 100's-1000's of man hours are lost to construction companies because of pour or no, virtual drawing coordination. Reality Capture allows for existing buildings to be 3D Scanned and imported directly to AutoDesk so designers can create your new design based off correct and current conditions of the building environment. Saving the project$

Here is short video of MTI Test and Balance Engineer, Brian Venn discussing an Independent approach to TAB and why we are a proud member of AABC!

AABC - Independence Matters

Drones can be used for many different applications. Our inspections offer drone solutions for construction that can significantly reduce costs of many items. Specifically, they can eliminate the need for costly lifts in many circumstances. Drone use is a valuable option for construction companies. MTI offers different services for the construction.

Continued Commissioning is a process that works to improve how equipment in the building and systems function together. There are many variables that come into play, the age of the building or system being one and how the sequence of operation is managing the daily equipment routines.

MTI believes in Full Project Awareness and that is exactly what a 3D Scan provides. MTI has a state of the art Leica RTC360 3D reality capture solution. MTI will capture your environment in 3D. Export it into a manageable Point Cloud that is ready to be converted into a working RVT file.

Building Commissioning is the practice that ensures buildings are delivered according to the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR). Buildings that are properly commissioned typically have fewer change orders, tend to be more energy efficient, and have lower operation and maintenance cost. DO NOT Value Engineer Commissioning out of your next project

Symptoms of a building with an Air Balance issue:
Entry way doors "howl" and are difficult to open or won't remain closed. Odor issues in storage areas, break rooms or worse...bathrooms! Frost forms on window sills in the winter. High and Low Temperature areas in a building. Cooling problems in the summer – no matter how long the AC runs.

Change filters every six to eight months. Did you know that dirty air filters can lead to Dirty Air? Dirty air filled will allergens like pollen and mold can lead to sick time in the work place. Sick time means reduced productivity... do we need to go on? They also put wear and tear on your HVAC system meaning you will have to replace it earlier.

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