Air conditioning should be cleaned up to prevent flu

BANGKOK: -- The Association of Siamese Architects has urged the owners of buildings nationwide to clean up their air-conditioning systems and use synthetic fibre filters, as a way to prevent the spread of typeA(H1N1) influenza.

Synthetic fibre filters are more efficient than commonlyused aluminium filters in removing pollutants from ventilation systems, the association's president Thaweejit Chandrasakha said.

He estimated that building owners would need to spend between Bt200,000 and Bt250,000 for each structure with a utilisation space of 10,000 square metres.

This would be effective in cleaning up air pollution and also reduce any viruses in the air. He also suggested the cleanup frequency be shortened from every six months to two months.

Opening up the building to fresh air and daylight will also help limit pollution, further removing the virus threat, he said.

-- The Nation 2009-07-08

It's the 'useless tips that enriches someone'-week.

Air conditioning should be cleaned up to prevent flu

BANGKOK: -- The Association of Siamese Architects has urged the owners of buildings nationwide to clean up their air-conditioning systems and use synthetic fibre filters, as a way to prevent the spread of typeA(H1N1) influenza.

Synthetic fibre filters are more efficient than commonlyused aluminium filters in removing pollutants from ventilation systems, the association's president Thaweejit Chandrasakha said.

He estimated that building owners would need to spend between Bt200,000 and Bt250,000 for each structure with a utilisation space of 10,000 square metres.

This would be effective in cleaning up air pollution and also reduce any viruses in the air. He also suggested the cleanup frequency be shortened from every six months to two months.

Opening up the building to fresh air and daylight will also help limit pollution, further removing the virus threat, he said.

-- The Nation 2009-07-08

and the Government is going to fund that? Otherwise this idea wont work...

Opening up the building to fresh air and daylight will also help limit pollution ...

Where does one get "fresh air" that is not polluted in Bangkok or Chiang Mai during the burning season, just to use two examples?

Clean the air conditioners in your house too.

Never mind the 'flu, it saves energy.

Clean the air conditioners in your house too.

Never mind the 'flu, it saves energy.

If nothing else, at least a mandatory air con cleanup should get rid of the mountains of mold spores festering away in every office building.