ASHRAE Journal - October 2020 - 7

INDUSTRY NEWS

As of the end August, the impact of the economic crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19 has not yet fully
translated in a sizeable decline in chiller sales. The
heavy commercial market usually reacts with a time lag
to economic downturns as projects have a longer timeline, especially in the case of high complexity systems.
However, the general expectation is for a progressive
decline of this market toward the end of the year and for
the downturn to possibly continue in 2021.
In the short term, the uncertainty generated by the
volatile evolution of the pandemic and the approaching
presidential election will very likely depress sales of all
chiller types to most vertical markets except for healthcare, information technology (IT) and data centers.
In the longer term, providing that interest rates
remain low and the pandemic is soon contained, the
market could bounce back, although the bulk of the
investments may shift significantly across vertical
markets. The contingent measures of social distancing
introduced with the spread of COVID-19 appear to have
triggered structural changes in office space utilization,
as well as in the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors.
Therefore, it is likely that climate control requirements
in these vertical markets will change significantly with
a growing emphasis on indoor air quality (IAQ) and
improved ventilation solutions.
Nevertheless, the focus of users on efficiency has not
changed, and new refrigerants continue to be central in
the product development of the suppliers, albeit these
yet to reach the mainstream market.

Another hike of investment as the direct consequence
of the economic shock triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic is related to the need of diversifying suppliers;
also, purchases from a variety of suppliers are often
done with less favorable prices. Increasing inventory
levels of critical raw materials/components/products
have also become an issue.
The pandemic is also forcing building owners and
businesses to change the way they operate, to offer a
safe working environment, in which employees trust
and feel comfortable. This means reducing the size of
"work areas," reducing the number of working desks in
offices and possibly even reducing the size of occupied
areas. To enable this and also maintain its safe operation, increasing investment levels can make commercial buildings "smarter" and more efficient to use, with
solutions such as contactless access control, occupancy
analytics, employee tracking services, proximity sensing and analytics (using indoor location mapping solutions) and IAQ sensing and monitoring, alongside air
purification and disinfection solutions.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging the role
of the traditional office, and it is reinforcing the need
for the office to act as a communal space that encourages innovation and collaboration, while nurturing team
spirit and company culture. A future solution seems to
be an increased focus on technology-enabled workplaces
that can be used for collaborative meetings and hosting
clients, while coexisting with the increasing trend of staff
working remotely most of the time.

ASHRAE's COVID-19 Mitigation Resources
Making Polling Places Safer
ATLANTA-Ahead of the U.S. election season, the ASHRAE

Epidemic Task Force (ETF) has released HVAC and
water supply system guidance to reduce the risk of
spreading the SARS-CoV-2 virus at polling locations.
One recommendation is running HVAC systems while
the building is occupied. If the HVAC system cycles on/
off with the thermostat, the ETF suggests running the
fan constantly during occupied hours.
This summary is part of ASHRAE's Building Readiness
Guidance that provides practical information to help
mitigate virus transmission. Download the polling place
guidance at: https://tinyurl.com/ASHRAEpollingplaces

Updated Building Readiness Guidance
Addresses Strategies, Best Practices
ATLANTA-The ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force's Building

Readiness guidance provides practical information
and checklists for how buildings should operate
during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, how
to develop a Building Readiness Plan and how to
make overall improvements to a system's ability to
mitigate virus transmission.
Download the guidance:
https://tinyurl.com/buildingreadinessguidance

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