UV lighting has been used for disinfection and air quality in medical facilities for decades. UV lights can be strong enough to destroy the genetic material in viruses and bacteria. These devices are shown to reduce the incidence of many healthcare associated infections. UVC light has been used extensively for more than 40 years in disinfecting drinking water, waste water, air,  and high contact surfaces against a whole suite of pathogens. UV lighting is particularly effective at cleaning hard surfaces in high touch high traffic areas.

UV light can also damage human cells, which is why these products must be installed safely and properly, typically  when humans are out of the space, or by using motion sensor shut offs for protection. This is why UV is only one component of  a multi-pronged solution, using multiple safety and cleanliness efforts.

Ionization is a process that can blanket an entire room or home, that neutralizes virus particles both in the air and on surfaces. Ionization technologies, often integrated into HVAC systems, take oxygen molecules from the air and convert them into charged atoms that then cluster microparticles, surrounding and deactivating harmful substances like airborne mold, bacteria, allergens, and virus particles. They also attach to expelled breath droplets and dust particles that can transport virus particles, enlarging them so they’re more easily caught in filters. It’s an active process that provides continuous disinfection.

Local ionizers reduce airborne pathogens and assist in the filtering of pollutants but are not equipped to destroy ALL pollutants. This is why it is necessary to supplement the ionizers with a multi-pronged solution.

EH Building Health also provides fundamental support through comprehensive safety and cleanliness products for your building’s common and high-traffic areas.

• Sanitation: EH Building Health can provide permanent or portable hand sanitizing stations and hand sanitizer lotions with guidelines for heightened cleaning and hygiene standards
• Building Signage: We can provide signage to optimize safe practices of guests and tenants.  EH Building Health can help facilitating traffic patterns within your building, awareness of reduced elevator capacity and encouragement of stair use, and mask-use encouragement.
• Safety Shields: Protect staff and visitors with clear acrylic plastic protective shields.  This allows employees at counters, registers and check in desks to see and interact with clients while providing protection from airborne illness.