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News Release from: Chute Controls | Subject: Garbage chute
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 December 2004
Mold control for high rise residential
buildings
Chute Controls invention was designed to stop the movement of smoke and fire up a chute and is proven to improve the building envelope.
High Rise Residential Buildings have become the target of many lawsuits, especially in the United States The problem is that mold can develop when humidity levels rise
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 29 Oct 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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In a high rise building three situations must be present to cause the mold to develop.
There must be high humidity, mold spores, and paper or wood.
Chute Controls of London Ontario Canada has developed a product that keeps a garbage chute in the normally closed positon.
This invention was designed to stop the movement of smoke and fire up a chute.
It has, however, been proven to improve the building envelope.
In northern climates, cold weather causes air to move up the chute.
This stack effect also drags with it contaminents with the air.
In fact, the garbage room is in many instances, leaky to say the least.
This is because the doors take a lot of abuse, moving bins and garbage in and out.
This affects the fit.
Thus untreated humid air moves into the room.
The chute drawing heat from the building, warming the air in the chute, causing the air to rise.
As it rises it leaves the building at the top.
As we are all aware, what goes out of a building must come back into the building to equalize the pressure.
When an occupant on a floor level opens the chute, air comes out, and this air may have spores borne up the chute from the garbage room.
It may also have other particulate matter that none of us would like to breathe.
In a building equipped with our chute door, the air cannot move up the chute.
This keeps untreated air out of the floor levels.
It keeps heat in the building.
And it keeps the spores out of your face, and out of your lungs.
f having a device that saves energy, (up to 18% off heating bills), stops smoke and fire movement, and reduces the probability of mold spores coming up the chute seems like a good idea, you need our chute door.
UL listed, tested, 1.5 hour labelled, and approved for use in New York City.
See our other press releases on Buildingtalk.com for more details.
Chute Controls is currently seeking qualified distributors world wide.
If you are interested in distributing our products please contact us.
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