Air Movement and Control Association Int'l - Best Publication - Association or Non-Profit

Company: Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc., Arlington Heights, IL USA
Company Description: Founded in 1917, Air Movement and Control Association International is a not-for-profit association of manufacturers of air-system components for commercial heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC); industrial-process; and power-generation applications. It is headquartered in the United States, with offices in Johor, Malaysia; Brussels, Belgium; and Dubai, U.A.E. It has 36 employees.
Nomination Category: Annual Report & Other Publication Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Other Publication - Association or Non-Profit

Nomination Title: 2020 Edition of AMCA inmotion Magazine

Date this publication was first distributed:

The 2020 edition of AMCA inmotion was published digitally on the websites of Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. and ASHRAE (formerly the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) on Oct. 1, 2020. Approximately 70,000 physical copies were polybagged and mailed with the October 2020 issue of ASHRAE Journal. Additionally, in October, the 2020 edition of AMCA inmotion was e-mailed to more than 115,000 ASHRAE Journaldigital and High Performing Buildings (an ASHRAE brand) subscribers.

Are heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems “spreaders” of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? That possibility became acute in July 2020 when 239 scientists from 32 countries co-signed an appeal to the medical community and relevant national and international bodies to recognize the potential for transmission of SARS-CoV-2—initially thought to be spread primarily through large respiratory droplets that, once expelled, fall quickly to the floor—as an aerosol.

Among the recommendations of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force are to supplement general ventilation with airborne-infection controls, such as germicidal ultraviolet (UV-C) light. Although UV-C technology is covered in ASHRAE Handbook volumes and other technical resources, questions concerning its application persist. In response, AMCA made the use of UV-C light for HVAC air and surface disinfection the subject of the cover story of the 2020 edition of AMCA inmotion. Long-established but not widely utilized, UV-C light has proven effective against previous coronaviruses and looks promising against SARS-CoV-2.

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Editor in Chief: Scott Arnold, AMCA Manager of Industry Content
Art Director: Bonnie James, JAM Graphics & Publishing