Post by smosey wales on Dec 8, 2020 16:25:00 GMT -5
Turn-of-the-century faith in ventilation to combat disease pushed engineers to design steam heating systems that still overheat apartments today.
The coronavirus pandemic has revived interest in the role design has played fighting infectious diseases. Most famously, the trailblazing modern architecture of the early 20th century — open to nature and filled with light and air, as practiced by designers such as Alvar Aalto and Richard Neutra — reflected au courant ideas about health and wellness, especially in combating the scourge of tuberculosis (which also influenced bathroom design).
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-05/the-curious-history-of-steam-heat-and-pandemics
It’s all about having fresh air circulating. I have always questioned the closed-systems of our modern HVAC plants and our sealed-up commercial buildings—and now, many modern homes--SW
The coronavirus pandemic has revived interest in the role design has played fighting infectious diseases. Most famously, the trailblazing modern architecture of the early 20th century — open to nature and filled with light and air, as practiced by designers such as Alvar Aalto and Richard Neutra — reflected au courant ideas about health and wellness, especially in combating the scourge of tuberculosis (which also influenced bathroom design).
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-05/the-curious-history-of-steam-heat-and-pandemics
It’s all about having fresh air circulating. I have always questioned the closed-systems of our modern HVAC plants and our sealed-up commercial buildings—and now, many modern homes--SW
