Government Buildings

Government buildings serve diverse populations and often operate continuously throughout the year, making indoor environmental quality an important consideration for occupant comfort, health, and building performance. From administrative offices and courthouses to public service facilities and municipal buildings, maintaining proper humidity levels helps create comfortable, productive indoor environments.

Air that is too dry can contribute to respiratory irritation, dry skin, irritated eyes, and increased static electricity. Excess humidity can lead to condensation, mold growth, and other moisture-related issues that may affect occupants, building materials, and facility operations. DriSteem humidification, dehumidification, and water treatment solutions help government facilities maintain balanced indoor conditions that support occupant well-being, indoor air quality, and long-term building performance.

By maintaining relative humidity within recommended ranges, government buildings can create healthier indoor environments, improve occupant comfort, protect valuable building assets, and support reliable operation throughout the facility.

Issues caused by low or fluctuating relative humidity

Spread of viruses 

• Healthy humidity levels can help reduce the spread of viruses such as COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and seasonal influenza in the built environment. 
• The World Health Organization has called for non-pharmaceutical approaches to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 (1). Adding humidity is a safe, efficient, and easy way to protect staff, visitors, and the surrounding community.
• Airborne viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, MERS, and Influenza A are expelled as aerosols through breathing, speaking, coughing, and sneezing. Researchers have captured pathogen-bearing aerosols traveling up to 25 feet from a simple sneeze.

Illness and Discomfort

• Dry indoor air negatively affects the overall health of staff and visitors to the facility by allowing infections to spread quickly.
• There are real costs associated with health issues caused by dry air, including higher staff absenteeism.  

Resources

Buyer’s Guide: Humidification for Government Buildings 
Learn how to create a healthy indoor environment by using relative humidity to protect your staff, visitors, and the surrounding community.

Sources

1. Non-pharmaceutical public health measures for mitigating the risk and impact of epidemic and pandemic influenza

Next steps

Contact your local DriSteem representative to learn more about humidity control for government buildings. Use the Find a Rep tool below to find your nearest representative.

Already using humidity control to protect government buildings?

For best performance and highest efficiency, existing humidification systems should be checked to determine if any replacement parts are needed, if any other maintenance needs to be performed, and whether there is a software update available. Contact your local DriSteem representative to learn more.