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Authored by: Ye Zhang, PE; Joyce Kelly, R.A.,* GLHN Architects & Engineers, Inc. Germicidal UV light irradiation, used for over 100 years, is currently available in half a dozen flavors to deactivate viruses and bacteria in air, water, and surfaces. The RNA of SARS viruses related to Covid-19 virus breaks down with sufficient light in the UV-C spectrum, at the right distance with enough time. Labs evaluate these variables to…

CONTINUE THE JOURNEY WITH SAM SPU:  SAM AND HENRY TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT . . . .  INSTALLMENT 3 An architectural engineering take on HVAC design factors that influence the spread of COVID 19 through infectious aerosol containing corona virus within buildings. The presentation is 10 images involving simple graphics and concepts. Sam Spu 8-8-2020 Installation 3 Only Final 08-14-2020

ENR Southwest has announced its 2020 Best Project Winners and has awarded Banner University Medical Center Tucson Best Health Care Project!  The new 9-story clinical tower for the region’s only academic medical center replaces an aging portion of the existing hospital, updating and expanding operating rooms and elevating the patient experience with all-private patient rooms. The tower includes 248 private inpatient beds and 24 operating rooms as well as a…

William “Bill” I. Nelson PE, Mechanical Engineer, Emeritus, GLHN Architects & Engineers, Inc. interview for The Tucson ASHRAE Chapter on The HVAC industry in Southern Arizona from 1970 to 2020. Bill is characterized by his exemplary contributions to the engineering profession.  His 50-year career experience spanned a multitude of infrastructure and building projects. In these videos, Bill begins by sharing working at the first architecture and engineering design firms in…

Continue the Journey . . .  with Sam Spu: Sam Spu 7-10-2020 Installment 2

Take a Journey . . . Meet Sam Spu:  On the Effects of Face Mask, Distance and Building HVAC Systems in the Spread of Infectious Aerosol  

GLHN’s Rob Lamb, COO, received a call Saturday night from Elaine Becherer, Chief of Staff for Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, with a request for help.  The City was expecting additional unrest and damage from protesters in downtown overnight and was assembling a clean-up crew for Sunday morning.  Rob reached out to staff and coordinated GLHN’s support.  More than 70 volunteers showed up from a number of local architecture and construction…

GLHN Architects & Engineers, Inc. is honored to be recognized along with Shepley Bulfinch Architects, Sundt and DPR Construction and Banner Health as recipients of The Real Estate and Development (RED) Award 2020 for Best Healthcare Project.   The RED Award is the largest commercial real estate event in Arizona, honoring the brokers, architects, contractors and developers of notable commercial development projects throughout the state. Finalists are featured in the March/April…

GLHN is honored and humbled to have been awarded the 2020 ASHRAE Technology Award - First Place – for Educational Facilities – New. Environmental and Natural Resources 2, University of Arizona. The ASHRAE Technology Awards are the HVAC&R industry’s most prestigious honor for efficient energy use in building and environmental system performance. Effective energy utilization is just one of several aspects of facility and building design. The ASHRAE Technology Awards…