Climate controls company, Trane Technologies announced, it was the first in Singapore to launch a new suite of air cleaning systems. The company’s technology uses both photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) and ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI), along with electrostatic filter technology that when combined, kills or inactivates microorganisms including viruses that passed through the filters.
Wisma Atria is one of the first commercial developments in Singapore to adopt air cleaning system. In Singapore, one of the first to adopt Trane’s latest air cleaning system using PCO and UVGI is – YTL Starhill Global REIT Management. Starhill said the indoor air quality of Wisma Atria shopping mall and office tower gets improved from August. It is installing an “air cleaning system using UV technology capable of purifying air inside the ductworks of its AHU. This is on top of deploying autonomous disinfection robots that use innovative UV-C LED technology effective in killing microbes including viruses like Covid-19; as well as applying antivirus and antimicrobial coating to high-touch surfaces such as lift buttons and escalator handrails.
Such steps taken by owners of malls and other public areas give assurance to visitors. Cheng Sin Yew, Trane vice-president of mature market for HVAC & Transport, Asia Pacific said, “In a typical commercial building or shopping mall, it takes about six air changes to clean and filter away the contaminants.”
