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October 14, 2019

Protecting Your Investment from New Construction to Rehabs and Existing Multi-Family Properties

UPDATED: December 15, 2021 The Negative Effect of Excess Moisture Trapped Indoors As the demand for multifamily housing steadily grows, construction and building regulations have become tighter in an effort to create sustainable and energy-efficient housing. The article, Mold Susceptibility of Rapidly Renewable Materials Used in Wall Construction, explains that “tighter building construction practices save …Read More

September 11, 2019

Mold Awareness Month

National Indoor Mold Society developed National Indoor Toxic Mold Awareness Month (NITMAM) “to inform, educate, and bring awareness about how exposure to indoor molds and mycotoxins can affect your health.” –Letitia Peters Mold and fungi are a natural part of the environment and can be found everywhere, growing indoors and outdoors. However, problems with mold …Read More

September 6, 2019

Virginia Housing Development Authority reveals changes to the QAP: Points Awarded for Providing Dehumidification System

The VHDA Qualified Allocation Plan offers 5 points for rehabilitations and new construction, providing permanently installed, fixed dehumidification systems in each unit. As the pioneers of multi-family housing dehumidifiers, the IW25 In Wall/On Wall Energy Efficient dehumidifier resolves moisture issues by creating a consistent Relative Humidity (RH). The IW25 runs independent of HVAC systems, controlling …Read More

August 8, 2019

News: IW25 In-Wall Dehumidifier Awarded Home Innovation’s NGBS Green Product Certification

Innovative Dehumidifier Systems has earned Home Innovation National Green Building Standard (NGBS) Green Certified™ for Indoor Environmental Quality to the IW25 In-Wall dehumidifier, Practice 903.3. Benefits of using certified products will allow builders and designers to confidently choose approved products to earn points towards NGBS Green Certified building. As the pioneer of fixed dehumidifiers for …Read More

July 9, 2019

Benefits of using Fixed Dehumidifiers vs. Ducted Range Hoods in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Apartments

Mold is a continuously growing threat for multi-family housing as building codes become more energy efficient and construction envelopes become tighter. The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) recognizes the increasing problem of mold and has offered an alternative to counter solve this recurring issue: a fixed dehumidifier. Fixed dehumidifiers in homes not only help …Read More

May 28, 2019

Moisture Removal in Apartments

UPDATED: October 26, 2021 Why multifamily properties are adding tankless dehumidification. WHO are wall mounted dehumidifiers created for?Specifically designed for multifamily housing apartments but extremely beneficial in student housing, historic buildings, residential subdivisions, affordable housing, resorts, housing authorities, luxury condos, and more! “When mold is found indoors, a plan to eliminate it and prevent it …Read More

May 16, 2019

IS MY IW25 IN WALL DEHUMIDIFIER WORKING?

What to expect when operating the IW25 in wall dehumidification system? 1. If the space humidity exceeds set point by 2-3%, the in-wall dehumidifier will energize. 2. When the dehumidifier energizes, the green led status light will switch from flashing green to solid green. 3. After the dehumidifier has run for 5-10 minutes, the coils …Read More

January 29, 2017

Innovative Dehumidifier Systems Innovative Dehumidifier Systems – recognized in “Leading HVAC/Energy Controls Manufacturers”, Commercial Construction & Renovation, September 2016

August 30, 2016

Article written in Building Science Corporation by Joseph Lstiburek regarding dehumidification

BSI-012: Balancing Act – Exhaust-Only Ventilation Does Not Work Joseph Lstiburek August 15, 2016 There. I said it. It just does not work. OK, it works sometimes1. But it does not work in tight building enclosures and certainly not in new houses, apartments, townhouses and row houses. Basically in nothing new that we are building. …Read More

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