Incorporating a plenum can have its design advantages, but corridors serving adjoining areas of health care occupancies are prohibited from being used for a portion of an air supply, air return, or ...
Newer electronic equipment rooms, such as high-heat-density data centers and communication areas, may utilize cooling equipment equipped with newer technologies, such as in-row or in-rack cooling ...
Though suspended ceilings (above, right) remain the most popular ceiling system option, facility managers report that 17% of their total building square footage still features an open plenum ...