A BREATH OF CLE
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he Wortham Center for the Performing Arts has installed a new air ionization system to provide air purification throughout the facility. This helps to further create a safe environment for audiences attending events in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The air purification system, using needlepoint bipolar ionization (NPBI) technology, is the industry gold standard for creating safe, clean indoor spaces and is used at facilities like Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard, the White House, Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Charlotte Douglas Airport. When installed on each of the Wortham Center’s five air handlers, the system will eliminate 99.4 percent of airborne SARS-COVID virus particles by releasing a high concentration of positive
and negative ions, which travel through the air seeking out, attaching to, killing and filtering pathogens. In addition to its clear benefit during a global pandemic, the new NPBI system will decrease the Wortham Center’s energy consumption, reduce the need for outdoor air intake, neutralize odors, allergens and dust particles, and eliminate other pathogens such as mold spores, viruses and bacteria. 38
