County consultant: jail HVAC needs targeted repairs before larger geothermal upgrades

Jun 16, 2025

Consultants and county staff briefed supervisors on a completed HVAC balancing study at the jail that identified underperformance, broken control components and humidity issues; they recommended coordinating the balancer and control contractor to prioritize repairs before investing in geothermal capacity expansion.

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County Development Director Eric Furness and HVAC consultant Vic Amoroso told the Muscatine County Board of Supervisors on June 16 that a recently completed test-and-balance study of the jail’s HVAC system shows the facility is not meeting original design airflow and has broken or malfunctioning components that must be repaired or replaced.

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