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County consultant: jail HVAC needs targeted repairs before larger geothermal upgrades
Summary
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.
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.
Amoroso, who oversaw the diagnostic work, said parts of the campus geothermal and building air-handling systems are aging and that the jail — a 24/7 facility with code-mandated ventilation — is the…
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