What are the harmful effects of infrared radiation?

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The primary harmful effect of infrared radiation (IR) is thermal injury, but scaling and hyperpigmentation of skin can also occur, even if no pain is felt.IR-proof goggles can be required in certain industrial environments in which high exposure to invisible

Managing Energy Costs in Large Office Buildings

Large office buildings (those more than 100,000 square feet) in the US use an average of 20 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity and 24 cubic feet of natural gas per square foot annually. In a typical office building, lighting, heating, and cooling represent almost 70 percent of total energy use (

UV Radiation: A Danger Indoor as well as Outdoor

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While it’s understood that taking sun safety precautions is important outside, few people realize they can sustain sun damage indoors, too. The sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation can penetrate windows to reach the skin, accelerating skin aging by several years, as a

What Is the Greenhouse Effect?

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    While other planets in Earth's solar system are either scorching hot or bitterly cold, Earth's surface has relatively mild, stable temperatures. Earth enjoys these temperatures because of its atmosphere, which is the thin layer of gases that cloak and protect the