Hi Top Cities With the Worst Air in the United States!.

Hi United States Cities Amongst Worst Air Quality!

Dealing with poor air quality can be not only an annoyance, but hazardous to your health as well. Although there are places around the world that are much worse, there are still places in the United States that have poor air quality. Because of this, the residents suffer, dealing with the poor air quality sometimes every day of the year. Be aware of the cities that have the worst air quality, and learn how to best protect yourself if you reside in one of these cities.

Los Angeles

There are close to eighteen million people living in and around the Los Angeles area. This includes Long Beach and Riverside. Because of these large number of people, industrial factories, cars, and shipping ports add a large amount of pollution. It doesn't help that there is not often weather changes such as high winds, rain or snow to clear everything out. Even though the air is heavily polluted, it is better than it had been in previous years. There have been efforts made to clean up the air, making it healthier for everyone in the area.

Phoenix

With a smaller population, reaching about four million, the air is still heavily polluted. Although Arizona has been known for a long time as the perfect place for those with respiratory issues to come and relieve their lungs, the same cannot be said for the state's capital. Because of the way the city is situated, it makes it hard for the pollution to leave the area, causing it to settle. Those who already have problems with their lungs or heart should stay inside on bad air days and avoid exercising outside.

Hanford

Although the population of Hanford, California is smaller than most cities that made the list for the greatest pollution, this town of 150 thousand people ranks in the top ten worst cities for pollution by ozone, year round pollution, and short term pollution. Those who live in this area should be aware of these potential dangers, and do what they can to protect themselves against the problem.

Bakersfield

Bakersfield, California has ranked as the worst city as far as air quality goes many times, not necessarily because of the pollution, but because of the elements that are in the air. There is a lot of agriculture in this region, and when work is being done, fertilizer and pesticides used, and even dust is brought up into the air, creating a potentially harmful concoction to ingest.

Even if you don't live in one of these cities, you still have a potential of getting sick from pollutants in your area. To better protect yourself plan to carpool, stay inside on days with poor air quality, and ensure that the filter in your homes heating and air system is always in proper working order. The filter in your home is critical for many. It is the first line of defense in your home to create a safe environment against the pollution in the air. Take care of this to maintain your health in the best way possible.

Hi World's Tallest Building (A Prefab) - The HVAC Challenge!.

Hi Manufactured for On Site pre-assembly Skyscrapers

We have been following this ambitious undertaking of building the world's tallest building, the 220 floor "Sky City", in an incredibly short three month period. This is largely due to the new technologies developed by the Broad Sustainable Building Group of China based on fabrication of the building frame and most building systems in factories which are shipped to the site for assembly. With some 20 buildings already "built" using this technology success has been seen and the learning process has continued.

On this subject, GE A's President & CEO expressed some concern about the pace, "Although I admire the success to date and the exuberance of this plan I believe smaller steps would be more appropriate".

Well, bureaucracy and the emergence of another less ambitious project may help bring order to the progression of the multiple technologies being created and advanced by Broad and its partners.

Forbes Thought Of The Day

“ There must always be some who are brighter and some who are stupider. The latter make up for it by being better workers. ”

— Bertolt Brecht

The 220 story world's tallest building was scheduled to start in December and be completed in March. However delays in getting approvals ("authorities have withheld permits for Sky City because of concerns over safety, congestion and environmental impact") have caused rescheduling. But Broad is not just "sitting on their hands". In late January they announced an agreement to build 100 story skyscraper in Tinchuan using the same mass production methods planned for Sky City.

We see this as good news as the increases in building size and complexity had progressed nicely through the last building which was a thirty story office building "built" in fifteen days. The leap from 30 to 220 stories encompasses many new issues including the social issues surrounding the creating of a city in a building. Although there are certainly some disappointments we view this opportunity to take a smaller step a positive for the buildings and HVAC industries.

The View: selection of images: "Manufactured for Pre-assembly."

 

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