We employ hospital-grade UV lamp system in the HVAC ducts of the yoga room that destroy viruses and mold spores and bacteria. The entire air in the yoga room is disinfected in under 5 minutes ensuring that the air you breathe is as clean as possible.

Have you ever experienced a busy class full of practitioners where you felt dizzy? Although there are many reasons for feeling dizzy. One of the main reasons is a high concentration of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in the air. This can occur when the HVAC system is not properly sized or when the air does not circulate properly creating dead zones or when there is insufficient fresh air brought in from outside . To combat this issue, we installed linear HVAC diffusers on the perimeter of the Hot Yoga room to ensure that air circulates properly to avoid dead spots.

But that’s not enough, we went further. We installed dedicated CO2 sensors that monitor the CO2 level in the room. If the CO2 level becomes too high, external electronic dampers on the rooftop will activate and bring in more fresh air from outside to reduce the CO2 levels back within acceptable range. This ensures that regardless of class size, Air Quality is maintained.

We installed a dedicated fresh air circulation exchanger in the yoga room that also captures some of the heat and humidity in the room thus helping us save energy while maintaining fresh air from the outside.

HVAC Systems produce lots of noise and vibrations. Typically, HVAC ducts are insulated with a fiberglass lining to attenuate sound and vibrations. . With time and high heat and humidity, some of the fibers can delmaninate and become airborne which is not good for our health. Our HVAC ducts are lined with hospital-grade acoustic elastomeric insulators that do not use fiberglass. This helps eliminate potential delamination issues.

In addition to our forced-air HVAC system, we employ a state of the art radiant panels that use FAR infrared heat, which provides a therapeutic, deep penetrating, detoxifying form of heat that expels toxins, heavy metals, and pollutants from the body, providing significant benefits. These radiant panels were specifically selected to reduce the exposure to Electro-Magnetic Field Radiation (“EMFR”). A typical Fluorescent lamp in an office ceiling has readings of 160 to 200 mG at one inch away from the light. EMFR levels emitted from our Yoga Panels are the lowest in the industry with reported measurements up to 40 times lower than other panels in the industry.

Mold needs organic matter to feed itself. Typical walls are made out of standard gypsum boards which comprise two paper backings and gypsum in the middle. The gypsum is an inorganic mineral. The paper backing that sandwiches the gypsum is organic. If humidity finds its way to the paper backing, mold can build up inside the wall. Although paint can help. It doesn’t address the issue entirely. Other options are treated paper against mold. But again, with time, it can become a problem.

We opted for a fiberglass-backed gypsum board. In other words, instead of paper being used, the backing is fiberglass. This type of material is three times more expensive than a standard gypsum board. It also requires special glazing and prep work. But we thought it was worth it to invest in the Hot Yoga Room in order to make sure that we combat mold growth. And if that wasn’t enough, we then applied high-quality mold-resistant paint on our walls. The same is used in SPA’s.

We used plastic moldings throughout the studio to protect against mold.

We love to practice in a room with an abundance of light. But that comes with huge implications for heat loss and window condensation. To reduce window condensation and to improve the heat insulation capacity of our windows, we worked with a European manufacturer and imported our windows from Austria. Our windows are triple pane. That is the window is comprised of 3 pieces of glass separated by a highly insulating gas. This system helps reduce condensation on the windows.

We used Stone Polymer Composite Floors which have 0% organic material. They can withstand high humidity and high heat and are mold resistant. Our floor system uses requires no glues during installation so we can eliminate harmful fumes.