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Diseases can spread between apartments via shared ventilation, study shows (www.colorado.edu)

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[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Most modern apartments or condos in the US have their own HVAC. I’d say anything build in the last 50+ years at least.

Where are you where this is not common?

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

lived in apts from 2000-2015 - the ones in texas had their own AC, but elsewhere? Shared heating (steam fed radiators in ny) or large AC units on roofs pumping cold air into multiple units (VA, OR, WA)....