Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam - Netherlands

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Art preservation and humidity control at Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

The Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands’ national museum of art and history, displays masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer and Jan Steen alongside a vast art-history library. As one of the country’s 100 most important UNESCO monuments, it welcomes ~970,000 visitors annually. To protect these priceless works and historic interiors, the Rijksmuseum relies on the Condair DL hybrid humidifier, delivering stable, hygienic humidity control throughout its galleries.

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: Preserving art with optimal indoor climate

Originally founded in The Hague in 1800, the Rijksmuseum is centrally located in the Amsterdam district of Oud-Zuid in the midst of such prominent neighbours as the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and the Concertgebouw. Condair hybrid humidifiers ensure hygienic atmospheric humidity for those enjoying the arts.

Condair DL

The Condair DL is the next generation of the Condair Dual2—the world's most successful system for adiabatic humidification. Its hygienic credentials have proven successful in practice and were verified and certified by independent organisations with public responsibility.

Hybrid humidification relies exclusively on the advantages of atomisation and evaporation. This results in the sustainable resolution of key problems which can emerge when these technologies are used in isolation. The humidification system is therefore the first choice in terms of hygiene, energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

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Royal Albert Hall

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Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, Australia, identified as one of the 20th century's most distinctive buildings. Though its name suggests a single venue, the building comprises multiple performance venues which together are among the busiest of performing arts centres &ndash hosting well over 1,500 performances annually, attended by more than 1.2 million people.Condair evaporative and steam humidifiers are helping to maintain the ideal indoor environment, to preserve the integrity of the wooden interiors, the musical instruments, the vocal performance of the artists and the health of the public.

Steinway & Sons showroom, UK

Steinway & Sons has been renowned for producing the finest pianos since 1853. Passion and commitment, perfection and quality, reliability and “ of course “ an inimitable sound are just some of the characteristics people all over the world associate with these high-quality instruments. The impressive showroom in London Marylebone was recently refurbished. Condair™s steam humidifiers are playing a vital role in maintaining the exceptional craftsmanship involved in the production of Steinway™s famous pianos.

Apple Campus, Cupertino

Cupertino, California, located close to San Francisco, is home to the headquarters of American technology company Apple. The building was designed by British architect Norman Foster, who realized the idea of an oversized ring in connection with the former Apple Campus at Infinite Loop No. 1 in Cupertino.

At a diameter of almost half a kilometre (461 m), the building complex offers a gigantic usable area of 260,000 m2 and space for 12,000 employees. The ring contains a 130,000 m2 park with rest areas, cafés, sports facilities and a rainbow-coloured festival stage, which was inaugurated by Lady Gaga in 2018. Powered entirely by renewable energy,
the building features a 17-megawatt rooftop solar energy system and energy-efficient evaporative cooling from Condair.
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