Download USC McKay Center press release FINAL 3.26.13

USC’s McKay Center turns on new Indoor Air Quality System
to keep athletes and staff healthy in training and locker rooms
LOS ANGELES (March 28, 2013) – The University of Southern California and AtmosAir
Solutions today announced that the John McKay Center’s new Green, clean indoor air quality
system is operational and helping to protect athletes and staff from illness and infections.
The McKay Center’s new indoor air quality (IAQ) system from AtmosAir Solutions of Fairfield,
CT. is designed to significantly reduce mold, dust, odors, control bacteria and the spread of
airborne viruses, and reduce airborne particles and germs that get past normal ventilation and
filtration systems. The goal: to keep USC athletes healthy and on the playing field while also
protecting coaches and trainers from illness and infection. The indoor air quality system is also
designed to reduce building operation costs.
“We’re very excited about our indoor air quality system going operational in the McKay
Center,” said AtmosAir Solutions President Steve Levine. “We know from others who have
installed our product – the Staples Center, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville
Jaguars, Seattle Mariners, and University of Richmond - that their athletes and staff stay
healthier and feel better when they train in their facilities.”
Staph infections at athletic training facilities are often traced to contact with bacteria. Treating
surfaces is generally temporary. A more permanent fix is installing IAQ systems that rid the root
of these infections over extended time and help insure athletes remain healthy germ free and on
the playing field instead of the injured list.
USC head athletic trainer Russ Romano is enthused with the new indoor air purification system
in the new facility is an avid advocate for helping keep athletes and staff healthier with purified
clean indoor air.
About the John McKay Center:
The 110,000-square foot John McKay opened in August, 2012, and is named in honor of USC’s
most successful football coach, the legendary John McKay, who won four national
championships at USC before becoming the first head coach of the NFL’s Tampa Bay
Buccaneers. The facility houses meeting rooms, coaches offices and a locker room for the
football program, as well as an academic center, weight room, athletic training room and stateof-the-art digital media production facility for all of USC's 21 sports.
About AtmosAir Solutions:
AtmosAir Solutions of Fairfield, CT. markets and installs indoor air purification products for
commercial businesses, sports venues and hospitals. These air purification systems reduce mold,
dust, odors and control bacteria and the spread of airborne viruses, particles and germs that get
past normal ventilation and filtration systems and can cause illness and infections. These devices
– installed in existing or new air conditioning/heating systems - actually replicate fresh
mountaintop air indoors. Businesses that install these devices promote better health, save energy
and reduce facility costs. Albert Einstein pioneered the AtmosAir Solutions technology. More
information is available at: http://www.atmosair.com