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October 18, 2007

Library's new heaters hit the spot

  • The Seattle Central Library is using the heaters to warm its workers at the checkout desks.
    • By KATIE ZEMTSEFF
    Journal Staff Reporter

    Photos courtesy of Radiant Optics [enlarge]
    The heaters at the library have lenses that focus infrared heat, allowing them to be mounted 10 feet above the workers.

    THE SEATTLE PUBLIC Library had a problem. People working at checkout desks at the Fourth Avenue entrance were getting cold but the entire space didn't need to be warmed. A solution was found in spot heating.


     
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