Abstract: A push through conditioned air vestibule unit includes an air vestibule having a top side, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side forming a passage through the unit. Movable barrier members are attached to the unit to reduce external air flow through the passage. Return air ducts are configured to circulate air to an air moving device and a temperature conditioning device. Thermal and humidity sensors measure temperature and humidity of the passage and an external room, and a system controller controls the temperature of air moved into the passage using the temperature conditioning device if the partial pressure of moisture vapor internal to the passage is not greater than or equal to the partial pressure of moisture vapor external to the passage.

Abstract: A push through conditioned air vestibule unit includes an air vestibule having a top side, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side forming a passage through the unit. Movable barrier members are attached to the unit to reduce external air flow through the passage. Return air ducts are configured to circulate air to an air moving device and a temperature conditioning device. Thermal and humidity sensors measure temperature and humidity of the passage and an external room, and a system controller controls the temperature of air moved into the passage using the temperature conditioning device if the partial pressure of moisture vapor internal to the passage is not greater than or equal to the partial pressure of moisture vapor external to the passage.

Abstract: A refreshment bar includes one embodiment of a cooling or heating apparatus for food and/or beverage containers. The apparatus maintains a food or beverage container placed on one of the plates at a desired cold or hot temperature relative to the bar surface temperature and ambient temperature. The apparatus includes thermally conductive plates, for example stainless steel disks, positioned in recesses such that the upper surfaces of the plates are coplanar with the top surface of the bar, thereby providing a level surface. A thermal exchanger system is used to cool or heat the plates. The system includes a reservoir containing a thermal element and a thermal transfer fluid. The reservoir is located adjacent the lower surface of the bar top. The plates are thermally coupled to the thermal transfer fluid and thermal element, thereby cooling or heating the plates.