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Swegon Service: Toby’s Journey from UK&I to North America

Swegon Service: Toby’s Journey from UK&I…

A few months ago, as one of Swegon UK&I’s service engineers, I began my secondment to Swegon North […]

Active Chilled Beams vs Fan Coil Units

Active Chilled Beams vs Fan Coil…

Active chilled beams and fan coils are two different types of terminal units that are used to ventilate […]

Clearing up a few myths

Clearing up a few myths

Clearing up a few myths in humidity recovery There are many assumptions and opinions circulating around humidity recovery […]

Relative humidity in the indoor air

Relative humidity in the indoor air

Relative humidity in the indoor air impact on indoor air quality and means of control Keywords: relative humidity […]

Dry indoor climate

Dry indoor climate

–Why and how to prepare for the next cold season? It’s easy to forget, what you can’t see […]

What to expect from 2023?

What to expect from 2023?

Ambitions on the rise – on a global scale What are the key trends that are likely to dominate […]

Taking on the climate challenge – a New York City perspective

Taking on the climate challenge –…

The climate discussion often tends to be very much focused on topics such as transportation and food production. […]

HVAC System Contributions to Materials Transparency and Occupant Health

HVAC System Contributions to Materials Transparency…

For decades, HVAC systems have primarily been viewed as a collection of devices designed into a system and […]

Demand controlled ventilation leads to energy savings
IEQ

Demand controlled ventilation leads to energy…

The citizenM chain of hotels has taken pride in providing luxury comfort in compact rooms. Guests have been […]

The vital quest for quieter fans

The vital quest for quieter fans

How can quiet fans affect the indoor environmental quality (IEQ), safeguard people’s health, and reduce global CO2 emissions? […]

Read our white paper on education and indoor climate

Read our white paper on education…

Air quality and ventilation in schools is often an underestimated element of the classroom. It can have a […]

Reducing waste is always a win

Reducing waste is always a win

With the release of the last IPCC-report, along with soaring energy prices, more and more people have become […]

Applying Comfort Concepts in a Passive House Building

Applying Comfort Concepts in a Passive…

Comfort concepts for the built environment From an investment standpoint, occupant comfort is valuable, and investors are giving […]

3 Passive House Ventilation Modes to Provide Occupant Comfort

3 Passive House Ventilation Modes to…

By Michael Woolsey Buildings designed to meet Passive House criteria are known primarily for very low energy consumption. […]

Benefits of specifying PHI-certified Heat Recovery Ventilators

Benefits of specifying PHI-certified Heat Recovery…

Cover Photo: Carlington HUB, source: Photo credit to Krista Jahnke Photography. http://www.csv.ca/carlington-hub Heat in air has two properties. […]

Using Swegon GOLD Control features to Integrate into Your Fire and Smoke Design

Using Swegon GOLD Control features to…

The ventilation system often has a critical role to play in fire and smoke control and GOLD is […]

The Importance of Fan Watts per CFM in Good Ventilation System Design

The Importance of Fan Watts per…

Ventilation systems are getting a lot of press time recently as increased ventilation air is one of the […]

What is Energy Use Intensity?

What is Energy Use Intensity?

Buildings use more energy than any other sector so it stands to reason that measuring energy use in […]

Read our white paper on humidity
IEQ

Read our white paper on humidity

Humidity affects properties, materials and our well-being. However, requirements regarding relative humidity in current building standards vary significantly […]

Why ventilation is a key characteristic of a Passive House building

Why ventilation is a key characteristic…

Passive House is a building design concept that is all about staying within a strict energy use budget, […]

How are Carbon and Buildings Connected?

How are Carbon and Buildings Connected?

The goal of building science is to create safe, comfortable places for people to live and work while […]

Understanding the Carbon Cycle and Climate Change Science

Understanding the Carbon Cycle and Climate…

Carbon is the 6th element (atom) on the periodic table. Its unique property is it’s ability to bond […]

Will opening the windows solve the ventilation needs for schools?

Will opening the windows solve the…

With the realization that many schools across Europe lack sufficient ventilation equipment to provide the air exchange rates […]

The Importance of ERV Filtration During The COVID -19 Pandemic

The Importance of ERV Filtration During…

Did you know the size of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is only 100 nanometers? That’s 0.1 […]

The Big Picture on Energy Recovery Ventilation unit Leakage Rates and Covid Transmission

The Big Picture on Energy Recovery…

There is a lot of talk about Covid-19 (and other airborne transmittable diseases) and leakage rates in energy […]

How to Manage Leakage Rates with Rotary Air to Air Heat Exchangers

How to Manage Leakage Rates with…

Fact is, all plate, rotary and heat pipe air to air energy recovery devices leak – but it […]

Myth Busting – Thermal Wheels and Virus Transmission

Myth Busting – Thermal Wheels and…

As many countries across Europe enter a second lockdown, facilities managers may wish to take the opportunity to […]

Would we let our kids skip breakfast before school?
IEQ

Would we let our kids skip…

We all want to make sure that our children get the best education but one thing we tend […]

This is why induction is important for your indoor comfort
IEQ

This is why induction is important…

Imagine if you were forced to choose between a room that can’t be cooled in hot weather, or […]

Getting to grips with internal leakage in air handling units

Getting to grips with internal leakage…

Internal leakage of air in ventilation systems is wasteful and it can also affect the indoor air quality […]

Things to consider when choosing room units for variable air flows

Things to consider when choosing room…

There are a few things to consider when choosing room units for variable air flow to save energy […]

How to optimize air handling units for healthy indoor climate – COVID-19 recommendations

How to optimize air handling units…

With our top three advice for air handling units – regular maintenance, high flow rates, minimized return air […]

Ventilation and Virus transmission

Ventilation and Virus transmission

Ventilation plays an important role in keeping our indoor environment safe and sound. In an enclosed space, people […]

Why you should keep microparticles away from your supply air
IEQ

Why you should keep microparticles away…

Microparticles affect our health and environment. They can make us ill and shorten our life expectancy. Today, 80% […]

Commissioning air handling units is all about the work off site

Commissioning air handling units is all…

The commissioning and adjustment of air handling units can be time consuming, and due to the human factor, […]

What is IEQ and why is it important?
IEQ

What is IEQ and why is…

In recent years, our industry has witnessed a notable change in the way we go about delivering a […]

Five factors to consider in achieving the ideal indoor climate
IEQ

Five factors to consider in achieving…

Are your hotel guests complaining about the room comfort in room 107? In our last blog post we […]

Casing performance – Achieving good indoor climate with lower operating costs

Casing performance – Achieving good indoor…

Six features define the quality and performance of air handling unit casings. To achieve a good indoor climate […]