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Wildfires Have Renewed Focus on IAQ & Building Operation Strategies

Wildfire smoke can affect indoor air quality far beyond active fire zones. This article explores practical HVAC strategies including ventilation, filtration, airflow […]

How FMs Can Compare HVAC Replacement Bids Before Award

A practical guide for facility managers reviewing multiple HVAC replacement bids before award. The article explains how to compare scope, exclusions, controls, […]

Smarter HVAC Decisions for Commercial and Retail: Energy Efficiency That Delivers Value

This article explores how HVAC decisions in retail environments go beyond maintenance and directly impact business continuity, energy costs, and operational risk. […]

Why Hot/Cold Calls Are Really About Air Handlers

Hot and cold calls are often early indicators of underlying HVAC system performance issues, particularly within air handling units and connected components. […]

Integrated "all-Airflow" Control

This article explains how an integrated "all-airflow" control strategy maintains proper building pressurization and indoor air quality by directly measuring and controlling […]

How Legacy Control System Upgrades Unlock a Smarter Building

This webinar dives into what shapes today’s smart buildings, the benefits of leveraging new technologies that help make informed decisions to enhance […]

How AI Is Changing HVAC (and Your Job)

In this episode of Cool Air, Hot Takes, hosts Charlie Jelen and Dan Gentry talk with Jean-Simon Venne, CTO and co-founder of […]

Achieving Demand Control Ventilation Based on Occupancy

At South Lafourche High School and Thibodaux Middle School in Louisiana, fluctuating occupancy levels—particularly in classrooms and gymnasiums—highlighted the need for a […]

Equivalent Clean Airflow and the Importance of Validating Ventilation and Filtration Rates

ASHRAE Standard 241 introduces the concept of Equivalent Clean Airflow — a framework for combining mechanical ventilation, filtration, and other proven technologies […]

Making Healthier Buildings

Ventilation and filtration are foundational principles in healthy buildings. FMs are often burdened with reducing operating costs, and a prime target is […]