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Indoor Air Flow and COVID-19:
By now, if anyone is unaware of the rules of social distancing or uneducated about the chances of picking up COVID-19 off surfaces that have not been disinfected, they choose to be so. The information is out there ad nauseam.
Your Health, Your Responsibility
Caring for your respiratory system in these times … and at all times. Despite everyone’s worries over Covid-19, our indoor air has always had the potential to be two to five times higher than outdoor air on a ‘good’ day, according to the EPA. Indoor environments are...
Superior Ventilation for Fitness Environments
When Tom and Nancy Palmer designed Our Yoga Place in Estero, Florida, they set out to build a beautiful facility without the issues they found in many fitness studios throughout the world. Seeking an odorless and germ-free environment, they installed PEM surface flooring and SpectraCleanTM lighting for exceptional cleanliness.
Simple Solution: Want a healthy, energy-efficient home with lower HVAC bills? We have the answer!
Ah, the simplicity of the good old days. We could debate how simple and/or good they actually were, but one thing is certain: Home ventilation was cake. Bad air left, fresh air came in-all courtesy of natural ventilation. Occupants utilized windows and doors more...
Selecting Fans in a Balanced Ventilation System
What’s the secret to running a highly efficient and effective ventilation system? Naturally, you’ll need an ultra-efficient Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) unit that can accommodate the cubic feet per minute (CFM) air flow rate necessary for the space. However, there’s more to it.
Suck It Up!
The importance of a fresh air intake vent. Does your building or home have a fresh air intake vent? Would you know if it did? The tell-tale openings can be found on the building envelope, hopefully at least 10-feet away from contaminant sources. If you place a hand by...
Best Engineering Practices – Ideas for addressing real world ventilation challenges
Participating in the practice of hot yoga is a challenge not only for the practitioner, but for the building owner who needs to control the humidity under the required temperatures. The ideal climate for a hot yoga studio is a temperature of 40.5 C (105 F) and 40 percent humidity. Keeping a healthy, mold-free environment with good IAQ is more of a challenge in some geographic locations than others.
ERV Technology: BPE Raises the Bar!
If you were offered a 50%-off coupon or a 75%-off coupon while shopping, which would you choose? If you knew you had the option to breathe far cleaner air and improve your day-to-day cognitive skills rather drastically, would you say, “No, that’s okay”’ or “Where do I...
Concepts in Healthy HVAC
Many people think of energy-efficient savings first when planning to meet ENERGYSTAR®, LEED, or Passive House Institute standards and consider health benefits an added extra. However, as we said in a recent article on The International WELL Building Institute’s WELL Building Standard, buildings without superior ventilation contribute to sluggish performance, less astute thinking, and more sick days.
Practical Application of a BPE ERV:
Since BPE ERVs are modular, they can be stacked to produce fresh air requirements ups to 20,000 cfm. Such modules are man-portable, will fit through a 36-inch door, and can be assembled by two men in four hours.