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Management of airflow and reduction of impurities from air circulating in homes and buildings.

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2023 Workplace Safety Academy Launches

Aug. 4, 2023

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Canadian Wildfires Spark AHRI Air Quality Reminders

June 13, 2023

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ASHRAE Completes Draft of Pathogen Mitigation Standard

May 16, 2023

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AHR 2023: Schools and Indoor Air Quality

Feb. 7, 2023

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School Districts Make Indoor Air Quality a Top Elective

Nov. 14, 2022

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New application predicts IAQ and thermal comfort ratings before you construct

Sept. 19, 2022

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Maximize Your Commercial HVAC Business with Indoor Air Quality Services

Sept. 26, 2023

Awareness of commercial building IAQ is higher than it's ever been. Position your commercial HVAC business as a provider of indoor air quality solutions.

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ASHRAE Standard 241 Ushers in New Era of Air Filtration for Buildings

July 21, 2023

Far-reaching standard establishes stronger airborne infection risk mitigation standards for buildings.

You can use a scoop takeoff on branch ducts that want to act like returns and guide airflow into the duct.

Why Some Supply Registers Act Like Return Grilles

July 3, 2023

Let’s look at the field conditions necessary for this problem, why it happens, and a simple solution.

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School Improves Indoor Air Quality and Lighting

March 28, 2023

Allergy and asthma triggers were reduced and light levels in the spaces more than doubled from 116 to 253 lux.

To measure static pressure, you’ll need a static pressure tip and tubing to transfer pressures to the manometer. Don’t cut corners, and stick the open end of the tube into the airstream. Otherwise, you’ll get goofy readings.

Four Airflow Problems You Can Easily Discover with Static Pressure Testing

Feb. 20, 2023

Static pressure testing makes you a better technician or salesperson and exposes the problems behind many customer complaints.

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July 22, 2022

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Visualizing the 'Traffic' of Airflow

June 17, 2022

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New HVACR Products: Week of May 16

May 20, 2022

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New HVACR Products: Week of May 2, 2022

May 4, 2022

This week's gallery spotlights residential ERVs, a carbon dioxide controller, a smart thermostat for air quality, a HEPA/carbon filtration module, a spot cooler and digital scroll...

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Win a Yeti Cooler, JBL speaker, or Holy Stone drone!

April 25, 2022

Contracting Business' "HVACR & Plumbing Product Showcase" is live, showing tons of cool products! We're giving away Yeti coolers, JBL speakers, and Holy Stone drones, too - just...

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Grille and Register Mysteries

April 8, 2022

Residential grilles and registers have a variety of mysteries that seem to have escaped many who design, install, sell, and service air distribution systems in our industry.

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Government to Authorize $500 million for Cleaner Schools

April 4, 2022

The HVAC industry has always promoted cleaner air and more efficient systems. As the IAQ experts, HVAC contractors should take this ball and run with it.