The Swegon blog – Everything about indoor climate

Our experts at Swegon have for years shared their knowledge and skills in the format of enlightening blog posts about ventilation, heating and cooling. With different angles of approach, a wide variety of indoor climate related topics have been presented and explained with sincere engagement and broadmindedness.

Below you find more than 100 blog posts, and we are constantly adding new ones, in our aspiration to build knowledge about indoor climate – within, as well as outside, the building industry. Click on the pre-set tags, or use the filter function under "Explore" to narrow down the number of posts to a selection that is relevant to your interest or that will give you new and useful insights.

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Martin Ottersten

A wooden air handling unit – redefining the industry?

Considering todays many challenging sustainability targets, it is no surprise that people wonder why certain products look or work the way they do. However, when alternative solutions are explored, factors such as functionality or lifespan, often turn out to be significant showstoppers. What if …

William Lawrance

Condensation and frosting in rotary heat exchangers

Air-to-air heat exchangers used for energy recovery in ventilation units sometimes need to operate in very low outdoor temperatures. During operation the surfaces in the heat exchanger are cooled by the outdoor air and warmed by the extract air. This means that the heat exchanger has a cold side …

John Lindblom

The refurb kit revolution

Knowing what we know about buildings and the building industry, we realise that there are numerous sustainability choices a real estate owner has to make. Windows, lighting, water-usage, ventilation and so much more have to be considered from an operational carbon perspective, and now also from the …

Andreas Örje Wellstam

GOLD: from frost to flowers, celebrating 30 years of innovation

Have you ever braved a Swedish winter – the biting winds, icy roads and vast snow-clad forests and mountains? These harsh conditions are often credited for Sweden´s innovative spirit, especially in creating products to keep people warm, comfortable and safe – indoors and out. When spring finally …

William Lawrance

The future for air handling units under the new F-Gas regulation in the EU

As a company, we have recently focused on the topic of sustainability in a number of ways, in the context of indoor climate solutions. In previous blog posts, we have discussed topics such as the Renovation wave, the BACS decree and the recently updated F-Gas regulations - all through the lens of …

Robert Siverby

Recycled steel lowers the carbon footprint

The building sector produces a significant part of the global emissions today. An important step on the road to sustainable practices is to lower the footprint from embodied carbon in products.

William Lawrance

Product selection software in the HVAC industry

There are a great number of alternatives available, and choices to make, when designing a solution for ventilation, heating and cooling. Experts in the industry have, with long-time experience, identified how to improve the decision making process and ease the product selection. Want to learn more, …

Malin Höij

Small measures to reduce energy consumption - interview with Anders Hultman

Never before has the topic of energy been given so much attention as today. We are constantly surrounded by news, debates, and digital tools informing us about energy in terms of price, consumption and/or the scarcity of it. It can be difficult to take it all in, and to know what can be done to …

William Lawrance

How to increase energy-efficiency of your air handling unit

As Google searches regarding energy-savings have somewhat skyrocketed lately, it is reasonable to think that the following search has been made more than just a few times: how to save energy + AHU?

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