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.

Martin Ottersten

Why you should eliminate all monotonous noise in your building

Sound can be a source of pleasure and well-being, if it is the right kind, like beautiful music. But research has found that the wrong kind of sound, or noise, is also a major cause of health problems. According to the World Health Organization, western Europeans are losing millions of years of …

Caroline Jacobsson

Circularity: from pilots to industrial scale

In previous blog posts (links below), it has been highlighted why embodied carbon requires more attention, and how circularity is increasingly becoming part of the sustainability efforts in HVAC and the building industry. Through the Nordic Circularity Piloting Program, we have tested circular …

Philip Andersson

There is more to your indoor climate system than climate control

Most professionals in the building industry know, and can mention, various smart and reliable systems for demand controlled ventilation (DCV). These systems feature a set of functionalities, all aimed at keeping the indoor climate healthy and comfortable. Most of these systems measure temperature, …

Bastien Stocq

Things to consider when choosing an AHU for small premises

When choosing an air handling unit (AHU) for smaller premises, such as retail areas in an otherwise residential buildings, there may not be an assigned technical room, and the premises may be on the ground level. This will put some special requirements on the ventilation solution. In this article, …

Luca Filippetto

Heat Pumps: Key for Zero-emission buildings (ZEB)

There is a growing and unified understanding that the building sector needs to reduce both its operational energy emissions and embodied carbon emissions. This shift is clearly stated in the Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD). However, the latest revision of EPBD further tightens the …

Mikael Börjesson

Zero-emission buildings (ZEB) – utopia or feasible?

The concept of zero-emission buildings (ZEB) has for long fluctuated between being a vision and become a reality. For some, it is a necessary standard for the future, for others an idealistic goal far away in time. As climate requirements tighten and new regulations spread across Europe, the …

Tobias Nordström

Chilled beams re-invented: Maintaining performance in a world of variable airflow

For decades, one of the strongest selling points of chilled beams has been their simplicity. With no fans, no drainage pumps and no mechanical moving parts, chilled beams have built a reputation of being reliable, low in maintenance and offer a long product life. This passive design has made them a …

Welat Han

Which ventilation principle should I choose?

To achieve and optimal indoor climate, it is important to choose the right ventilation principle early in the design phase. Different facilities have different needs depending on e.g. activities, occupancy and thermal loads. Therefore, the ventilation principle together with the appropriate …

Swegon

Read our whitepaper on indoor climate resilience

The most recent pandemic changed the view of indoor climate, and already as the virus disrupted daily life on a global scale, research and academia went to work to understand the challenges of airborne virus transmission. At the intersection where general indoor climate factors overlap, mechanical …

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