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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.

Caroline Jacobsson

Sustainability must be incorporated in the decision-making process

Embodied carbon is a sustainability parameter that has only recently gained recognition in the building industry. It is likely not a parameter that is well-known across the typically large project organisations, and there seems to not yet be a decision-making process that fully takes it into …

William Lawrance

Cooling coil sizing: why temperature and humidity matters

When selecting cooling coils for air handling units, it is essential to use relevant input data to ensure that the cooling power is appropriately sized. Oversized cooling coils lead to oversized chillers, which can significantly increase the investment cost. This blog post written by William …

Åsa Norén-Lundh

EPBD and IEQ: A path to healthier buildings

The initial scope of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) was founded under another name already in 2002, and has since then evolved into the comprehensive decree it is today. Recently, EPBD has been coupled with IEQ, indoor environmental quality. Our expert, Åsa Norén Lundh, Indoor …

Welat Han

What is there to know about displacement ventilation in an industrial facility?

Factories have come a long way from being dusty and smoky environments where production took center stage, to being light, clean and comfortable workplaces where people are safe and productive. Our expert, Welat Han, Junior Product Manager, describes the evolution of the factory indoor climate and …

Fabio Polo

Standards and certifications create significant customer value

Ensuring quality, safety and performance of products often starts with developing and testing them according to relevant standards. Certifications and labels rely on these standards to assure customers of a product’s value. Think of Fairtrade-certified coffee contra non-certified alternatives, …

Francesco Artusi

Successful use of AI starts with a change of mindset

Artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way. For decades, AI largely remained a niche topic and its potential was understood only by a select few. Suddenly, about a year ago, it became a topic on everyone’s lips, thanks to ChatGPT, DALL·E and similar, which demonstrated capabilities that …

Mikael Börjesson

Reuse in the building industry - for driving sustainability in the property sector

One of the most significant solutions for reducing the climate footprint in the real estate sector is reusing existing products whenever possible. However, in the building industry, the market for used products is still fairly small and reuse is in its early life as it is not yet done on an …

Luca Filippetto

Unlocking smarter heat pump operations – improve efficiency and cut energy cost

Efforts are being made worldwide to address the environmental challenges we face as a global population. Everyone aims to maximize environmental benefits while still trying to meet or exceed expectations for performance and cost. However, not all decisions are easy—sometimes it feels like being …

Michael Ward

Why BIM is essential for the future of construction and building sustainability

The digital revolution in construction is much more than a buzz-phrase, it has connected technology such as Internet of Things (IOT), robotics and automation, prefabrication and off-site construction, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) into the heart of what often seems to be a …

Josh Emerson

Swegon presents a concept air handling unit in wood

As the environmental impact of the building industry continues to grow, sustainable innovation is more important than ever. At Swegon, we’re leading the charge by rethinking what’s possible in HVAC materials. Enter the wooden air handling unit concept—a bold prototype designed to spark …

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