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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.

Martin Procter

Active Chilled Beams – "2020" Vision

Well what a year 2020 was, for all the wrong reasons. They do say though, that every cloud has a silver lining, out of darkness comes light, and so on. So perhaps the horrendous and rampant transmission of the Covid-19 virus could be the reality check that gets us all thinking about air quality and …

Mikael Börjesson

HVAC - What happened during 2020 (besides the obvious)?

The many aspects of the ongoing pandemic have completely dominated 2020 – and rightly so, since the effects have been terrible and globally present. We have covered the topic in this blog from a number of different angles, from guidelines on how to run your ventilation systems to maintaining …

Josh Emerson

Top 6 Blogs of 2020

2020 has been a difficult year for us all, with many new obstacles to face. In the HVAC industry, we've been looking into using ventilation as a means of curbing virus transmission, as well as a new focus on the health and wellbeing of building occupants and indoor environmental quality. This year …

Josh Emerson

Historic Air Pollution Ruling in the UK

Nine-year-old Ella Adoo Kissi-Debrah has become the first person in the UK to have air pollution officially listed as a cause of death. This ruling has been the result of a tireless campaign by Ella’s mother Rosamund, which attracted worldwide attention and placed a particular focus on the links …

Åsa Norén-Lundh

Things to consider when choosing room units for variable air flows

There are a few things to consider when choosing room units (air terminal devices) for variable air flow systems to save energy and to achieve a comfortable indoor climate. In this article, we will walk you through the most important ones.

Josh Emerson

#WeChampion: In conversation with the CIBSE YEA Winners 2020

Following CIBSE's first ever virtual Young Engineer Awards on the 8th October, I sat down with Ewen Rose, the Chair of the awards, Jennifer Cox, the 25th CIBSE ASHRAE Graduate of the Year and Megan Whitbread, CIBSE'S first ever Apprentice of the Year.

Josh Emerson

Is air quality on your radar?

The general public ‘gets’ the issue of temperature and even, to a certain extent, relative humidity and its importance for health and comfort, but often the air quality argument remains elusive!

Peter Faruqi Nicholas

Smoke Control Dampers – The Road to CE Compliance

Selecting a smoke damper for a London basement was a simple task when I started working at Actionair 6 years ago. The damper was selected to provide smoke control for 2 hours at 300oc. They were always provided with a thermally protected actuator, and could be mounted in a myriad of different …

Carinne Grandjean

Seasonal maintenance is the secret

More than 20% of the European population suffers from respiratory allergies. These people are hypersensitive to some natural substances naturally found in the air, such as pollen. Inhaling these allergens trigger a reaction of the immune system, which can lead to asthma and rhinitis.

Josh Emerson

Myth Busting - Thermal Wheels and Virus Transmission

As many countries across Europe enter a second lockdown, facilities managers may wish to take the opportunity to review how their ventilation and air conditioning systems are operating in preparation for the re-opening of buildings. It is now widely understood that maximising outdoor air, …

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