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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

What is an API and why is it useful for your building?

You may have seen or heard the acronym API, which stands for Application Programming Interface. But what is an API exactly, and what use is it to you in your building or project? We take a look at these questions in this blog post.

Josh Emerson

Architects love HVAC installations. Right?

In any construction project there are many shared challenges for stakeholders to overcome. In this post, we focus on early stage HVAC design, pointing out some common issues and possible solutions...

Åsa Norén-Lundh

Five factors to consider in achieving the ideal indoor climate

Are your hotel guests complaining about room comfort? We dive into the importance of hotel room comfort and five factors to consider in achieving the ideal indoor climate.

Josh Emerson

Are cables our biggest enemy for energy-efficient, sustainable, green buildings?

Here you can get a copy of "Smart buildings to the rescue" presented by Alexander Hellström (CEO at Lumen Radio) at the Swegon Air Academy seminar in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Josh Emerson

Top tips for construction professionals at home

Here are our top tips for those who are getting used to spending more time at home and at a distance from suppliers, colleagues and clients!

William Lawrance

How to optimise air handling units for healthy indoor climate – COVID-19 recommendations

With our top three measures for air handling units – regular maintenance, high flow rates, minimised return air – we can optimise operation and maintain a healthy indoor climate.

Dene Kent

6 reasons to consider a multifunctional chiller/heat pump

Many construction projects are now utilising highly insulated buildings with extensive glass surfaces and high internal heat loads. When combined with the needs to provide the ideal indoor environment (IEQ) and the push by the UK government towards net zero 2050, there is often a need in many …

Mikael Börjesson

Ventilation and Virus transmission

Ventilation plays an important role in keeping our indoor environment safe and sound. In an enclosed space, people have the effect of reducing the air quality while ventilation using out-door air counteracts that effect. But can the ventilation system itself spread diseases?

Mikael Börjesson

How to stay open for business – battling COVID-19 in Northern Italy

Update: As of March 23, the factory in Cantarana, Italy, has been affected as part of the temporary general lockdown decided on by the Italian authorities. However, it stays fully prepared to resume operations when the lockdown is lifted. The same thing applies for the factories in Mumbai and …

Josh Emerson

Are you maintaining your life safety dampers correctly?

The testing and maintenance of HVAC equipment, particularly fire and smoke dampers, has become an area within the HVAC industry that has been under the spotlight due to changing legislation in recent years. Swegon are able to help you to ensure that you have all the necessary tools and information …

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