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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.

Fabio Polo

How to design an efficient IT cooling system

Not surprisingly, computer servers have different demands than people. This is also true when it comes to designing climate and cooling solutions for IT equipment and data centers; one of the major differences being that IT equipment generates no humidity so removing sensible heat is the main …

Josh Emerson

Four tips to create a sustainable ventilation system...

It is generally known that you can make great energy savings if you provide buildings with demand-controlled ventilation, ie. that you only ventilate exactly as necessary to ensure a good indoor environment. However, the function of a building inevitably changes over time depending on tenants and …

Martin Ottersten

Why eliminate 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 …

Josh Emerson

Adapting air handling units to different building types

When a new building is designed, a client will usually demand that as much lettable space as possible is made available. Plant-rooms and services must designed to be space-efficient and not take up any more room than necessary. Renovation is often even more complex...

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.

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