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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.

Shannon Jezzard

Top 6 Blogs of 2022

In 2022, we have continued to reiterate the importance of a good indoor climate, with a focus on energy saving and sustainability alongside a systems approach, which you can see from our top read blogs throughout 2022. Get ready for the new year, grab a drink and have a read through some of our …

Steve Gore

Smoke & Fire Damper Recap: Insights from 2022

Over the course of this year we have looked at different issues around Fire Dampers and Smoke Control Dampers. For this blog, I am going to summaries some of the issues as a recap.

Swegon

Swegon signs agreement to acquire British air handling manufacturer Dalair

Swegon further strengthens its position in UK&I through the acquisition of Dalair Ltd, the family-owned manufacturer of bespoke air handling units (AHU) based in Wednesbury just outside Birmingham. Dalair is one of the AHU market leaders in the UK, with a highly regarded brand and offers air …

Caroline Jacobsson

Can an existing CAV system be upgraded to VAV?

Only a very small proportion of the building stock increases annually from newbuilds. The majority of the building stock is made up of existing premises, many of which are currently energy-inefficient. In 30 years’ time, a large proportion of these buildings will still be standing, which means that …

Steve Gore

Fire Damper Separations, EXAPs and DIAPs.. What you need to know

The Field of Direct Application (DIAP) for Fire Dampers can be found in section 13 of EN 1366-2. There is a lot of useful information in regards to Fire Dampers in the DIAP. One section that generates a lot of questions is Section 13.6 Separation Distances.

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Swegon and ArcelorMittal in cooperation to reduce climate impact

Swegon has signed a Letter of Intent with steel producer ArcelorMittal to buy steel with significantly lower climate footprint than before, being produced from mainly recycled material and with 100% renewable energy. ”To drive initiatives towards a green transition is one of our most important …

Andreas Örje Wellstam

Taking on the climate challenge – a New York City perspective

The climate discussion often tends to be very much focused on topics such as transportation and food production. And rightly so, these are important areas, but we also know that about 40% of the energy consumption world-wide is related to our buildings. So what better place to get a grasp of this …

Timo Schreck

Relative humidity in the indoor air – impact on indoor air quality

Indoor air humidity is often associated with various problems and high operating and service costs. Humidity control is often related to removing moisture from the building, not controlling it. In some specific applications, it is necessary to maintain the humidity at a certain level defined by …

Elvis Kokot

System solutions deliver better results

Requirements for energy efficiency and smart solutions make present-day and future construction projects more complicated, and it is becoming increasingly important that all property systems can communicate with one another. An easier way to ensure a smooth and efficient final installation is to …

William Lawrance

How to increase energy-efficiency of your air handling unit

As Google searches regarding energy-savings have somewhat skyrocketed lately, it is reasonable to think that the following search has been made more than just a few times: how to save energy + AHU?

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