Air Flow’s Industrial and Commercial HVAC Equipment Newsletters

• Do You Have An Industrial Ventilation "Guy"?
  If you work in the industrial ventilation arena once a year or every day, consider having the folks at Air Flow give you a hand with product, design recommendations, safety, and energy consideration. We’re here to help.

• Can You Turn Down Your DOAS System?
  Many projects require tight control of ventilation air when coupled with distributed equipment such as fan coils, active chilled beams, VRF units, and heat pumps. Limiting and controlling ventilation is a key to the energy impact of the system.

• Industrial Ventilation Energy Conservation Opportunities (pdf)
  Energy challenges are not going away. Consider the opportunity to help your customer save money. Paybacks vary from 18 months to 36 months depending on size and complexity. Systems range in size from simple high school cyclone collectors to systems with multiple dust collectors and hundreds of gates. There are thousands of collection systems in Wisconsin with the potential to be retrofitted.

• Why Use an Ineffectual Louver? (pdf)
  For years wind-driven rain louvers have been available for use, but more often than not, standard louvers are the basis for specifications. Curious about the difference in cost and effectiveness? Read on for an innovative louvers lesson from Air Flow.

• Which ERV Is The Best Fit For You? Air Flow Can Help With These 7 Tips… (pdf)
  Code drives us to select energy recovery ventilators more often, so it’s important to consider which ERV to choose and when. It’s also important to consider the accessories that you specify. Go beyond the stripped-down pricing and consider the following seven tips…

• No Acoustical Consultant on Staff? Let Air Flow and Price be Your Acoustical Consultant (pdf)
  Acoustic issues can be challenging to address on the front end. Naturally, it’s far better to address it before you have a noise problem. Acoustic path analysis is time consuming, especially if it’s your first time doing it. Air Flow can help.
  
  
• Your Client Cares about Humidifier Serviceability; But it’s not your problem… Is it? (pdf)
  All humidifier companies say their humidifiers are simple to service... Serviceability may not be your immediate problem - but your client definitely cares about it. They will the first time they try to service their new humidifier!

• The Most Efficient HVAC System Is Probably a Hybrid (pdf)
  Displacement and hydronic components used together are reducing loads by up to 30%.  Here’s background on how Air Flow can help.

• Running out of Room in your Mechanical Room? (pdf)
  We all know that mechanical room space is basically two things: valuable and hard to come by. Here are a few suggestions for creating extra space where you thought you had none.

• Using REVIT just got easier. (pdf)
  Air Flow’s newest features from Loren Cook, Ruskin, Price and IEC. These products are handy for simple and complex projects and will also save you time and provide a more accurate read.

• Specific Training for Your Needs (pdf)
  The team at Air Flow is ready to provide information and training that answers your product/supplier needs. Maybe you need more information on displacement ventilation but don’t know quite where to start, or you’re wondering if a passive chilled beam would work for an application you’re working on right now. Whatever your question or topic, know that Air Flow can offer your company specific training and helpful tools.

• Are Venturi Valves really your Best Option? (pdf)
  Designing a good air flow system is a necessity for projects involving office buildings, schools, hospitals, and more, so choosing the right equipment for each unique project might not be as simple as it first appears. Also, a review of the specific application may reveal other unexpected needs. Before you decide to go with a Venturi valve, consider some other options that may offer you greater energy efficiency, lower noise, higher accuracy and even lower cost.

• Choosing the Right Fan  (pdf)
  Choosing "the right fan," requires engineers and contractors to look beyond the basic criteria of sound, size, speed, and static efficiency. Finding the best fan for a project means evaluating these four key elements: uncover the minimum and maximum RPM curves, review the fan size and sound levels to find a good balance between performance and quietness, assess the environment for the fan, and check the curve.