You have probably heard that clean HVAC ducts help ensure healthy indoor air quality. You may be thinking about doing a DIY duct cleaning project. If you’re watching your wallet and have an industrious spirit, you can try air duct cleaning yourself.
Commercial HVAC
How to Improve Temperature in the Office
Complaints about temperature in the office (being too hot or too cold) are the top grievances from office workers, according to IFMA and a variety of other sources. If your company is trying to boost productivity and get more employees back to the office, it pays to optimize your workplace temperature.
Research has proven that creating the ideal office temperature can improve employee experience, increase workforce output, and reduce mistakes. In fact, the savings and revenue generated by a more comfortable room temperature in the workplace could cover the cost of updates needed to improve the temperature in your office.
Here are 10 ways to make your existing HVAC system work better, without replacing the entire system.
Read MoreRestaurant HVAC: 9 Tips to Get Great Service
Why restaurant HVAC is so challenging
Keeping your restaurant consistently comfortable can be more difficult than for other types of businesses. Here’s why restaurant HVAC is so challenging:
- Varying numbers of people in the space throughout the day
- Doors opening and closing all day long (letting conditioned air escape)
- Kitchen appliances and refrigeration equipment adding heat
- Kitchen exhaust fans sucking air out
Restaurant HVAC is a complex problem with many variables. It’s important to choose a service provider that understands the conditions you work in and how to design and maintain your system accordingly.
Read MoreHVAC Emergency Prep Checklist
Being prepared can make the difference between getting back up and running after a natural disaster and losing your business permanently. Here’s an emergency prep checklist to help you prepare a plan for your business, including recommendations for how to protect your HVAC system in the event of a devastating storm.
Read MoreThe High Cost of Poor Workplace Temperature Control
According to IFMA, an uncomfortable workplace temperature is the number one complaint of office workers about their office. Actually, it’s both #1 and #2 (people complain about being too hot AND about being too cold).
This complaint is not surprising when you consider that 40% of office buildings–especially here in New York City–have HVAC systems that are somewhere between 16 and 30 years old. During that time, building tenants have changed, usage of the space has changed, more employees are packed into the same amount of space, and there’s a lot more heat-generating technology. Many older systems were not designed for the current conditions.
Workplace temperature impacts more than your employees’ comfort. Here’s what you’re risking when you have HVAC equipment that’s failing to properly control the temperature in your workplace.
Why Is Your HVAC Not Cooling Your Retail Store?
When it’s the dog days of summer and your HVAC is not cooling your store, it’s an emergency! Every minute you go without effective air conditioning is driving away customers and costing you money.
Call an HVAC service provider if you notice that all of a sudden, your HVAC is running but not cooling at all, or the HVAC is blowing but not cooling very much. However, be aware that there are steps you can take yourself even before help arrives.
While you wait for a technician to get to you, check out these common causes of an HVAC system not cooling.
