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How Boilers are Affecting Facilities Managers

Mar 20, 2023 - What too-easily-ignored idea impacts facility cost trends up and down the budget? This short interview connects the dots.
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Who Has Time?

Mar 13, 2023 - With so many things demanding our attention, who has a moment to spare for their HVAC? Reach out to a facilities partner that can dedicate their teams – and their technology – to helping you keep your facility assets healthy.
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Women's History Month - Alice Hamilton, M.D.

Mar 6, 2023 - To mark Women's History Month, we're remembering Alice Hamilton, M.D., a leader who pioneered research in industrial medicine. Her work, including the study of carbon monoxide poisoning in steelworkers, and the scientific integrity she brought to understanding the social consequences of occupational disease, led to sweeping reforms that improved the health of workers.
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School Setting Standard for Better IAQ

Feb 27, 2023 - According to Eneref Institute, this NYC school used increased airflow to keep filtering out pathogens even when temperature control was unnecessary, and they found the HVAC system filtered more air faster than portable purifiers.
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National Indoor Air Quality Standard?: Heightened Relevance of the Roles of Technology and Law in Indoor Air Quality as an Illness Prevention Strategy

Feb 20, 2023 - Did you know that up to 90% of U.S. schools do not meet minimum ASHRAE ventilation standards? Many facilities don't test their indoor air quality or monitor ventilation system performance. OSHA mandates no indoor pollutant exposure limits for employees now, but a growing body of research on human health and productivity suggest the need for indoor air quality standards.
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Want To Make Facilities Safe For Employees’ Return To The Office? Improve IAQ.

Feb 13, 2023 - Businesses wrestling with hybrid work models, moving back to full-time, in-person work, or labor market issues should make healthy indoor air quality (IAQ) a part of their plan to engage employees and boost productivity.
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Filtering out the cold and wet

Feb 6, 2023 - All the fluctuating cold and wet this winter can put more particulates into your indoor air, asking your filters to do more work to achieve your air quality targets. Make sure filters get the attention they need when weather events add more stress!
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The Cost Of NOT Investing In IoT

Jan 30, 2023 - How long can facilities ignore the benefits of improved data and control for their HVAC? Facility managers need to prioritize indoor air health, comfort, and energy savings. Ignoring tools that help is becoming more and more costly.
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ASHRAE Commits to Developing an IAQ Pathogen Mitigation Standard

Jan 23, 2023 - Did you know ASHRAE committed to develop an IAQ Pathogen Mitigation Standard in 2023? ASHRAE guidance on ventilation was noted by the CDC during the COVID-19 pandemic. Going forward, measurable indoor air quality may become a clearer compliance issue for facilities.
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Simple Steps to Improve IAQ in Schools

Jan 16, 2023 - This first-of-its-kind standard for healthy indoor air quality (IAQ) from Healthy Green Schools & Colleges includes HVAC maintenance and IAQ monitoring. The certification is designed to help facilities realistically implement and sustain improvements.
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Will Your HVAC System Survive Winter or Thrive?

Jan 9, 2023 - This winter's swinging temperatures are already testing systems. Are your facility asset plans focused only on avoiding downtime, or delivering more?
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Keeping indoor humidity levels at a “sweet spot” may reduce spread of Covid-19

Dec 26, 2022 - A new study by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) researchers finds that indoor relative humidity impacts transmission of the Covid-19 virus. The study reports that an indoor relative humidity in the "sweet spot" from 40 to 60 percent is associated with fewer Covid-19 infections.
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Building Retrofits Essential To Battle Energy Costs, Energy Crisis

Dec 19, 2022 - Overshadowing sustainability and decarbonization goals, worries of a worsening energy crisis are driving businesses to find more efficiencies through retrofits.
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Here's how we can heat, ventilate and cool buildings more efficiently

Dec 12, 2022 - In the balancing act between outcomes and costs, new technologies that give us more information and control over our indoor air help us consume less energy while protecting health and productivity.
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Signs Your Boiler Wants Attention

Dec 5, 2022 - Avoiding emergency breakdowns this season starts with attention to your facility assets. If your boiler shows any signs in the infographic below, follow up with a professional - or your boiler's next sign may be too big to ignore.
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Winter Cost Avoidance Checklist

Nov 28, 2022 - Is your HVAC ready for winter? If you don't have a plan in place to prevent surprise costs and downtime this winter – especially while supply chain issues drag on – it's not too late to assess and prepare for improved reliability.
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How Clean Is The Indoor Air At Your Workplace?

Nov 21, 2022 - How clean do employees believe workplace air is? Only 36% said "very clean" in a 2022 survey, while 91% of survey respondents agreed that clean indoor air helps their work performance, a feeling backed up by research on cognition and productivity.
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HFC Phasedown Highlights Need to Beware of Illegal Refrigerants

Nov 14, 2022 - The transition from HFC to HFO refrigerants is already underway. As businesses replace and retrofit equipment on a timetable that works for them, the economic pressures on remaining legal supplies of HFCs unfortunately make trade in illegal refrigerants more profitable for unethical actors – and more dangerous for businesses.
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Commercial Buildings Can Lead the Way to An All-Electric Future

Nov 7, 2022 - Why are leading commercial buildings planning to change how they heat? More research is making the case for commercial building electrification, as improving technology provides significant annual energy savings even in cities with cold winters. Higher gas costs, decarbonization goals, and growing cost-efficiency have made replacements for fossil-fuel burning equipment an obvious choice.
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NBI Releases Decarbonization Code For Existing Buildings

Oct 24, 2022 - The New Buildings Institute (NBI) has just released a new way for jurisdictions to reduce carbon emissions and meet climate action plan goals. The need to address energy efficiency in existing building stock is immense. By requiring facilities to be more energy efficient, cities could cut about 30% of all urban emissions by 2050.
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