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Exploring Terminal Units: Dwyer’s Solutions for Better Indoor Environments and Optimal Performance

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Picture this: you walk into an office building on a hot summer day. As the door closes behind you, you immediately feel the temperature change. It’s cool and refreshing, thanks to the terminal units working diligently behind the scenes. Terminal units, while often unseen and unheard, play a crucial role in maintaining a comfortable environment in various buildings, from offices to schools and hospitals. Let’s explore these components, the challenges they address, and how Dwyer’s range of products helps conquer these challenges.
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Navigating Health and Comfort in Airports

In the expansive world of modern travel, airports serve as dynamic hubs connecting people across the globe. However, amid the seamless connectivity and operational efficiency, there exists a nuanced concern—the potential health implications associated with prolonged stays in these bustling environments. From temporary discomforts to potential long-term health risks, both passengers and airport employees may encounter various challenges unique to airport spaces.  

Although the COVID-19 pandemic brought concerns about the impact of the built environment on health out of the proverbial “back room,” experts have been mulling over solutions to these problems for decades. Airports are of particularly high concern as they act as something of a mini city. Jet fuel, exhaust, and other chemicals have a large environmental impact on the outdoor air quality, while carbon dioxide and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), like formaldehyde, can greatly impact the health and indoor air quality (IAQ) of airport occupants.  Continue reading “Navigating Health and Comfort in Airports”

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Importance of Monitoring IAQ During Wildland Fire Season

wildfireThis June has seen record-breaking wildfires in Canada, with many fires still raging across the provinces and territories. The blaze, which has resulted in many individuals being forced from their homes and is expected to continue throughout the 2023 wildland fire season (canada.ca), has also brought with it thick smoke/smog for Canada’s USA neighbors.  Continue reading “Importance of Monitoring IAQ During Wildland Fire Season”

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School HVAC Test & Balance Solutions

HVAC technicians test, adjust, and balance many different types of indoor environments, from clean rooms and hospitals to schools and offices. Within schools, it’s important that the HVAC system be run thoroughly and efficiently in order to promote learning and health, and to keep expenses down (allowing funds to be channeled into other educational avenues). Proper distribution of air flow can increase comfort, lower energy bills, and maintain a healthy indoor air quality. Continue reading “School HVAC Test & Balance Solutions”