by Haglid Engineering | Jul 26, 2018 | News, Sustainability
Depending on the publication or organization you consult, our atmosphere has sucked up enough energy-related emissions to bring us near, at, or past a point of no return where rising sea levels, heightened temperatures, and poor air quality wreak havoc on everything...
by Haglid Engineering | Oct 22, 2017 | News, Sustainability
When school buildings choose clean energy retrofits, many of the benefits are obvious. Others not so much. Improved Indoor Air Quality does more than provide healthier learning environments: Public schools rely on average daily attendance rates to receive federal...
by Haglid Engineering | Oct 17, 2017 | High-Efficiency Building, Net-Zero Buildings, News, Sustainability
Rarely, can you call someone or something ‘passive’ and have it come off as a compliment. Inactivity, especially in today’s society, comes off as just plain lazy in most circles. Oddly enough, adopting passive methods to power our homes just might...
by Haglid Engineering | Aug 28, 2017 | Sustainability, Ventilation Systems
When it comes to comfortable, healthy Indoor Air Quality, reliable HVAC solutions must compensate for increasingly tight building envelopes. The trend toward tighter envelopes is, no doubt, an important one. They are a must for keeping out moisture, condensation, and...
by Haglid Engineering | Jul 5, 2017 | Clean Energy, Cooling Energy Recovery, How to Reduce Energy, Sustainability
The World Green Building Council claims the planet needs to engineer a net zero carbon building stock by 2050 to keep the global temperature increase below 2°C. Scientists believe doing so will prevent the most serious consequences of climate change such as disruption...
by Haglid Engineering | Apr 10, 2017 | How to Reduce Energy, Sustainability, Ventilation Systems
When we bust ERV myths at BPE, Inc., we aren’t just talking theory. We have demonstrated what today’s super-efficient ERVs can do in the real world. After discussing cross-contamination and efficiency myths over the last two weeks, we present a case study...