The Science of Comfort

First-Cost Savings With Underfloor Air Distribution

Posted by Chris Burroughs on June 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM

The Benefits of UFAD Systems That You Can Take to the Bank

In the quest for more efficient and adaptable building designs, underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional overhead (OH) HVAC systems. Two comprehensive studies – one by the Center for the Built Environment (CBE) at UC Berkeley and another by Global IFS and Dynamic Systems Inc. – provide valuable insights into how UFAD systems can save on first costs while offering a variety of operational benefits.

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Topics: Underfloor, Thermal Comfort, HVAC, Engineering, Design Engineering

What Is an Application-Specific Controller?

Posted by Brad Cole on June 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Price’s Single-Duct Terminal Unit with the CO2/RH Thermostat

A Range of Devices for Precise Control and Simplified Installation

In the HVAC industry, an application-specific controller is a device that comes preprogrammed with a sequence of operations for the equipment it’s intended to control. This could be anything from a boiler or air handler to a rooftop unit or terminal unit.

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Topics: Terminals, Controls, HVAC Fundamentals, HVAC, Engineering

People of Price: JP Pelletier

Posted by Price Industries on May 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Building Foundation and Overcoming Challenges

Price’s ever-growing team is made up of extraordinarily talented individuals from different backgrounds. We periodically profile a “person of Price” to give you a glimpse at the person behind all those emails or the voice at the end of the phone! This post: JP Pelletier.

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Topics: Employees, HVAC, People of Price, Critical Environments

Designing Schools That Achieve ‘Valedictorian of Air Quality’ Status

Posted by Ryan Johnson on May 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Active Chilled Beam Cabinets retrofitted to the perimeter of a classroom

Promoting Healthy Indoor Air Quality in the Classroom

As HVAC professionals, one of our primary goals is to promote healthy indoor air quality in all spaces, and there are fewer applications where this is more important than in classrooms. It is estimated that approximately half of public school districts need to update or replace the HVAC systems in their schools.¹

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Topics: Displacement, HVAC, Engineering, Design Engineering, Tech Tip, ASHRAE 62, Filtration

Acoustical Enclosure in Downtown Calgary

Posted by Mauricio Salinas on April 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Acoustical enclosure on the rooftop of a building in a congested downtown area

Bringing Design to Reality

Back in 2022, a mixed-use building in the Downtown East Village neighborhood of Calgary, AB, managed by the Calgary Housing Corporation, was identified as violating the city’s noise bylaws due to excessive noise emitted by its air-conditioning condensers. To address the issue, the city had initially planned to purchase and relocate new low-noise variable refrigerant flow (VRF) condensers.

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Topics: Acoustics, Noise Control, Acoustic Louvers, Acoustic Panels, Engineering, Design Engineering

First-Cost Savings With Underfloor Air Distribution

The Benefits of UFAD Systems That You Can Take to the Bank

What Is an Application-Specific Controller?

A Range of Devices for Precise Control and Simplified Installation

People of Price: JP Pelletier

Building Foundation and Overcoming Challenges

Designing Schools That Achieve ‘Valedictorian of Air Quality’ Status

Promoting Healthy Indoor Air Quality in the Classroom

Acoustical Enclosure in Downtown Calgary

Bringing Design to Reality

At Price, when we say “the sky is the limit,” we actually mean it.

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