The Science of Comfort

Overhead Air Purification

Posted by Price Industries on March 23, 2021 at 1:21 PM

It's Time to Go Inside for Some Well-Deserved Fresh Air

In today’s world, indoor air quality is an increasing concern and the ability to provide clean air to room occupants is more important than ever. Most commercial spaces focus primarily on cost and thermal comfort while air quality is based on minimum requirements, which can result in lower than optimal air quality.

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Topics: Terminals, hvac, engineering, Design Engineering, Architecture, Airborne pathogens

Pandemic-Ready Patient Rooms

Posted by Price Industries on March 17, 2021 at 10:28 AM

Easily Change From Normal Operation to Isolation Mode

The new pandemic-ready patient room solution from Price Critical Environments and Antec Controls provides operational flexibility, allowing the user to easily change from normal operation of a patient room to isolation mode.

The Price CARES as part of a Pandemic-Ready Patient Room Solution

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Topics: hvac, engineering, Design Engineering, Engineering Update, Critical Environments, ASHRAE 170, Filtration, Airborne pathogens

Introducing Assembly

Posted by Price Industries on February 23, 2021 at 2:43 PM

Warming Up While Staying Apart with Price Acoustic Panels

In collaboration with 701 Architecture Inc., our warming hut design for the arts and architecture competition is currently on the Centennial River Trail at The Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Topics: Acoustics, Noise Control, hvac, engineering, Design Engineering, Events, Architecture, Airborne pathogens

Puraflo: Cleanroom Technologies for Commercial Applications

Posted by Jordan Enns on January 12, 2021 at 10:05 AM

Workplace Health and Safety Starts With the Air You Breathe

For decades, fan filter units with HEPA filtration have been used in cleanrooms and other ultra-clean spaces to eliminate particulate and harmful contaminants in the occupied zone. Now with the world focused on indoor air quality, this cleanroom technology is being used for commercial spaces.

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Topics: hvac, Design Engineering, Critical Environments, Filtration, Airborne pathogens

Can You Simulate That?

Posted by Mike Koupriyanov on November 17, 2020 at 11:30 AM

Using Particle Tracking to Optimize Indoor Air Quality

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen an increased focus on indoor air quality – especially regarding the spread of infectious diseases in all types of indoor environments. Since one path of transmission is through exhaled droplets both large and small, the engineering community is particularly interested in how those particles move in indoor environments.

Figure 1: Welding line CFD model

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Topics: hvac, engineering, Design Engineering, Tech Tip, CFD, Filtration, Airborne pathogens