--- title: The Science of Comfort - Price Industries HVAC blog | Critical Environments (3) description: Critical Environments | Price Industries is committed to innovation, science, technology, business integrity, first-class service, and dedication to people. Our dependable quality, reliable delivery, and knowledgeable follow-up service have made Price a market leader in supplying air distribution, critical controls, and noise control products to the non-residential HVAC market. (3) --- ![PriceTraining\_Logo\_RGB-1](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PriceTraining_Logo_RGB-1.png?width=303&height=58&name=PriceTraining_Logo_RGB-1.png)   [![Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/Priceindustries-March-2018/Images/Price_Logo_Blue.svg)](https://www.priceindustries.com/) The Science of ComfortTM ## The Science of Comfort Your Premier Source for All Things HVAC ## [Inside Price: The Golspie North Facility](https://blog.priceindustries.com/inside-price-the-golspie-north-facility) Posted by [Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-industries) on November 8, 2022 at 10:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Team member using screw driver on fan filter unit](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/Edited_7J5A3360_crop.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/inside-price-the-golspie-north-facility) ## More Space, More Capacity and a World-Class Paint Line In the summer of 2021, Price’s Golspie North manufacturing facility in Winnipeg, MB, completed a massive expansion. Measuring 130,000 square feet (108,000 square feet of which is dedicated manufacturing space), the Golspie North project is the largest expansion to be completed on the Winnipeg campus. The additional space dramatically increased manufacturing and surge capacity for the [Critical Environments](https://www.priceindustries.com/criticalenvironments/products) product group and [PARC](https://parc-ceilings.com/), Price’s architectural ceilings business. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/inside-price-the-golspie-north-facility) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/inside-price-the-golspie-north-facility#comments-listing) Topics: [HVAC Fundamentals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-fundamentals), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering), [Tours](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/tours), [Critical Environments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/critical-environments) ## [What Is an Integrated Operating Room Ceiling System?](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-an-integrated-operating-room-ceiling-system) Posted by [Price Critical Environments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-critical-environments) on August 2, 2022 at 10:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Price's Ultrasuite](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/ultrasuite-4.png)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-an-integrated-operating-room-ceiling-system) ## Price Ultrasuite Combines HVAC and LED Lighting in One Revolutionary System Integrated operating room ceiling systems consolidate multiple services in a single system to streamline supply, installation and on-site coordination. Price Industries’ [Ultrasuite®](https://www.priceindustries.com/criticalenvironments/products/ultrasuite) system (pat. 10,401,049) combines hospital-grade LED lighting with precision-equalized laminar airflow diffusers to eliminate the traditional “light ring” and open valuable ceiling space for surgical equipment – all while mitigating contamination in the surgical zone. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-an-integrated-operating-room-ceiling-system) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-an-integrated-operating-room-ceiling-system#comments-listing) Topics: [Diffusers](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/diffusers), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering), [Critical Environments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/critical-environments), [Lighting](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/lighting), [ASHRAE 170](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/ashrae-170) ## [How Is ASHRAE Standard 170 Applied to Hospital Operating Rooms?](https://blog.priceindustries.com/how-is-ashrae-standard-170-applied-to-hospital-operating-rooms) Posted by [Price Critical Environments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-critical-environments) on July 19, 2022 at 10:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![A hospital operating room featuring the Price Ultrasuite](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/TGB_Ridgeway-6_edit.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/how-is-ashrae-standard-170-applied-to-hospital-operating-rooms) ## An Overview of Air Distribution and Filtration Requirements The main goal of operating room air distribution design is to maintain a hygienic surgical zone around the patient and surgical team. Patient well-being is critical, and a well-designed air distribution system can help mitigate surgical site infections. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/how-is-ashrae-standard-170-applied-to-hospital-operating-rooms) 5 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/how-is-ashrae-standard-170-applied-to-hospital-operating-rooms#comments-listing) Topics: [Diffusers](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/diffusers), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering), [Critical Environments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/critical-environments), [ASHRAE 170](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/ashrae-170) ## [What Is Laminar Flow?](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-laminar-flow) Posted by [Price Critical Environments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-critical-environments) on July 5, 2022 at 10:16 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Theatrical smoke illustrates the laminar flow provided by the diffusers within Price’s Ultrasuite](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/Ultrasuite%20laminar%20flow%20smoke.png)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-laminar-flow) ## Examining the Science of Laminar Flow and How It’s Used in HVAC Applications Laminar flow is a type of fluid motion characterized by smooth parallel layers, or laminae, that can slide relative to each other with little to no mixing. This is in contrast to turbulent flows, where chaotic changes in pressure and velocity can be observed as vortices, or eddies (reverse swirling currents), and where much more mixing occurs within the fluid. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-laminar-flow) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-laminar-flow#comments-listing) Topics: [Diffusers](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/diffusers), [HVAC Fundamentals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-fundamentals), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Critical Environments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/critical-environments) ## [What Are USP 797 and USP 800?](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-are-usp-797-and-usp-800) Posted by [Price Critical Environments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-critical-environments) on April 26, 2022 at 11:11 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/pharmacy8_crop.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-are-usp-797-and-usp-800) ## A Look at What’s New in the USP 797/800 Standards for Pharmaceutical Compounding [United States Pharmacopeia (USP)](https://www.usp.org/) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in the 1820s by a group of physicians and is enforced by the [U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)](https://www.fda.gov/). USP sets standards for the identity, strength, quality and purity of medicines. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-are-usp-797-and-usp-800) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-are-usp-797-and-usp-800#comments-listing) Topics: [HVAC Fundamentals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-fundamentals), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering), [Critical Environments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/critical-environments) [Previous](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/critical-environments/page/2) [All posts](https://blog.priceindustries.com/all) [Next](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/critical-environments/page/4) ## At Price, when we say “the sky is the limit,” we actually mean it. 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