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What Is a Drop Box?

Posted by Ryan Compton on March 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM

A Simple Approach to Air Distribution for Large Spaces

In the world of air distribution, a drop box is a plenum with multiple air outlets that is connected directly to an air handling unit (AHU) by a short run of ductwork. A drop box can be an effective way to deliver a substantial volume of conditioned air to large, enclosed spaces.

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Topics: GRD, HVAC Fundamentals, HVAC, Engineering, Design Engineering

How to Improve the Efficiency of Hydronic Reheat Systems

Posted by Mark Mahon on February 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Strategies to Save Energy and Reduce Costs

In the HVAC industry, we’re seeing the trend toward decarbonization and electrification affect the built environment more and more every year. It is therefore critical to improve HVAC system performance through better design, selection and control.

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Topics: GRD, Diffusers, Pressure Drop, Terminals, HVAC Fundamentals, HVAC, Engineering, Design Engineering

How Does Air Move Through a Room?

Posted by Ryan Johnson on January 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Determining the Right Amount of Airflow for a Space

At Price, we pride ourselves on being industry leaders in room air distribution. Our manufactured products are designed around a common goal: to keep the room air clean, dry and comfortable. This is often accomplished by blowing a jet of conditioned, fresh air through a grille, register or diffuser (GRD) throughout a room to properly ventilate it.

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Topics: GRD, Diffusers, Grilles, Displacement, Underfloor, Thermal Comfort, HVAC Fundamentals, HVAC, Engineering, Design Engineering, Tech Tip

Inside Price: The Crestridge Facility

Posted by Price Industries on December 3, 2024 at 9:00 AM

Expansion Welcomes a New Era of Manufacturing

Since starting operations in 2019, Price’s Crestridge factory in Georgia has become the US base for production of many HVAC products, including chilled beams, underfloor air diffusers, fan columns and other products for Sustainable Systems; plenums for GRD; and silencers and acoustic panels for Noise Control.

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Topics: Noise Control, GRD, Underfloor, HVAC Fundamentals, HVAC, Engineering, Design Engineering, Tours

Updated HVAC Guidelines from the NYS-OMH

Posted by Price Industries on February 27, 2024 at 9:16 AM

A Look at Air Distribution and Patient Safety Standards

Patient care is constantly evolving, and these changes impact how we design spaces within psychiatric care facilities – including the components for air distribution systems. Patient health and safety is at the forefront of design considerations, but a challenge faced by many HVAC designers is a lack of guidance as to what types of air inlets and outlets should be installed in these unique spaces.

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Topics: GRD, Diffusers, Grilles, HVAC, Engineering, Design Engineering

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

Our customers have come to count on a consistent and ever-increasing stream of new products and enhancements.  Price has a large team of experienced and talented engineers who are consistently working on breakthrough ideas.  We are not afraid to move into whole new product categories if we believe we have a contribution to make.

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