--- title: The Science of Comfort - Price Industries HVAC blog | HVAC (8) description: HVAC | 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. (8) --- ![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 ## [What Is a Fan Trench Heater?](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-a-fan-trench-heater) Posted by [Chris Burroughs](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/chris-burroughs) on July 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Price's Linear Fan Terminal](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/LFT-HW_v003_Clean_crop.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-a-fan-trench-heater) ## Heat Smart, Save Energy Fan trench heaters are specialized heating devices that are embedded within a trench in the floor or mounted in a low-profile enclosure at floor level, typically [along the perimeter of a room](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-evolution-of-perimeter-underfloor-air-distribution-design) or under windows. This type of heater combines a heating element, such as a multipass water coil or electric resistance heater, with a fan to enhance air circulation and heat distribution. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-a-fan-trench-heater) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-a-fan-trench-heater#comments-listing) Topics: [Underfloor](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/underfloor), [Thermal Comfort](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/thermal-comfort), [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) ## [First-Cost Savings With Underfloor Air Distribution](https://blog.priceindustries.com/first-cost-savings-with-underfloor-air-distribution) Posted by [Chris Burroughs](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/chris-burroughs) on June 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Underfloor air distribution system](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/UFAD%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/first-cost-savings-with-underfloor-air-distribution) ## 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](https://bit.ly/44rlI6v) have emerged as a promising alternative to traditional overhead (OH) HVAC systems. Two comprehensive studies – one by the [Center for the Built Environment (CBE)](https://bit.ly/4kTfsez) at UC Berkeley and another by [Global IFS](https://bit.ly/3ToFxGe) and Dynamic Systems Inc. – provide valuable insights into how UFAD systems can save on first costs while offering a variety of operational benefits. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/first-cost-savings-with-underfloor-air-distribution) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/first-cost-savings-with-underfloor-air-distribution#comments-listing) Topics: [Underfloor](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/underfloor), [Thermal Comfort](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/thermal-comfort), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering) ## [What Is an Application-Specific Controller?](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-an-application-specific-controller) Posted by [Brad Cole](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/brad-cole) on June 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Price’s Single-Duct Terminal Unit with the CO2/RH Thermostat](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/SDV_with%20CO2+RH_1.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-an-application-specific-controller) ## 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](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-a-terminal-unit). [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-an-application-specific-controller) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/what-is-an-application-specific-controller#comments-listing) Topics: [Terminals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/terminals), [Controls](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/controls), [HVAC Fundamentals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac-fundamentals), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering) ## [People of Price: JP Pelletier](https://blog.priceindustries.com/people-of-price-jp-pelletier) Posted by [Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-industries) on May 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![JP Pelletier](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/JP-Pelletier_hs.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/people-of-price-jp-pelletier) ## 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. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/people-of-price-jp-pelletier) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/people-of-price-jp-pelletier#comments-listing) Topics: [Employees](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/employees), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [People of Price](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/people-of-price), [Critical Environments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/critical-environments) ## [Designing Schools That Achieve ‘Valedictorian of Air Quality’ Status](https://blog.priceindustries.com/designing-schools-that-achieve-valedictorian-of-air-quality-status) Posted by [Ryan Johnson, PE](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/ryan-johnson) on May 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Active Chilled Beam Cabinets retrofitted to the perimeter of a classroom](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/Valedictorian%20Blog%20Image%201.png)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/designing-schools-that-achieve-valedictorian-of-air-quality-status) ## 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 [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/designing-schools-that-achieve-valedictorian-of-air-quality-status) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/designing-schools-that-achieve-valedictorian-of-air-quality-status#comments-listing) Topics: [Displacement](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/displacement), [HVAC](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac), [Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/engineering), [Design Engineering](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/design-engineering), [Tech Tip](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/tech-tip), [ASHRAE 62](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/ashrae-62), [Filtration](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/filtration) [Previous](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac/page/7) [All posts](https://blog.priceindustries.com/all) [Next](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/hvac/page/9) ## At Price, when we say “the sky is the limit,” we actually mean it. 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