--- 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 ## [Case Study: Kansas City International Airport](https://blog.priceindustries.com/case-study-kansas-city-international-airport) Posted by [Sarah Lund](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/sarah-lund) on August 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Exterior of Kansas City International Airport](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/KCI%20Blog%201.jpg)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/case-study-kansas-city-international-airport) ## CFD Model Optimizes Air Distribution in New Terminal In February 2023, the new 40-gate terminal at Kansas City International Airport opened for commercial air service – a little more than 50 years after the original three-terminal airport began serving the area surrounding Kansas City, MO. At just over 1 million sq. ft. and with a budget of $1.5 billion, the new terminal is the largest single infrastructure project in the city’s history. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/case-study-kansas-city-international-airport) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/case-study-kansas-city-international-airport#comments-listing) Topics: [Diffusers](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/diffusers), [Mock-Up](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/mock-up), [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), [CFD](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/cfd) ## [Inside Price: Opening the Doors to Progress](https://blog.priceindustries.com/inside-price-opening-the-doors-to-progress) Posted by [Price Industries](https://blog.priceindustries.com/author/price-industries) on July 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Price's Progress Facility Exterior](https://blog.priceindustries.com/hubfs/Progress%20Sign_FI.jfif)](https://blog.priceindustries.com/inside-price-opening-the-doors-to-progress) ## New Water Coil Facility in Georgia Expands Price’s Capacity Price is constantly looking for opportunities to vertically integrate to expand [the areas in which we serve](https://blog.priceindustries.com/the-price-way-service), and this is exactly what drove us into water coil manufacturing more than 15 years ago. In recent years, however – with the growth of our sales representatives, the introduction of new products like [DOAS fan-powered terminal units](https://bit.ly/3TIJTZ4) and the expansion of our [fan coil product line](https://bit.ly/40WK5ru) – it has been a challenge to keep pace with the escalating demand for water coils. It was time for a new plant. [Read More](https://blog.priceindustries.com/inside-price-opening-the-doors-to-progress) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.priceindustries.com/inside-price-opening-the-doors-to-progress#comments-listing) Topics: [Terminals](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/terminals), [Fan Coils](https://blog.priceindustries.com/tag/fan-coils), [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) ## [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) [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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