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ASHRAE and the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) announced that they have agreed in principle to a merger, combining resources to improve IAQ in the built environment.

If HVAC contractors start by viewing IAQ sales as different from other sales, they just might be setting themselves up for failure. 

Unsafe levels of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and other toxic gases can threaten the health and safety of occupants inside buildings and homes. 

Although UV-C is simple, many contractors are mystified about how UV-C works and how to apply it cost-effectively. These aspects and other misunderstood issues are addressed here .

The AQ Pro provides the IAQ professional the latest in IAQ monitoring and real-time data logging for IAQ analysis in hospitals, buildings, schools, labs, clean rooms, airports, and more. 

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have spent several years researching ways to harness plants’ natural abilities to filter toxins out of the air into an application that could be used in indoor spaces like office buildings. Those researchers have now unveiled the first public-scale prototype of their green wall.

Enhancements have been made to the whole-home dehumidifier product line, which will provide more practical applications and product accessibility, as well as more flexible and simplified installation, the company said. 

If you’re reading this article in a building that has a forced-air HVAC system in it, you’re sitting inside the duct system right now.

The HHSC+ is the central control for the Healthy Home System™, a customizable IAQ system that integrates into existing forced-air ductwork. 

IAQ monitoring and management systems can provide a healthy and productive indoor environment while saving both energy and money, notes Navigant Research. Worldwide revenue from IAQ systems is forecast to grow from $3.3 billion in 2014 to nearly $5.6 billion by 2020.