April 19, 2021
Spotlight – Illinois ADAPTHAUS Wins 1st Place in Comfort & Environmental Quality
Congratulations to the 2021 Illinois Solar Decathlon team for winning the Comfort and Environmental Quality category, and fourth overall!
Using our Magic-Box Mechanical design, the CERV2 Smart Ventilation system and Mitsubishi H2i Hyper-Heat heat pump work in tandem to insure the occupants are living in a healthy and comfortable space.
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April 19, 2021
Events – Register for Building Energy Boston (Online)! May 5-7
Build Equinox is excited to sponsor the 2021 NESEA (Northeast Sustainable Energy Association) Building Energy Boston event on May 5-7.
The conference is fully online, so you can join from anywhere in the world!
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April 19, 2021
Featured Article – Broken Clocks Work Better than Today’s Ventilation Standards
How long does it take to pollute a room? We sent Ty into our environment test chamber to collect some data so we can show you!
We conducted two tests to demonstrate human production of carbon dioxide, and the results show why you need a smart ventilation system like the CERV!
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April 19, 2021
Events – Upcoming Online Webinars and Conferences!
The Build Equinox team is fully vaccinated and looking forward to getting back to safe indoor conferences again!
In the mean time, check out some of the places where we will be (virtually) in the next few weeks!
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March 11, 2021
News – New Video, Booklet, and CERV2 Smart Options!
Build Equinox is excited to share a new video and booklet for the CERV2!
Be sure to check out the Options & Addons sections to learn about some of our brand new ways to interface using ducted minisplits with our CERV-IR (Intelligent Relay) Thermostat Interface!
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March 10, 2021
Spotlight – CERV Installed in the UofI ADAPTHAUS
The University of Illinois Solar Decathlon ADAPTHAUS is making quick progress as the official Solar Decathlon event approaches!
With all the windows and doors installed and drywall/paint complete, the HVAC is now up and running (with the CERV as the brains!).
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March 10, 2021
Events – Re-Opening Schools and Beyond Safely Webinars (3/23, 4/21, 4/22)
Politicians may be announcing re-opening of this or that, but are those venues safe? Successful re-opening of indoor public gathering spaces requires more than hollow pronouncements. Schools, restaurants, offices, and other public gathering spaces should formulate re-opening plans that gain confidence and trust from its stakeholders as shown in the diagram for school re-openings.
Build Equinox is pleased to announce two opportunities to learn about steps for safely re-opening schools and other public gathering indoor spaces. We hope you will join us!
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March 10, 2021
Featured Article – Human Value: Thinking Beyond Energy
Dr Stephanie Taylor is both an architect and medical doctor, and she has a unique perspective on human value and healthy indoor environments. A mere $1600 of additional utility cost to improve indoor air quality returns $210,000 of increased human productivity and a reduction of $45,000 in payroll expense due to illness.
Read more in Dr Taylor’s recent article, "The Value of Healthy Building Occupants”
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February 26, 2021
Spotlight – Dar-Lon Chan’s Journey to Sustainable Living
We think you’ll enjoy Nick Kusnetz’s Inside Climate News article about Dar-Lon’s transition from Texas to the Geos Neighborhood, a sustainable living community in Arvada Colorado developed by our friend and visionary, Norbert Klebl. You’ll see a picture of a CERV controller and read a few words by Ty in the article.
Geos Neighborhood homes are not only net zero, they’re healthy, too!
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February 26, 2021
Featured Article – Covid Safe Space Calculator
Covid Safe Spaces are also healthy indoor spaces that increase air quality satisfaction, decrease sickdays, and improve cognition and productivity. The Covid Safe Space IAQ calculator determines the value of these important indoor environment factors. Are improvements to the indoor environment worth the cost? Yes, because humans are valuable!
You don’t have to take our word for it because the CSS IAQ calculator also estimates energy usage and utility cost for improving indoor environments in any climate.
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