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July 10, 2020
Tech – Ultimate Ultraviolet!
Build Equinox is pleased to introduce CERV-UV, the newest addition to the CERV2 family of features and expanded capabilities.
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July 10, 2020
Special Edition – Covid-19 Update: Airborne Means AIRBORNE!
The evidence has been overwhelming, but people still deny the simple fact that COVID-19 is spread through the air. In this month's featured article, we lay out studies and publications showing airborne transmission, and give you the information you need to know to keep you and your family safe!
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July 10, 2020
Featured Article – Appliances Power EVs / ASHRAE Solar ZEB Article 8
Appliances are critical to the efficient operation of a home, and our 2011 ASHRAE Journal article discusses the complex interaction of appliances on a home’s energy balance. As we discuss, homes in Fairbanks AL, Phoenix AZ and Urbana IL are impacted differently by appliance energy usage.
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June 29, 2020
Events – Free New Webinar: Guidelines for Protecting Against COVID-19 (PDF + Slides)
Our webinar discusses the transmission characteristics of Covid-19 based on an Infection Parameter (IP) that is defined by a social distance index and a disease transmission efficiency parameter.
Join us for our brand new webinar to learn about what you can do to keep your family healthy and safe!
Join us for our brand new webinar to learn about what you can do to keep your family healthy and safe!
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June 25, 2020
Featured Article – Designing a Thermally Massive Home/ASHRAE Solar ZEB Article 7
Thermal mass, which is characterized by the time required for a house to coast toward thermal equilibrium with its surroundings, affects occupant comfort and energy cost.
In this month's ASHRAE article, learn how we were able to give Equinox House a surprisingly high thermal mass without adding extra concrete, masonry, or phase change materials!
In this month's ASHRAE article, learn how we were able to give Equinox House a surprisingly high thermal mass without adding extra concrete, masonry, or phase change materials!
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June 25, 2020
Special Edition – Covid19 Status Report: We are at the Beginning of the Pandemic, Not the End
Put away the “Mission Accomplished” banner; we are still just at the beginning of COVID-19’s spread through the US. As tired as we may be of the disease, we cannot give up the fight now!
Check out this month's COVID-19 update, and learn more from top experts about how fresh air can help fight disease transmission!
Check out this month's COVID-19 update, and learn more from top experts about how fresh air can help fight disease transmission!
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May 29, 2020
Spotlight – CERV Retrofit: New Lungs for a 101-Year-Old Home
In this month's Featured Article, our very own Alex Long takes you through the journey of adding a CERV2 Smart Ventilation system to his 101-year-old home!
In this home, a CERV2 was integrated into an existing central furnace/ac system. Next step will be to swap out the gas furnace with high efficiency mini-split heat pumps from Mitsubishi Electric!
In this home, a CERV2 was integrated into an existing central furnace/ac system. Next step will be to swap out the gas furnace with high efficiency mini-split heat pumps from Mitsubishi Electric!
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May 29, 2020
Special Edition – Covid19 Status Report: Guidelines for Homes & Businesses
Minimizing disease transmission has always been a priority in development of Build Equinox smart ventilation technologies. Read our article to learn the basis for our guidelines, and how CERV2 smart ventilation addresses these concerns while current ventilation practices do not.
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May 29, 2020
Featured Article – Ground Heat Transfer/ASHRAE Solar ZEB Article 6
The sixth article in our ASHRAE Journal explores energy performance, comfort and economic facets of ground heat transfer for Equinox House.
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April 16, 2020
Events – Free CEU Webinar: Covid-19 Characteristics, Transmission, and Control (April 29th)
Earn free CEUs with our webinar hosted by the GreenHome Institute!
Our webinar discusses viruses and recent research in respiratory virus transmission mechanisms. Based on current understanding of the novel coronavirus, Covid-19 disease transmission in several countries are reviewed as of the end of April. Projections of Covid-19 transmission in the US for the month of May are discussed as plans are made to re-open the country.
Our webinar discusses viruses and recent research in respiratory virus transmission mechanisms. Based on current understanding of the novel coronavirus, Covid-19 disease transmission in several countries are reviewed as of the end of April. Projections of Covid-19 transmission in the US for the month of May are discussed as plans are made to re-open the country.
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