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Tune into Walter Musumeci’s “The WIP” Podcast with Guest Ty Newell discussing ventilation and its impact on human health and productivity! The Georgetown-Ridge Farm junior high school’s CERV-1000 smart ventilation project is discussed along with Matt Blomquist's net zero Pretty Good House construction project.

Positive pressure flow balancing can lead to significant energy savings, noise reduction, and robust ventilation system operation. In this article, we discuss how to replace dampers with inline fans for a better system!

Is AI truly intelligent, or is it simply a complex way of determining correlation relationships among large sets of data?

Why is AI important, and not so important for maintaining healthy indoor environments?

A third of North American homes have someone with respiratory difficulties...

As we unfortunately move into another wildfire season, we would like to remind readers of steps to be taken to minimize smoke and other particulate concentrations in your home.

Join us for an insightful webinar on the Taylorville High School's net zero "Pretty Good House" project, based on Mottram Architecture's "Freeport Net Zero" design.

Gain valuable knowledge on designing healthy indoor environments, cost-effective duct work, and optimizing HVAC systems for efficiency, featuring insights from Matt Blomquist and Ty Newell of Build Equinox.

The school year has flown by, and Matt Blomquist's seniors are graduating while juniors are set to continue working on the Taylorville net zero Pretty Good House (PGH) project. The house, now insulated with wood fiber insulation and featuring a newly installed high-quality steel roof, is progressing well despite rainy weather.

This hands-on project not only teaches students construction skills but also fosters critical thinking and project planning, introducing innovative building techniques to the community.

Recently, Victor and Ty visited the CSF, collaborating with Cal and his daughter Elise on innovative smart ventilation units, enhancing both their headquarters and a new bank, reflecting the impactful work of the CSF in revitalizing downtown Deerfield, Wisconsin.

Earn free CEUs and learn about an exciting 1964 split-level home renovation project from Amy Myers and Mike Baker achieving LEED Platinum and GHI Zero Energy Certification.

And, of course, they chose the CERV2 to ensure healthy indoor air quality!

Build Equinox is pleased to announce that our collaboration with University of Illinois researchers on human-correlated particulates is now available.

These research results provide an important quantitative foundation for understanding particulate concentrations in rooms due to human occupancy relative to ventilation and filtration of indoor spaces.

We are thrilled to announce that our AprilAire and Carrier friends are joining Build Equinox, donating HVAC components to support the Taylorville High School Pretty Good House net zero home project. This home will be healthy, comfortable, and efficient!!

The Lakeside Net Zero Passive House, awarded LEED Platinum and Passive House certifications, exemplifies sustainable living through modern design and eco-friendly practices, including the use of the CERV2 ventilation system

In our ongoing mission to enhance indoor air quality and promote healthier living environments, we are excited to share the success stories of two recent CERV2 installations in the Metropolitan Milwaukee area.

This month, we spotlight the impact of our CERV2 system in both a condominium unit and a single-family home, each with their unique stories and occupants but sharing the common goal of achieving healthy indoor air quality.

Solar living pioneer and our good friend and fresh air promoter, John Avenson, was recently interviewed on Colorado Public Radio (CPR) along with Denis Hayes, founder of Earth Day and the first Director of the Solar Energy Research Institute (now, NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory).

Why didn’t solar grow from its initial push in the 1970s? Listen to John and Denis discuss the early history of solar living with CPR host Sam Brasch, and become inspired with John’s continued efforts to move us to a sustainable future!

This article describes ductwork design and airflow analysis for the Taylorville High School Pretty Good House (THS PGH) project and gives an update of project activities.

The CERV-1000 unit never sacrifices student and teacher health and well-being. No matter what weather Nature throws at us, the CERV-1000 quietly delivers up to 1000cfm of fresh filtered, UV sanitized air with 3 tons of comfort conditioning for classrooms and other high occupant density spaces.  

See how the CERV-1000 did with an 8-day period in January with an average outdoor temperature less than 10F (-12C) and low temperatures reaching -5F (-21C)!

In this article, we use ZEROs for the third part of PGH design, “Manual J” modeling of comfort conditioning capacities for different regions of the Taylorville High School / Pretty Good House collaboration.

Health and productivity continue to take a back seat to energy. During the pandemic, building conferences included sessions on indoor air quality and health.

Now that the danger of contagion transmission is over (is it?), IAQ conference sessions are less frequent as heat pumps have taken center stage.

It’s important that we don’t carbonize people as we decarbonize buildings with elevated carbon dioxide and other pollutant concentrations.

This article describes annual energy use and “design day” heating, cooling and dehumidification requirements for the Taylorville High School Pretty Good House (THS PGH) project and gives an update of project activities.

The Distillery North, one of the first Passive House certified multifamily buildings in North America, is leading the charge again.

This time, father and son team, Fred and Jacob Gordon, are working to shift The Distillery North to ASHRAE’s new 241 standard that promotes healthy indoor air quality levels that minimize airborne contagion transmission.

The school year is underway, and Matt Blomquist’s Taylorville High School students in central Illinois are busy building a strong foundation for their new PGH (Pretty Good House) project.

THS students are also building a strong foundation for their futures under Matt’s guidance. Skills are being developed ranging from physical building skills to “meta-skills”, the mental ability to think through a complex construction project: organizational skills, team building, and ability to work through difficult problems.

Watch our free webinar to learn about the CERV-1000, an innovative technology for converting spaces such as classrooms to high performance heat pump comfort conditioning with smart ventilation controls for automatically managing indoor air quality.

The school year has just begun, but already we can see the changes Build Equinox’s new CERV-1000 is making in the lives of staff and students at Mary Miller Junior High (MMJH) School in Georgetown Illinois. 

Yes, the title of this article has a lot of adjectives… but, they’re all needed to describe the CERV-1000’s transformation of classroom 111 into an exceptional learning environment.

Build Equinox is excited to partner with teacher Matt Blomquist and Taylorville High School’s building trades program as they begin construction on their newest home construction project; a net zero “Pretty Good House” designed by architect Emily Mottram, a co-author of Pretty Good House; A Guide to Creating Better Homes.

Maximizing our fresh and clean air in the places we live, work, and play in any energy efficient and decarbonized way is the future.

How do we get there?

We will discuss a solution that includes all-in-one ventilation, filtration, cold climate heat pump heating, and cooling system that can be used to meet air quality needs of many different spaces.

Join Ty Newell for his presentation at the upcoming Maine Indoor Air Quality Council: IAQ and Energy 2023 conference!

Ty will be presenting on the CERV-1000, and how the system can help to improve classroom air quality and comfort, while also helping in the effort of decarbonization.