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System Performance & Efficiency

Should You Close HVAC Vents in Unused Rooms During Summer?

It’s a hot summer’s day, the central air system is cooling an entire floor, but a room is unoccupied. It seems intuitive: Close the vent in the empty room, and the conditioned air flow will be forced into the rooms and spaces actually in use. The logic appears sound. Engineering tells a different story.

What do rimless toilets and HVAC systems have in common?

For over a century, we’ve accepted that AC means a loud, bulky outdoor box with an equally unappealing indoor unit. We’re so used to the constant hum outside our windows, and condenser-crowded balconies that it’s become literal and figurative background noise. They’re just there, and we rarely complain.

HVAC Choice Shapes an Entire Building

Picture an architect designing a premium residential skyscraper in the heart of New York City. Sweeping views. Floor-to-ceiling glass façades. Rooftop amenities. Open floor plans. The architectural dreams can only transform into reality when the engineers step in. They ensure that the dream can become a stable, safe reality. While both roles are essential, they serve very different parts of the same goals.