by Bryan Simning | Feb 17, 2020 | HVAC
Updated 3/26/25 Making Your Bay Area HVAC System Smarter 2025 If you have lived in the Bay Area long enough, you’ll start to develop an appreciation for a well-tuned HVAC system. Despite the Mediterranean-style climate, the strong coastal winds blowing into the...
by Bryan Simning | Feb 12, 2020 | air conditioner, air conditioner maintenance, Air Conditioning, HVAC
Have you heard of thermally-driven air conditioning? If not, you could be hearing a lot about it soon. There is a push right now on the global scale to make HVAC—air conditioning in particular—more environmentally friendly. HVAC uses a considerable amount of energy,...
by Bryan Simning | Feb 5, 2020 | air conditioner, air conditioner maintenance, Air Conditioning
New HVAC technology is changing the game for eco-friendly building design and operation. In a previous post, we discussed how air conditioning was contributing to climate change but noted that evolutions in technology were starting to shift that narrative. Across the...
by Bryan Simning | Feb 3, 2020 | air conditioner, air conditioner maintenance, HVAC
Air conditioning and climate change: on first blush, it seems like air conditioning is a way to combat the effects of climate change—at least on a microcosmic level. As the planet’s temperatures rise and summer seasons get hotter, the need for air conditioning grows....
by Bryan Simning | Jan 22, 2020 | heat, Heating, HVAC
For smaller homes or businesses, or even for units in an apartment building or condo, it might not always make sense to have a traditional ducted HVAC system. While central heat and air are the best options for most houses or larger buildings, they can be too...
