Most people assume that a clean room requires a massive HVAC system to meet strict environmental standards. Our team at Althoff Industries, Inc. found a better solution that reduced HVAC capacity requirements by more than 60% while still achieving FDA compliance. By focusing on how the space would actually function, we improved efficiency, reduced costs, and delivered a system tailored to the client’s real-world needs, rather than relying on oversized equipment. Learn more about how smart HVAC design can solve complex facility challenges.
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How Smart HVAC Design Reduced Clean Room Capacity Requirements by Over 60%
Tuesday, July 7th, 2026Is Your Building’s Cooling Strategy Ready for Chicago’s Next Heat Wave (and the Cooling Ordinance)?
Tuesday, May 5th, 2026If your building’s cooling strategy isn’t ready before Chicago’s next heat wave, you’re already a few steps behind. Chicago building owners need a proactive strategy that keeps tenants, residents, staff, or visitors comfortable and your property compliant.
Chicago’s cooling ordinance requires certain buildings to provide cooling and dehumidification in designated common spaces under specific conditions. Covered buildings may need accessible indoor cooling areas that can maintain safe temperature and humidity levels as outdoor temperatures rise.
With hotter summers and increasing expectations around occupant safety, commercial HVAC planning needs to cover more than basic comfort. Here’s how to prepare your building for sustained heat, humidity, and HVAC system performance under pressure.
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2021Be sure to bookmark the Althoff Industries, Inc. blog to start learning the ins and outs of HVAC.
We’ll regularly post energy saving tips, how-to’s on troubleshooting your systems, and breakdowns on even the most complex industry related terms and concepts.
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