Transforming Home Comfort: The Surprising Link Between Radiative Heating and Optimal Humidity Levels
Optimal Humidity As a homeowner, creating a comfortable and healthy indoor environment is essential for your well-being and that of your family. Humidity levels play a significant role in achieving this, as high or low humidity levels can cause discomfort, mold,...
Proximity to Surface, The Key to Saving on Your Heating Bill?
Why Do Current Heating Solutions Use So Much Energy? In order to save on one’s energy bill the most important thing is to maximize the efficiency of the heating system. A common and effective method for accomplishing this is by increasing the overall insulative...
How Clothing Plays a Role in The Thermostat Wars
In this post in our thermoneutrality series we will be covering the role that clothing plays in influencing our thermal comfort, describing CLO Values, and covering the problem of clothing differences in determining ideal office temperatures. The...
Why do some people run “Hot” and others “Cold”?
Our Bodies As Machines In this next section of our thermoneutrality series we will be focusing on our metabolism, defining what it’s components are, the factors that influence it, and the role that it plays in determining when we find ourselves in a state of...
Is Far Infrared Heating Safe?
Is Far-Infrared Radiative Heating Safe? The short answer is yes! However, to better understand why Far-Infrared Radiative Heating is safe one first needs to understand how radiation works. ...
Air Speed Within The Built Environment
Air Speed In The Built Environment Now that we know how air speed influences our bodies ability to release heat (if not read through our article on airspeed), we can take a look at air speed and its role in the built environment! We will be focusing on...
Why Use Carbon Fibers For The Heating of Buildings ?
What Exactly are Carbon Fibers and Why Use Them for The Heating of Buildings? Carbon fibers are a modern woven fiber that are made from a PAN (polyacrylonitrile) polymer. The PAN polymer is formed into a white fibre by extruding and processing an acrylic...
WindChill, A Pleasent Breeze, and Severe Dehydration.
Understanding Air Speed and Its Influence on The Human Body In this post of our Human Comfort/Thermoneutrality series we will be focusing on air speed, defining it, and explaining its relationship with our bodies. How is Air Speed Defined? Air speed is...