Category: Fundamentals

Defining Comfort

Defining Comfort

For most of our final customers, an HVAC system is ultimately about comfort. To most building occupants, the HVAC system remains invisible or unnoticed until a problem occurs. The one exception – if one becomes uncomfortable. Comfort is easy to detect, but sometimes difficult to explain. Let’s take a look at the factors that are a part of comfort conditioning. Temperature This is the intuitive measure of comfort for most people. If a space seems uncomfortable, the first statement is usually something like “Hey, it is warm in here, what is the temperature?” Most folks have an idea of the […]