HVAC stands for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. It’s the technology of indoor and vehicular environmental comfort. Its goal is to provide thermal comfort and acceptable indoor air quality.
- Heating: This component involves equipment designed to generate heat for a building. Common examples include furnaces, boilers, and heat pumps. 🔥
- Ventilation: This is the process of exchanging or replacing air in any space to provide high indoor air quality. It involves temperature control, oxygen replenishment, and the removal of moisture, odors, smoke, heat, dust, airborne bacteria, carbon dioxide, and other gases. Ventilation includes both the circulation of air within a space and the exchange of air with the outside. 🌬️
- Air Conditioning: This is the process of removing heat and moisture from the interior of an occupied space to improve the comfort of occupants. This is typically achieved through a refrigeration cycle. ❄️
- In short, HVAC systems control the overall climate in a building, keeping you warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and ensuring the air you breathe is fresh and clean year-round.