Rogers Stadium Limited Partnership awarded the first phase of the Rogers Centre’s $300 million renovation to PCL Constructors Canada Inc. last month, and work is now well underway this offseason before the stadium opens...
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Rogers Centre’s $300M renovation design incorporates fan feedback, market research, learnings from the use of Toronto Blue Jays’ 26.3-hectare (65-acre) training facility Player Development Complex, and insights from the global design firm Populous for...
Role of HVLS fans in disinfecting indoor air
(11/13/2020)
Using an overhead high-volume, low-speed (HVLS) fan’s bi-directional airflow and elevated air speed is a powerful way to improve ventilation, thereby reducing the concentration of airborne pathogens through dilution. Occupant comfort can be assured...
Slow-moving, Fast-acting: The benefits of HVLS fans
(11/13/2017)
The largest chain of health clubs in Canada understands the benefits of high-volume, low-speed (HVLS) overhead fans. In the last seven to eight years, Goodlife Fitness has installed them in 90 per cent of...
Reducing construction costs with big fans
(07/14/2016)
Architects often sell their clients on the promise of large overhead fans based on the argument of long-term energy savings from reduced reliance on HVAC.
Canada’s warehouses, manufacturing plants, and other large, open industrial facilities face unique environmental control challenges. During the country’s famously frigid winters, inhabitants often shiver at floor-level, while heated air rises into the rafters.
Fans of the green building boom
(07/09/2015)
Canadian green construction is booming, with research indicating the trend is not slowing—by 2017, the amount of green construction projects will double, motivated by the desire for high-quality, environmentally responsible buildings. At its core,...
The rebirth of ceiling fans
(10/01/2012)
Reinvented, resized, and re-engineered, contemporary ceiling fans should no longer be an afterthought when it comes to design and occupant comfort. Innovative modern engineering has re-established ceiling fans as an integral part of comfort...
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