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Energy recovery ventilation for buildings that demand clean indoor air.

RenewAire manufactures energy recovery ventilation systems designed for commercial buildings, schools, healthcare facilities, and residential applications. Its products address the indoor air quality demands created by tightly sealed building envelopes, recovering energy from exhaust air to reduce HVAC operating costs. On MarketScale, RenewAire publishes content on ventilation standards, building science, and air quality solutions for architects, engineers, and facility operators.

26 episodes
Channel Brief·RenewAire · 26 episodes
Updated Oct 16, 2025

Indoor air quality is a silent lever for health and energy savings

RenewAire argues ventilation shapes occupant health, learning, and productivity. The channel proves it through facility case studies, technical product comparisons, and health frameworks like DALYs.

RenewAire's core argument is that indoor air quality (IAQ) drives occupant health, cognitive performance, and energy efficiency simultaneously, yet remains neglected in facility operations and building codes. The channel proves this through recurring case studies in schools, nursing homes, and multi-family residential, combined with technical explanations of how energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) and dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS) recover energy while improving air quality.

Drawn from The Hidden Factor Shaping Student Success: Cla… and 4 more →

“Ventilation, in concert with Mother Nature, helps us remediate problems we have indoors.”

Nick Agopian, VP Sales & Marketing, RenewAire

By the numbers

47%

of global CO2 emissions from built environment

27 million

Americans projected in nursing/assisted living by 2050

95%

of time nursing home residents spend indoors

20-30 to 5 CFM

ventilation rate drop during 1970s oil embargo crisis

What the channel argues

InsightSchools report fewer illnesses and better student performance with proper ventilation.→
InsightERVs recover both heat and humidity, while HRVs only recover heat and require drain pans.→
InsightNursing homes neglect air quality despite its major impact on resident health with compromised immune systems.→
InsightRenewAire's BACNet Fan Controller enables cost-effective ERV integration with building management systems.→
DataBuilt environment accounts for 47% of global CO2 emissions; ventilation upgrades support decarbonization.→
InsightCOVID-19 pandemic confirmed that almost all infections occur indoors in poorly ventilated spaces.→

What you'll learn

•Why schools and senior care facilities that ignore air quality face higher illness and operational costs, and how ERVs reverse this.
•How ERVs differ from HRVs: ERVs recover moisture and heat without requiring drain pans or defrosting, maximizing energy efficiency.
•How tight building envelopes and energy codes, meant to save energy, trap contaminants indoors unless paired with balanced ventilation systems.
•Why ventilation is a decarbonization strategy: the built environment produces 47% of global CO2 emissions, and HVAC system efficiency directly cuts that footprint.
•How disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) quantify the health cost of poor IAQ, making a financial case for ventilation upgrades.

What to do about it

→Audit your facility's ventilation system against current ASHRAE and state energy codes; nursing homes and schools with outdated systems face compounding health and liability risk.
→Replace HRVs with ERVs or install DOAS in commercial buildings requiring 100% outdoor air; the energy recovery offsets ventilation costs while improving IAQ.
→Integrate your ERV or DOAS with your building management system using tools like RenewAire's BACNet Fan Controller to enable real-time monitoring, fan speed control, and energy optimization.

Who and what shows up

Nick Agopian

VP Sales & Marketing, RenewAire

Recurs across 12+ episodes articulating the strategic link between ventilation, decarbonization, and occupant health; frames air quality as climate and wellness issue simultaneously.

Paul Raymer

Chief Investigator, Heyoka Indoor Solutions LLC

Co-authored ventilation books and novels; articulates balanced ventilation as source control and dilution strategy, framing IAQ as systems-level home performance issue.

Dan Walsh

VP & General Manager, AAA Home Services

Co-authored school ventilation episode; grounded discussion of how CO2 levels, inconsistent temperatures, and airborne illness spread in poorly ventilated classrooms.

Christine Willing

CEO, Think Happy Live Healthy

Co-authored school ventilation episode; emphasized health and learning outcome connection to classroom air quality.

Gregory Gasic

Referenced, nursing home context

Contributed to long-term care air quality episode; highlighted infection control oversight in nursing homes despite residents spending 95% of time indoors.

Questions this channel answers

Q

Why do schools and nursing homes ignore air quality if it affects health outcomes?

Facility operators prioritize visible issues like infection control protocols and fall prevention; air quality remains invisible and unmeasured. Yet students in poorly ventilated classrooms feel sluggish and distracted, and nursing home residents with compromised immune systems face higher infection risk.

The Hidden Factor Shaping Student Success: Classroom Air… →
Q

How can I afford better ventilation without doubling my HVAC energy bill?

Energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) and dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS) recover heat and humidity from exhaust air, reducing the heating and cooling load needed for incoming fresh air. This offsets the energy cost of increased ventilation rates.

Support Decarbonization with Enhanced Ventilation via ER… →
Q

What's the difference between an ERV and an HRV?

ERVs recover both heat and humidity; HRVs recover heat only. HRVs require drain pans and active defrost cycles, limiting ventilation potential and creating maintenance burden. ERVs can be installed in any orientation and do not need drain pans.

Maximize Ventilation Potential with ERVs as Compared to … →
Q

How do I measure whether better ventilation actually improves occupant health?

Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) quantify the impact of poor IAQ on healthy lifespan, allowing facility operators to calculate the health cost and ROI of ventilation upgrades. Schools can track test scores and sick days; workplaces can measure productivity and absenteeism.

Reducing the DALY Tally Through IAQ Improvements →
Q

Should I upgrade ventilation for COVID-19 or long-term health?

COVID-19 exposed that almost all infections occur indoors in poorly ventilated spaces. However, poor IAQ is a long-standing problem affecting cognitive function, test scores, and respiratory health. Ventilation upgrades protect against multiple respiratory illnesses, not just COVID-19.

Mitigating COVID-19 Through Improvements to Indoor Air Q… →
Topics:Energy recovery ventilators (ERVs)Dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS)Senior care and nursing home air qualitySchool classroom ventilationBuilding management system integrationDecarbonization via ventilation
Themes:Ventilation as occupant health infrastructure, not energy costEnergy recovery technology that decouples IAQ from HVAC expenseNeglected facility operations risk: air quality invisible until crisis strikes

Industry context

Energy recovery ventilators have grown into a $3.7 billion market segment, driven by building owners and facility managers balancing indoor air quality requirements with energy performance targets and stricter codes.

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