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Proper airflow in commercial buildings, apartment buildings, schools, or other public spaces has always been important to indoor air quality, but it has been even more crucial since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over two years into the pandemic, proper ventilation has increasingly become a powerful tool in fighting the spread of the disease, … Continue reading How Airflow Affects Indoor Air Quality

Beat the Heat This Summer by Prepping Your Commercial Air Conditioner When summer strikes in Manhattan, it pays to be prepared by ensuring your HVAC system can handle your cooling needs. But stamping out the heat means more than setting your office thermostat to “cool.” Preparing your commercial air conditioning system for the hotter season … Continue reading Preparing Your Commercial HVAC System for Summer

With many employees returning to in-office work, it’s time to reassess your commercial building’s air quality and make any necessary changes. Indoor air quality can affect physical health, mood, cognition, concentration, and productivity. With most people spending 90% of their time indoors, indoor air quality clearly plays an important role in overall wellness. If your … Continue reading 6 Ways To Improve Your Building’s Indoor Air Quality

Doctors, nurses, and staff spend their days working hard to improve the health of their patients. Maintaining your HVAC system and improving its efficiency will ensure proper filtration and ventilation for safe indoor air quality. It will also go a long way toward helping you save money that you can invest back into your patients’ … Continue reading How To Make Your Hospital’s HVAC System Better This Winter

Manhattan winters can be brutal, especially when you need to keep commercial buildings comfortable. Whether you’re preparing for the comfort needs of your high-rise residents or have concerns about how the cold will affect your manufacturing facilities’ HVAC equipment, AFGO Mechanical is here to help. Our team put together a helpful list of the top … Continue reading Winter HVAC Checklist for Commercial Buildings

When it comes to heating and cooling commercial buildings, traditional HVAC systems can be bulky and inefficient. A packaged unit is an all-in-one system housing all the components that heat and/or cool a space, so the system’s footprint on available square footage is maximized. If you’re looking to reduce your energy costs, improve climate control, … Continue reading What To Know About Packaged HVAC Units

It’s easy to forget how hard your air ducts work to keep your commercial properties comfortable. Air handler sanitizing is a great way to alleviate some of the stress placed on your HVAC systems by helping them run as efficiently as possible and keeping them free of harmful contaminants. What Is Air Handler Sanitizing? Air … Continue reading How Can Air Handler Sanitizing Benefit My Business?

One of the most critical components of your commercial furnace is its heat exchanger. It’s important for building managers and their maintenance staff to understand how their furnace’s heat exchanger should operate, so they know when it is malfunctioning. A heat exchanger failure requires the attention of a skilled professional, so be sure you have … Continue reading All You Need To Know About Heat Exchangers

If your commercial HVAC system is stinking up your place of business, you need to get to the bottom of the issue before customers begin to leave. There are many different odors that your heating or cooling equipment can produce, and each one of them signals a specific issue that may be affecting your system’s … Continue reading Commercial HVAC Odors & What They Mean

Do you have an HVAC system in good working condition in your office, or do you have repairs for your aging furnace, boiler, or air conditioner pinned on a to-do list that you plan to get around to eventually? Many business owners and commercial property owners make the mistake of assuming that so long as … Continue reading The Real Cost of a Broken HVAC System in Your Commercial Office