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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 shapes health, energy, and building resilience.

RenewAire argues that ventilation is not a comfort feature but a critical lever for occupant health, decarbonization, and operational cost. Episodes ground this in school performance, senior care outcomes, and building code history.

RenewAire's channel argues that indoor air quality is a foundational lever for health, productivity, and climate impact, yet remains overlooked in most building management and care planning. The content supports this by tracing how poor ventilation compounds into measurable harms: students become sluggish and prone to illness, nursing home residents face infection risk, and buildings waste energy by running tight envelopes without proper air recovery. The solution recurs throughout: energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) and dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS) recover heat and humidity, enabling high ventilation without energy penalty.

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

“High-performing homes have wonderful byproducts, and one of those byproducts is energy efficiency.”

Grace and Corbett Lunsford, co-creators of TV show Home Diagnosis, episode 21

By the numbers

47%

of global CO2 emissions from the built environment.

95%

of time nursing home residents spend indoors.

27 million

Americans projected in nursing and assisted living facilities by 2050.

5 CFM

per-person ventilation rate in the late 1970s energy crisis.

What the channel argues

InsightPoor classroom ventilation causes high CO2, inconsistent temperatures, and increased airborne illness spread.→
InsightNursing homes often neglect air quality despite residents spending 95% of time indoors.→
InsightERVs recover both heat and humidity, unlike HRVs which only recover heat.→
DataBuilt environment accounts for roughly 47% of global CO2 emissions.→
InsightBACNet Fan Controller enables cost-effective ERV integration with building management systems.→

What you'll learn

•How classroom air quality directly affects student health, behavior, and learning outcomes, and why ERVs reduce illness and improve performance.
•Why nursing homes and senior care facilities face outsized infection and respiratory risk from poor ventilation despite strong infection control protocols.
•The mechanical and operational difference between ERVs and HRVs, and why ERVs eliminate drain pans, defrosting, and orientation limitations.
•How smart controls paired with ERVs enable high ventilation without energy cost increases or operational complexity.
•Why the energy crisis of the 1970s–80s drove ventilation rates down to 5 CFM per person and what reversible and irreversible health impacts resulted.

What to do about it

→Audit your school or care facility's ventilation system for CO2 levels and airborne illness patterns, then model ERV retrofit costs against reduced sick days and improved test scores or care outcomes.
→If integrating an ERV with an existing BMS, evaluate BACNet-based fan controllers as a cost-effective alternative to custom integration solutions.
→For buildings pursuing decarbonization targets, prioritize DOAS and ERV upgrades as a dual-lever strategy that cuts HVAC energy load while meeting or exceeding ventilation code requirements.

Who and what shows up

Nick Agopian

Vice President of Sales & Marketing, RenewAire LLC

Appears in at least 13 episodes as the primary expert voice articulating RenewAire's thesis on ERVs, decarbonization, and the role of ventilation in health and building performance.

Paul Raymer

Chief Investigator, Heyoka Indoor Solutions LLC

Co-hosts multiple episodes on home IAQ best practices, DALYs, balanced ventilation, and unhealthy homes, bringing research and historical context to ventilation science.

Tyler Kern

Host, IAQ IQ: Indoor Air Quality and You podcast

Primary interviewer and framing voice across 16+ episodes, structuring conversations around how air quality affects students, seniors, homes, and buildings.

Dan Walsh

Vice President & General Manager, AAA Home Services

Co-author of episode on classroom air quality, providing practitioner perspective on how schools can retrofit ventilation and measure health outcomes.

Christine Willing

CEO, Think Happy Live Healthy

Co-author of episode on classroom air quality, linking air quality improvements to student health and learning outcomes.

Questions this channel answers

Q

Why do schools and care facilities neglect air quality despite knowing it affects health?

Conversations about school improvement focus on curriculum, technology, and staffing rather than the invisible factor of ventilation. Similarly, nursing homes prioritize medication protocols and fall prevention while air quality rarely appears in care planning or quality improvement discussions.

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

How do ERVs differ from HRVs, and why does it matter?

ERVs recover both heat and humidity, while HRVs recover only heat. ERVs eliminate condensation, drain pans, and defrosting cycles, and can be installed in any orientation. These design advantages maximize energy efficiency and operational flexibility.

Maximize Ventilation Potential with ERVs as Compared to … →
Q

Can buildings increase ventilation without increasing energy costs?

Yes. ERVs and DOAS systems recover energy from outgoing air to precondition incoming air, allowing high ventilation rates without the large heating and cooling loads of traditional systems. Smart controls further optimize operation.

Support Decarbonization with Enhanced Ventilation via ER… →
Q

What role does ventilation play in addressing climate change?

The built environment is responsible for approximately 47% of global CO2 emissions. Ventilation via ERVs and DOAS supports decarbonization by reducing HVAC energy demand while maintaining indoor air quality and occupant health.

Energy Recovery Ventilation: Decarbonization and Buildin… →
Q

How did building codes change after the 1970s energy crisis?

In the late 1970s, the industry dropped ventilation rates from 20-30 CFM per person to 5 CFM per person to save energy. In the mid-to-late 1980s, the HVAC and engineering communities realized this low rate caused serious reversible and irreversible health issues, leading to code changes emphasizing cleaner, healthier air.

What Is Ventilation and Why Does It Matter? →
Topics:Energy recovery ventilators (ERVs)Dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS)School and senior care facilitiesBuilding management system integrationDecarbonization and building codes
Themes:Ventilation as occupant health infrastructure, not energy penaltyEnergy recovery as the bridge between indoor air quality and decarbonizationBuilding codes and design practices as the drivers of indoor air risk

Industry context

The global energy recovery ventilator market reached USD 4.01 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow to USD 4.35 billion in 2025, reflecting rising demand for systems that combine indoor air quality with energy efficiency.

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