High-volume low-speed, or HVLS fans, are becoming an energy-saving staple in industrial, commercial, and residential spaces. They are growing to become a major player in warehouses and factories due to their ability to lower energy costs, increase quality control, and improve air circulation, among other benefits.
Especially now, in the times they live in, the “new normal” means putting the safety of customers and employees first in the client facilities. One of the most important issues to be aware of is air ventilation – if the client keeps the air circulating, unhealthy air does not stay stagnant within a building. Commercial HVLS fans can help ventilation work more effectively by creating consistent airflow throughout the client’s building. Better air quality is one of the many benefits of high-volume, low-speed HVLS fans.
What are HVLS fans?
HVLS fans are industrial ceiling fans. They are larger than 7 feet in width. Unlike the client’s fans at home, HVLS fans rely on their size, not speed, to move a large amount of air. HVLS fans produce columns of air, which flow down and horizontally along the floor until the column hits a side wall or another fan that carries it further.
A number of HVLS fans have gearbox motors; others are prepared with direct-drive motors. Direct-driven HVLS fans are extra cost-efficient than gearbox-driven fans.
What are the benefits for HVLS fans?
As mentioned above, HVLS fans have so many benefits for the client facility, both financially and on a staff level. Below, are shared the top reasons the client should have HVLS fans in the center building, whether it’s a distribution center, factory, warehouse, or any other industrial building.
● HVLS fans assist improve air circulation in addition to protecting employee health.
The indoor air quality of the client’s building is extremely important to the health of the client’s employees.
This helps eliminate stagnant air, which can be extremely unhealthy for the clients’ employees within the client facility. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says one of the number one things the client can do to prevent viruses in the client building is improved ventilation. An industrial HVLS fan can increase the airflow supply within a building, which plays a huge part in increasing air circulation.
● Commercial high volume low, speed fans increase productivity and create safer working conditions.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) found that slight increases in temperatures can significantly impact worker productivity and accuracy rates. For example, their study found a 400% uptick in employee inaccuracies when the temperature rose from 90 to 95 degrees. When employees are comfortable, they’re happier and more productive.
Commercial HVLS fans are installed in the client facility’s ceiling, which means no more big, bulky warehouse fans and other trip hazards like extension cords. Instead of worrying about where to put a fan or how to navigate around one while they work, the client’s employees will be free to move about in a safer environment.
Conclusion
High volume low, speed fans make the “feel like” or perceived temperature six to eight degrees lower than the actual temperature in the building, thus allowing the client to use less energy to cool the area down.
