SOMETHING IN THE AIR Ventilation. It might not be the first thing you think of for your cycle studio, but it can make or break the experience. Thomas Rasmussen of Air-Tekniq talks us through the ‘need to know’ details Thomas, what would you consider best practice for air conditioning in cycle studios? Before we go into any details, you first have to understand that there are different methods of getting the air ‘just so’. The first is ventilation. These systems don’t cool the air. They can warm it, so they’re good for the winter, but they can’t cool it. They basically replace ‘old’ air with ‘new’, sucking in air from 38
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outside and blowing it into the studio. Whatever volume of air these systems blow in, they also suck back out of the studio, in the process removing moisture and CO2 from the room. The second option is a climate control system, which is the same as a ventilation system except it does include an option to cool the air. These systems are able to maintain your ideal studio temperature year-round.
