Airside Optimization: Improving System Performance, Efficiency, and Reliability Through Standardized Control Strategies

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Most commercial HVAC systems are designed to perform under peak conditions: full occupancy, extreme weather, and maximum heating or cooling load. But buildings rarely operate that way. Day after day, systems spend much of their time in part-load conditions, where fans may move more air than needed, VAV boxes may reheat air that was just cooled, outdoor air may be delivered based on design assumptions instead of actual occupancy, and operators may be left chasing comfort complaints, nuisance alarms, and rising utility costs.

ASHRAE Guideline 36 offers a more consistent and effective way to control building systems in the real world. Rather than relying on one-off custom sequences that vary from project to project, Guideline 36 provides standardized, high-performance control strategies designed to help HVAC systems respond to actual load, occupancy, and environmental conditions. The result is a smarter approach to airside optimization—one that can reduce wasted energy, improve comfort, support indoor air quality, and make building operations easier to manage.

In this webinar, we will explain how ASHRAE Guideline 36 is changing the way engineers, controls contractors, commissioning agents, and building operators think about HVAC control sequences. Participants will explore why airside optimization matters, how strategies such as dual maximum VAV control, static pressure reset, supply air temperature reset, demand control ventilation, scheduling, and fault detection work together, and how these strategies can help buildings perform closer to their intended design.

We will also address the growing role of Guideline 36 in codes, specifications, BAS deployment, commissioning, diagnostics, and long-term building lifecycle performance. Attendees will leave with a practical understanding of how standardized controls can help reduce HVAC energy consumption, improve occupant comfort, simplify implementation, and prepare facilities for evolving energy expectations and code requirements.

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