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AHU Energy Recovery: Adding ERV to Air Handlers

Updated 2026-09-02 · 5 min read

Most commercial air handling units (AHUs) condition large outdoor-air volumes. Adding an energy recovery section, plate or wheel, is the highest-leverage efficiency upgrade.

Integration points

Savings lever

Recovery of 70% to 80% directly reduces coil load, down-sizing plant and cutting utility bills. Tie to the sizing guide and ROI walkthrough.

Specifying a unit for your project?

EN159 builds plate, rotary, heat-pipe and counterflow air-to-air exchangers for new and retrofit AHUs. Send airflow (m3/h), inlet temperatures and available space and we will size it.

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