{"id":19,"date":"2020-12-08T15:31:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T20:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/front-matter\/introduction\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T11:28:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T16:28:50","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/basichvac\/front-matter\/introduction\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/media.bccampus.ca\/id\/0_lyjwdc9d?width=608&amp;height=80&amp;playerId=23449753\r\n\r\nRanging from the very simple, such as opening a window to provide fresh air, to the extremely complex, such as the intricately coordinated and computer monitored environmental controls of large buildings like hospitals and museums, the field of HVAC, or heating, ventilation and air conditioning, is perhaps one of the most valuable and overlooked aspects of our modern building structures.\r\n\r\nIn this introductory text we will discuss the basic principles of heating and cooling, as well as the principle of [pb_glossary id=\"186\"]<strong>refrigeration<\/strong>[\/pb_glossary] and how it relates to [pb_glossary id=\"187\"]<strong>air conditioning<\/strong>[\/pb_glossary]. 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