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In this Condenser article, we discuss the free area between louver and damper blades. Free area is important. Learn how it affects air performance. 

In this article, we cover the four main types of UL life safety dampers: fire, smoke, combination fire-smoke, and ceiling radiation dampers. Learn where life safety dampers go, what they do, and how they protect your building during a fire.

They're not you're typical dampers. In this article, we discuss life safety dampers and their role in your building's passive fire protection system.

In this Condenser article, we discuss the benefits of electric actuators. Achieve full automation of your louvers and dampers with electric actuation!

In this article, we discuss seven specialty louvers and their applications. They can provide shade, provide a restricted area, and even dampen loud noises. Louvers can do more than you think! Read more to find out what these louvers can do.

In this article, we go over a few guidelines for performing maintenance on your control dampers: from what to look for in an inspection to the best practices for cleaning damper components.

AMCA Standards 540 and 550 are the latest testing standards for hurricane louvers. But are they better? This article covers AMCA 540-550 and compares them to the original Miami-Dade Standards.

In this article, MCDLG President Ken Wahlers looks back on 2019 and all the things we've achieved this year. We look forward to what's in store in 2020.

Backdraft dampers provide a cost-effective way to direct air in one direction. This article explains how they work.

Each type of louver is designed to fulfill a certain role in your building, but is there a louver that can work for everything? Learn which traits make a certain louver fit best into a particular application.