In the midst of a global, regional, and local economic crisis, few would suggest that education is the highest priority capital investment a business should make, and even fewer would make a $20 million investment in that pursuit. However, that is just what Taco Inc. has done. 

Aldrich Hall is a 102,825-square-foot classroom serving the Harvard Business School’s MBA program. The building, originally built in 1955, recently completed a three-phase gut renovation. What did it entail?

This article looks at some examples of what distributors are doing to be the supplier of choice to their valued HVAC contractor customers, including communication, inventory management, and the ordering process.

HVACR industry representatives, government officials, and energy aficionados convened in Washington, D.C., to discuss the role renewable energy resources can play in the U.S. building sector during Danfoss’ 17th annual EnVisioneering Symposium. 

The OPK-300EZ/E is the EZ-Ject™ air conditioning leak detection kit that is perfect for small to medium-size systems and contains everything necessary to get the job done in an easy and efficient manner, said the company. Featured in the kit is the Optimax™ 3000, a cordless, rechargeable LED leak detection flashlight.

Colleges and universities across the United States are benefitting from new technologies that provide superior indoor comfort to students while delivering significant energy savings to the institutions. What types of equipment are they investing in? 

The K-12 school market in 2012 has received a failing grade from a group of mechanical contractors who specialize in this market segment, and their observations are backed up by a comprehensive report that indicates this segment of the commercial building market has declined 50 percent from pre-recession levels.

The U.S. Department of Education, the White House, and the EPA recently honored the first-ever Green Ribbon Schools. The list includes 78 schools spanning 29 states and Washington, D.C. What is a Green Ribbon School? Read to find out. 

Upgrading “the most famous office building in the world” is no small task, and Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings, owner of the Empire State Building, has tackled it head on. It’s important to know “what will matter and what will not,” he stated, as he detailed progress to date at the 23rd annual North American Energy Efficiency Forum, sponsored by Johnson Controls and the United States Energy Association.

Added to the line of flexible indoor systems, the EZ-Fit air conditioner is a modular cooling system designed to overcome the problems of replacing old air conditioning systems without site demolition or the need of special lifting or rigging equipment. Each module ships in three manageable sections.