Ultra-high efficiency, the Triple-Flex™ Series of hot-water condensing boilers deliver a minimum 90 percent operating efficiency with 160°F return and 180° supply at maximum input. 

The University of Missouri (MU) in Columbia, Mo. is being commended for its commitment to energy reduction and sustainability through the installation of a new biomass boiler. 

These days, essentially everybody wants their building to be more efficient. But there are still barriers to achieving high efficiency and constructing a high-performance building.

There are many obstacles contractors face when working on these types of projects, including everything from educating owners to following through on building operation.

For a company that’s been in business 118 years, making upgrades isn’t an option, it’s a necessity. That’s why Butch Welsch, president of Welsch Heating & Cooling Co., St. Louis, always makes sure to stick to one key principle despite the rapidly changing times we live in: First impressions are everything.

Shipments of HVAC equipment increased marginally in 2012, reported the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). 

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is forecasting that single-family starts will grow 22 percent in 2013 and that single-family construction will grow another 30 percent in 2014.