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Home » Authors » Barbara A. Checket-Hanks

Articles by Barbara A. Checket-Hanks

Contractor Wish List Yields New Coil Design

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
December 12, 2001
This new design is not as simple as coil slabs, but in terms of size and efficiency, it’s better and easy to clean.
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Coils, Ducts Work Together When It Comes To IAQ

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
December 12, 2001
Coils play a critical role in air-handling systems and indoor air quality.
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Allergies, Asthma, And The Role Of Hvac

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
December 6, 2001
According to plenary session speaker Thomas Platts-Mills (University of Virginia), the asthma immune response is triggered by a variety of biological materials, such as grass pollen, animal dander, fungi, cockroach feces, and dust mites.
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Long-Time Contractor Joins Xcelecom

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
November 21, 2001
MJ Daly & Sons, Inc. has been formally acquired by Xcelecom, Inc.
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MA Engineer Named SMACNA Pres-Elect

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
November 19, 2001
Jack Desmond, of Cox Engineering Co., Canton, MA, will serve as president-elect of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractor’s National Association (SMACNA).
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CT PHCC Chapter Donates Apprentice Manuals to State Vo-Tech Schools

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
November 12, 2001
Courtesy of the Connecticut chapter of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors — National Association (PHCC), students in the Connecticut Vocational Technical School System (VTSS) now have access to PHCC’s nationally recognized apprenticeship program.
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The 1960s: The Battle Of The Heating Fuels

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
November 6, 2001
As an energy crisis arose, the electric air-to-air heat pump and solar energy began to be touted as a way out of what The News called “our energy predicament.”
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Carrier Northeast Aids National Relief Efforts

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
October 29, 2001
Carrier Northeast has given aid to the disaster relief efforts following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
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Anthrax And Hvac: Practical Facts

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
October 26, 2001
Hvac systems that are not properly maintained, with easy-access mechanical rooms require special attention.
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New England Utilities Offer ‘FreezeAlarm’ To Snow Birds

Barbara A. Checket-Hanks
October 17, 2001
Several New England electric companies have teamed up with Control Products, Inc. to offer its 460,000 customers a 10% discount on an electronic temperature monitor called the Freeze Alarm™, which notifies the homeowner if temperatures fall below a desired level.
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