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A duct layout design in Boston requires a 9'x 9' high grease exhaust

November 20, 2019

A recent duct layout design in Boston, Massachusetts, required a lot of elbow grease to be completed.

For a commercial restaurant hub in Beantown, Apex Corporation fabricated a 16-gauge welded, 9'x 9' high grease exhaust duct with a 34,000 CFM exhaust through it.

“This job had nine restaurants in one area,” says Apex. “It’s possibly the largest in New England.”

In restaurant spaces, poorly balanced ventilation systems — either by design or installation oversight — can change a kitchen’s critical air pressure from negative to positive. 

A family owned business for more than three generations, APEX Corporation specializes in heating, venting, and air conditioning of commercial and government spaces. A union shop, the Apex was established since 1964. 

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Along with the photo, please include as much detail as possible. Tell us what you did and what made the project so challenging or special. Big or small, we want to hear about it!

Submit a project now and see it published in SNIPS at snipsmag.com/jobsite-photo-submission. It's that easy. 


This story originally appeared in the November 2019 issue of SNIPS magazine.

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