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Home » historic building renovation and retrofit

Articles Tagged with ''historic building renovation and retrofit ''

Vatican Museums

Project Files: Episode 48 — Custom A/C for the Vatican Museums

Carrier solution delivers powerful heating and cooling without altering the 500-year-old historic space
Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
April 27, 2022
The Raphael Rooms in the Vatican are universally known as one of the greatest works of art ever created. During a typical summer, temperatures in Rome can soar as high as 104°F. So the decision to install air conditioning in the Raphael Rooms for the first time ever was an easy one.
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The ACHR NEWS Podcast

Top 40 Under 40 Honoree Marries Old Buildings, New HVAC

Jason Sylvain discusses combining historic structures with HVAC technology
April 9, 2021
Sylvain talks about retrofitting historic buildings with cutting-edge HVAC technology.
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Project Files - Episode 26 - Yee-Haw Brewing Company

Project Files: Episode 26 — Yee-Haw Brewing Company

Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
May 8, 2020
Yee-Haw Brewing Company opened in a renovated train depot in Johnson City, Tennessee in the first half of 2015. Since then, the company has expanded distribution to Nashville and picked up a Bronze Award at the 2016 World Beer Cup, a global beer competition that recognizes the most outstanding brewers and beers.
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The Wilshire Ebell Theatre

Leveraging the Power of HVAC Tech to Retrofit Performing Arts Building

The iconic Ebell of Los Angeles undergoes an HVAC facelift with LG
February 3, 2020
The Ebell of Los Angeles’ management team sought an HVAC solution to address the full needs of the theater and the occupants throughout the complex.
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Historic home with modern HVAC.

Historic Homes Present Profit Opportunity for HVAC Contractors

Differing perspectives and deep experience drive this contractor’s success
Robert Beverly
December 2, 2019
R&B Incorporated’s work demonstrated that the firm had the right touch for helping older homes move through project unknowns into modern comfort.
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Project Files: Episode 20 — Pennsylvania Barn - The ACHR News

Project Files: Episode 20 — Pennsylvania Barn

Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
June 14, 2019
An 1871 barn in Pennsylvania is converted into a family home utilizing hydronic radiant heating and geothermal cooling.
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Project Files: Episode 15 — Rooftop Retrofit for Historic Detroit Building - The ACHR News

Project Files: Episode 15 — Rooftop Retrofit for Historic Detroit Building

Renovations resulted in a state-of-the-art music academy
Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
February 5, 2019
The light load-bearing capacity of a 19th-century timber roof dictated an innovative HVAC retrofit for a historic downtown building renovation that's now home to the Detroit Institute of Music Education, a state-of-the-art music academy.
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LG Maintains Historic Design Aesthetics in Mackie Building VRF Retrofit

September 3, 2018

When Josh Jeffers put his vision of creating a mixed-use complex into motion with a multi-million-dollar overhaul, the goal for the Mackie Building was to maintain the historic design aesthetics while upgrading the HVAC system to effectively serve a diverse range of tenants.


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JM Electrical Completes Control System Project at Harvard Memorial Church

Building automation system experts maintain the architectural integrity of the historic building
March 6, 2017

JM Electrical Company Inc., an automated building system installation company, announced that it has completed project operations at Harvard Memorial Church, a historic development located at 1 Harvard Bus Tunnel in the center of Harvard Yard in Cambridge. JM partnered with a premier building technology company on this control system.


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Proposed Guideline Provides Advice for Efficiency Improvements to Historic Buildings

Seeks to minimize disturbances to the historic character, characteristics, and materials
April 28, 2016

Historical buildings — from those on the local Main Street to world-renowned structures — could be brought from the past into an energy efficient future under a proposed guideline from ASHRAE.


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