BREAKING NEWS ASHRAE Confirms COVID-19 Airborne Exposure Risks The HVACR organization issued a statement on the relationship between COVID-19 and HVAC building transmission. April 6, 2021 ASHRAE offers expanded guidance available on ASHRAE’s newly updated COVID-19 resources webpage.Read More
PURCHASES Harris Acquires HVAC Controls & Specialties April 1, 2021 The acquisition means expanded service and building automation systems for customers throughout. Read More
TABB Sheet Metal Worker Jack Webster On Finding His Passion In Testing and Balancing Webster spent his career teaching the next generation but didn’t finish his own higher education until 2005, the year he retired. Emell Derra Adolphus March 29, 2021 Webster shares his thoughts on the sheet metal industry's acceptance of testing, balancing and adjusting and encourages other sheet metal workers to find a role that works for them in the industry.Read More
Furnace Heating Cycle: An Overview from Alex of Adams Mechanical LLC March 22, 2021 Michigan-based HVAC contractor Alex Adams of Adams Mechanical LLC walks you through how to perform a heating cycle on a furnace. Read More
BACKSTORY Custom Sheet Metal Fabricated HVAC Return Trunks For A Home in Maywood, Illinois Submitted by Christopher Muhammad of Going Green Home Solutions. Emell Derra Adolphus March 12, 2021 An HVAC project spotlight submitted by Going Green Home Solutions.Read More
HVAC Duct Manufacturer OmniDuct Leans Into Continuous Improvement With the ups and downs of 2020, the company used any free time to improve labor operations. Graham Johnson March 12, 2021 The HVAC duct manufacturer recently refocused on its core values of integrity, caring and stewardship. Read More
VRF What HVAC Contractors Should Know About Variable Refrigerant Flow Technology March 11, 2021 Variant refrigerant flow technology is designed to give building occupants more comfort and more energy-efficient control via zoning.Read More
EDUCATION HVAC Excellence Upgrades HVACR Education Reaching for the ‘Gold Standard’ in HVAC education, HVAC Excellence is on a mission to modernize HVAC training nationwide. Dustin Blitchok March 10, 2021 HVAC Excellence, a third-party programmatic accreditation organization, evaluates HVACR programs.Read More
PROBLEMS Drip Happens in Ductwork Systems But what does that really mean? Bob Reid, Business Development and Engineering at Spiral Pipe of Texas - Eco Support Products, explains. Bob Reid March 9, 2021 How to fix it condensation that occurs when the surface temperature of the duct falls below the dew point of the ambient air.Read More