No matter how cluttered your toolbox or truck gets, it seems that you can never have enough tools. The following roundup includes hand tools that fulfill a variety of needs for HVAC contractors. Read on and see what’s missing from your toolbox that you just might need to get your hands on.
The Chiller Systems Group held its Spring 2010 meeting in style along the area known as the Magnificent Mile, one of the most popular shopping and sightseeing destinations in the U.S. The Fairmont Hotel Millennium Park played host to Chiller System Group (CSG) member companies in attendance during the three-day event.
This photo feature provides in-depth information on the features of each individual product; it also includes technical support information from the manufacturer. The product grid includes technical facts such as fuel type, heater type, single or multi stage, and unit size.
Every year The NEWS introduces the latest heating equipment available for the upcoming heating season. The intent is to help contractors prepare for this busy period by doing the research that will help them distinguish between brands. This issue features our Commercial Heating Showcase.
The Department of Energy estimates that most energy recovery ventilation systems can recover about 70 to 80 percent of the energy in the exiting air of a home or business and deliver that energy to the incoming air, thus reducing the cost of ventilation.
Today’s advanced thermostats include numerous benefits and are also significantly more expensive than the round thermostats of yore, which make them a profitable add-on to any system sale. However, contractors should be aware that there are many different types of communicating thermostats on the market.
One of the best ways to add a few more dollars to each sale, according to many contractors, is to offer zoning to customers whenever it makes sense. Houses with two or more floors are prime candidates, as are homes in which customers complain that certain rooms are too hot or too cold.
When David Maul, Maul Energy Advisors in Bend, Ore., decided to build his new home, he was determined to have something unique and uniquely green. What he ended up with is a home fit for entry as a project in the Solar Decathlon.
Hard-wired building automation systems (BAS) have long been used to optimize the performance of mechanical systems in commercial and industrial facilities. However, they can be somewhat inflexible. Enter the wireless BAS, which experts say can be installed easily and cost-effectively during new construction or even after a building is completed.
Refrigerant Management Canada (RMC) has officially launched what it describes as a “new and improved” website. The updated website (www.refrigerantmanagement.ca) “more accurately reflects the current branding and positioning of the environmental care program,” RMC said in a press release issued April 27.
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