The facility support manager for an assembly plant was stuck with a nagging problem: When the humidity in the plant’s Class 8 clean rooms wasn’t too high, it was too low. Today, temperature and humidity are holding steady in both clean rooms. The solution came in the form of APR Control.
It’s easy to identify those hot, sticky days when a home would be unbearable without a central air conditioner. There are many times, however, when the average dry bulb temperature is lower than 75°F, but the average dew point temperature is greater than 60°. This condition equates to rh values greater than 65 percent; which makes most occupants of a home uncomfortable in conditions when an air conditioner will not run, as its primary control is based upon dry bulb temperature.
Today, controlling mold in HVAC systems involves more than just cleaning coils. Some contractors not only have an arsenal of mold-fighting tools, but they are carving a profitable niche by marketing IAQ and providing real health benefits to their customers.
While complicated indoor waterparks can definitely present humidity challenges, natatoriums are not without their HVAC hiccups. In a different twist, a two dehumidification system was put into place to meet the respective temperature needs of both spectators and swimmers inside the $9 million natatorium addition to Zeeland (Mich.) West High School.
In the second of a series of Special Reports,
leaders of three commercial manufacturing companies met with John Conrad,
publisher, and Mike Murphy, editor-in-chief of The NEWS to discuss green building.
The design of gas vent pipes and connectors for furnaces,
water heaters, boilers, and other fossil-fuel appliances is a serious matter.
Carbon monoxide poisoning, collapsing chimneys, fire hazards, corrosion of
vents, draft inducers, heat exchangers, and non-conformance with building codes
are all problems associated with improper gas vent installations.
Today’s fortysomething woman may be an empty nester or the mother of teenagers. She may not look like it to you, but that woman in the shorts and tank top may be an attorney, a mortgage banker, an architect, or an engineer. She may be managing multiplied millions for the firm she works for - or the firm she owns. How comfortable and confident are you to interact with her?
Maybe your business has had a slow month or two. Many of us can relate. You may not know what to do next, not sure what tomorrow will bring. I want to share with you a story that you may not be familiar with, the story of the Ford Motor Company in the early years.
Are you getting out there with your troops - your wingmen - and walking the flight line? Do you know their issues, gripes, and personal concerns? Do you know what gets in the way of their giving their best?
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