Two days after Hub Mechanical finished a project for the Jackson County School District, Hurricane Katrina hit. The six schools that received new ductless units had only minor roof damage. The outdoor units all made it through the storm.
Technical talks ranging from "Airflow Made Easy" to "Using the Psychrometric Chart" will be part of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) Annual Conference, Oct. 3-7 at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta.
Half a year after 13 SEER became the minimum for new a/c systems, equipment offering nearly twice that efficiency rating is on the market. Several manufacturers say their sales of higher-than-minimum efficiency units, generally in the teens, are better than expected. They also say consumers are looking beyond SEER for features that will keep them more comfortable and healthier.
There is a need to step back and look at the big picture when it comes to the dynamics of the supermarket industry. Michael Sansolo, senior vice president of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), will discuss this topic in his opening address of the 27th Annual FMI Energy and Technical Services Conference, to be held Sept. 10-13.
In 2003, Iolani School completed construction of the first phase of a campus master plan - the largest capital project in the school's history. The next phase is now being developed.
Refrigerants are vital to a contractor, especially during the summer with its increasing air conditioning needs and taxing demands on refrigeration equipment. So, what's happening in the refrigerant sector is important. Here then is a summary of some of the most recent developments.
A July 3 article covered the theory and operation of potential relays. This article covers potential relay ratings and specifications along with systematic troubleshooting.
Many field-assembled refrigeration systems require the installing contractor or sales engineer to select the system components. Before any of the system components can be selected, however, the required Btu capacity of the system must be determined.
Though tools and methods are available for the design of energy-efficient HVAC systems, they are not often used in production homes, for various reasons, including that fact that design methodologies are often hard to find buried in numerous code documents. A new guide consolidates the relevant information for the HVAC design process into an easy-to-use reference and training tool.
Maintaining the ideal level of humidity is important in most homes and businesses, but it is critical in a large archive that contains, among other important papers, a collection of Abraham Lincoln's handwritten documents.
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