In the residential market, it can be difficult to differentiate products. However, a new product has entered the scene: a residential heating appliance that can create electricity from the energy it's already using to create the heat. It's a collaboration between Climate Energy LLC and American Honda Motor Co.
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When it comes to understanding the components of indoor air quality (IAQ), one must understand the four P's: pollutants, pressurization, people, and pathways, according to Loren Hubbard of Lindhart Technical Services and Tommy Gwaltney of Air Quality Systems Inc., at the recent NADCA meeting.
Echelon Corp. announced that the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is using the company's technology to develop a prototype HVAC system to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) in California's 85,000 portable classrooms.
The increasing importance of A/C on U.S. military bases resulted in a situation that required some new solutions and new technologies. With concerns such as salt-water corrosion, a new coil coating was needed for these systems.
When a tornado tore through a school campus last spring near Lincoln, Neb., it left devastation that reminded observers of a war zone. To mitigate the residual effect of water damage inside the buildings, Munters Moisture Control Services was contacted.
Troubleshooting electronic controls may cause grief for some service technicians who are unfamiliar with these types of controls. But many of the same troubleshooting procedures that are used with mechanical controls can be used to troubleshoot electronic controls.
John Cloutier and Fred Haynes have some things in common: successful commercial contracting firms that are the cream of the crop of the Linc Service Network franchises. Both men talked with The News during Linc Service Network's 2005 Continuing Education Conference (Con Ed).
"There are estimates that many 12-SEER air conditioners are actually running at 6 SEER. Other estimates say that technicians overcharge air conditioners most of the time," said Rey Harju of Fieldpiece Instruments. He said part of the problem could be a misunderstanding of superheat.