Union membership in the private sector stands today at a mere 6.9 percent, down drastically from its high of 35 percent during the mid-1950s. However, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has made recent moves likely to pave the way for unionizing attempts in the workforce.
US Energy Group and Special Applied Intelligence (Special AI) announced an agreement to deliver wireless 4G service to buildings utilizing US Energy Group’s building energy management system (BEMS).
It is important to understand grease extraction and new options in capturing grease particulate efficiently near the source. A commonly overlooked byproduct of many cooking processes is grease — overlooked, that is, until it causes problems at a restaurant facility.
Saving energy saves dollars. Continuing the theme of the feature story “Saving the Day the HVAC Way” in this issue, here are a few more products that offer end users energy efficiency savings.
Usually a HVAC contractor performs maintenance in the spring, in preparation for the upcoming summer. But, what about fall maintenance for the upcoming winter months?
A solar installation believed to be the nation’s largest for a government-sponsored affordable housing project is utilizing high-performance photovoltaic panels from SolarWorld.
Bob and Tim are on the second day of an inspection of an apartment house building that has multiple split-system heat pumps. They have inspected all 60 outdoor units on the roof. They are now going to inspect the indoor units.
Utility rates from cities all across the United States are now available in one place — the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Open Energy Information platform, or OpenEI.org.