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ICE – Coming To Your Workplace Soon

Richard D. Alaniz
November 5, 2018

ICE agents have arrested an average of over 4,000 illegal immigrants per month compared to the slightly more than 1,700 per month during the Obama administration. The practice of conducting workplace raids, largely unused during the last administration, has returned with vigor as seen in the Southern Provision case and several others.


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Streamlined HVAC System, Controls Platform Benefits Multifunctional Office Space.

November 5, 2018

As the main campus for UBER’s autonomous vehicle research and development labs, the building presented a unique design challenge.  Vehicle testing garages sit side-by-side with state-of-the-art conference rooms and office space. This drove the need for zone control and specialized ventilation.


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Btu Buddy 187: Pesky Refrigerant Leak

Bill Johnson
October 22, 2018

Bob and Tim are on a service call with an aggravated customer. The customer explained to them three different service companies had been out to her house this summer and all of them told her that she had a leak they could not find.


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Residential Airflow Balancing: Why It Matters in Creating More Comfortable Homes

Steven Rogers
Steven Rogers
October 22, 2018

Airflow balancing has typically been limited to commercial HVAC, but there is a growing demand and opportunity to bring this practice to residential HVAC.


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How to Get Paid What You are Worth

RODNEY KOOP
Rodney Koop
October 22, 2018

Back in the day, I had lost friends because they thought I was a crook when I gave them a price for my work. I know that some of those friends aren’t worth keeping, but it still hurts doesn’t it?


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Nortek Air Solutions Technology Featured in Facebook Data Center

October 22, 2018

The new data center, located in Singapore, is Facebook’s fifteenth data center and the first engineered by the company in Asia.


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A Compressor That Won't Start

Jim Johnson
October 8, 2018

In this month’s troubleshooting situation, our problem involves a 4-pin compressor that uses both an internal and external overload protector. Two other factors in regard to this particular piece of equipment are: A single-pole contactor is used in the compressor circuit, and it is equipped with high and low pressure switches that act as protective devices.


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The Hidden Dangers and Costs of Using Gravity Over Pumps

Fay Davis
Fay Davis
October 8, 2018

The belief that individual units within rooms are harder to maintain over central air conditioning units, is a myth. Using a condensate removal pump that can service multiple rooms at the same time, such as the Hi-Flow MAX from Aspen Pumps that has multiple inlets, removes the need for multiple condensate pumps on individual units — ergo managing costs effectively.


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Meeting the Millennial Challenge

Richard D. Alaniz
October 8, 2018

In general, millennials' view of work is also different from what employers have traditionally experienced.


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Major University Meets Energy Upgrade Challenge

Jack Sine
October 8, 2018

University of Akron has more than 27,000 students and offers in excess of 300 undergraduate and graduate programs. Located in metropolitan Akron, the university has more than 80 buildings on 218 acres. Since 2000, it has added 22 buildings, completed 18 major additions, acquisitions and renovations, and created 34 acres of green space.


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