The North Texas Chapter of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) is taking an active role in the construction of 25 Habitat for Humanity homes the week of April 13-21, 2002.
The generosity of some hvacr contractors and their employees is often an outstanding example to the business community at large. One particular example occurred earlier this year in Vernon, CT, when an employee of New England Mechanical Services, Inc. (NEMSI), lost his home in a fire.
In mid-March, New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen signed a statewide building code into law. The legislation requires that all construction follow a new state building code, referencing the 2000 International Codes™.
When Thermik Geraetedua, GmbH, sought the optimum ‘hook up’ wiring solution for its thermal protection devices, it found that Raychem 44 wire, from Tyco Electronics, headquartered in Harrisburg, PA, provided significant advantages over alternatives.
Ice hockey locker rooms typically smell moldy and feel chillingly damp. The 20-year-old locker room of the ice rink at the Murray Athletic Center of Elmira College, Elmira, NY, was no different until hvac engineers and contractors came up with the idea of using makeup air dehumidifiers to correct the poor indoor air quality problem.
Apple Heating, Inc., Ashtabula, OH, has been awarded the Air Conditioning Contractors of Ohio (ACCO) 2002 Contractor of the Year Award. Apple Heating is a member of Excellence Alliance, Inc. (EAI), a Cincinnati-based organization of independent mechanical contractors.
American Constructors, a 30-year-old commercial construction management company headquartered in Austin, TX, has utilized a dehumidification system for the first time in a school which has yielded better than expected results.