According to Spectronics Corporation, Westbury, NY, its patented Spectroline® Glo-Stick® dye capsules are a mess-free tool for adding fluorescent leak detection dye to air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
"We were looking for new approaches in the energy market and were ready to consider a lot of new ideas.” In this way Jeffrey Hinson of Clemson University in South Carolina describes the process followed by the university in establishing a central electric generation and chilled water facility.
Syracuse University and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) have partnered on a $1.8 million dollar project to improve energy efficiency at the campus. NYSERDA is providing $522,320 for the installation of a new chiller, which will provide cooling and reduce annual energy costs by nearly $150,000.
Apple Heating Inc., Ashtabula, OH, formed a team to participate in the Ashtabula portion of the American Heart Walk on Sunday, October 6, 2002. Apple Heating's team captain was service manager Stan Zwaduk, the survivor of two heart attacks.
The shift toward more environmentally responsible construction practices is slowly gaining speed. One company that has committed to the program is Lee Air Conditioners Inc., Durham, NC, which provides HVAC systems for laboratories, offices, and homes. Lee AC, which has an in-house engineering department, has employed a new construction trend called “environmental sustainability.”
Wendland Air Conditioning & Heating, LLC, owned by Mark and Coco Wendland of Portland, TX, has been awarded the Better Business Bureau's (BBB) Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.
The 200 Market Street Building in Portland, OR, recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and awards presentation marking the installation of a new mircroturbine — a first for an Oregon office building. Building owner John Russell received awards from the Bonneville Power Administration and other participants.
Blake Kephart knew he was under the gun. The co-owner of Kephart Mechanical in Lawton, OK, was working under an extremely tight timeframe to complete the construction of a local Staples Office SuperStore. That’s when the local distributor of Gastite CSST stainless steel tubing, Morrison Supply, took the ball and ran with it.
Two sustainable design projects in Annapolis, MD, illustrate that with creativity and imagination, saving energy and creating a pleasing and productive work environment can go hand-in-hand.
Lee Air Conditioners (Lee AC) got its start 50 years ago when Joe Lee sold his first window air conditioner out of his garage. It has been about that long since the Durham, NC-based company has seen a summer with the relentless heat that the Triangle Area experienced in 2002.
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