Richardson’s Plumbing and Heating, Inc., a contractor based in Shreveport-Bossier, LA, has now completed its first international project. The Asset Management Services unit of Trane recently hired Richardson’s to retrofit the condenser water system for a 500-ton chilled water plant at the Misawa Air Force Base Clinic in Japan.
As part of its continuing celebration of the 100th anniversary of modern air conditioning, Carrier Corp. recently recognized energy-efficient HVAC investments in two prominent Chicago buildings — the Art Institute of Chicago and the One East Wacker Drive Building — at the Building Owners & Managers Association (BOMA) International 95th Annual Convention.
John Bishop, president of Gurnee Heating & Air Conditioning in Closter, NJ, won the Contractor of the Year award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). Bishop accepted the award at the association’s national convention in New Orleans, LA.
FPL Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc., Juno Beach, FL, has announced that it will build, own, and operate one of the largest wind energy projects in the eastern United States, the Mountaineer Wind Energy Center, to be located in Tucker and Preston Counties in West Virginia.
Leaking radiant panel valves had become an expensive maintenance problem for the Five Points Plaza building in Atlanta. Replacing the radiant ceiling system with a VAV system could solve that problem, but the available ductwork could not be enlarged due to structural constraints and, as a result, the VAV terminals had to be low pressure. Therma-Fuser™ VAV diffusers by Acutherm (New York) filled that need and, in addition, gave the building individual temperature control and a system with low maintenance.
Edwards AFB was facing major rate increases and a decision by the California legislature to prohibit customers from obtaining power from an ESP. These events highlighted the urgency of finding an ESP to provide power at a fixed price for a term of 3 to 5 years. Paul Weaver, Energy Manager for Edwards AFB’s 95th Civil Engineer Group, made contact with ESPs that indicated an interest in such an arrangement, and which also offered renewable power at a price comparable to its original frozen tariff rate.
Don and Brent Ballard of Affordable Air & Heat in Santa Fe, TX are last year’s leading seller of Heil products for Pameco-Southwest Division in this Gulf Coast region. They also have been growing their business one tech at a time.
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) recently installed a landmark photovoltaic (PV) demonstration project at its Marina Processing and Distribution Center in Southern California.
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