The K-12 school market in 2012 has received a failing grade from a group of mechanical contractors who specialize in this market segment, and their observations are backed up by a comprehensive report that indicates this segment of the commercial building market has declined 50 percent from pre-recession levels.
The U.S. Department of Education, the White House, and the EPA recently honored the first-ever Green Ribbon Schools. The list includes 78 schools spanning 29 states and Washington, D.C. What is a Green Ribbon School? Read to find out.
Upgrading “the most famous office building in the world” is no small task, and Anthony Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings, owner of the Empire State Building, has tackled it head on. It’s important to know “what will matter and what will not,” he stated, as he detailed progress to date at the 23rd annual North American Energy Efficiency Forum, sponsored by Johnson Controls and the United States Energy Association.
Added to the line of flexible indoor systems, the EZ-Fit air conditioner is a modular cooling system designed to overcome the problems of replacing old air conditioning systems without site demolition or the need of special lifting or rigging equipment. Each module ships in three manageable sections.
Redesigned, the Benchmark 3000 boiler features high turndown for energy efficiency, lower operating costs, and high reliability in a compact footprint. Incorporating the company’s stainless steel, fire-tube design, the boiler can satisfy environmental requirements, and provides flexibility to fit in both retrofit and new construction.
The AFL Automatic Flow Limiter is a unique, patented design that provides test and balance engineers, commissioning agents, installing contractors, and building owners the ability to measure flow while automatically limiting the flow rate to the system requirements.
In the United States, the phrase “too big to fail” has become all too common. But applying it to the commercial sector of HVACR equipment puts a different spin on it. Who were declared the 2012 Dealer Design Award winners in this category?