Charitable organization changes the livelihood of injured contractor
January 9, 2017
For the past 41 years, Elzey and Elaine Burkham ran Burkham Construction, a contracting firm performing residential, new construction, and renovation work in Campton, New Hampshire, on the southern edge of the White Mountains.
As part of the Manufacturing USA initiative, the Department of Energy announced its new Reducing Embodied-energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute, which will be headquartered in Rochester, New York and led by the Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Alliance.
Continued company growth and market adoption has led to expansion
January 5, 2017
75F, the predictive analytics cloud-based software company that optimizes HVAC systems, announced a 500 percent year-over-year sales growth in 2016. Major gains are attributed to expanding into new construction office and warehouse projects, as well as installations with national retailers and restaurant franchisees.
Advancements in aluminum passivation chemistry by the U.S. Navy have resulted in the development of a hex-chrome free conversion coating that is designed to add significant corrosion resistance to aluminum.
With fast approaching energy regulations and increased competitive pressures, reducing energy consumption has never been more important for building managers.
By using water only on peak days, adiabatic coolers/condensers can reduce water consumption to 20 percent of conventional water cooled systems and reduce peak energy demand versus dry systems.
It has long been recognized that design and installation faults have an impact on HVAC system capacity and efficiency. However, the magnitude and consequences of these fault impacts was unknown.