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Jack Sine

Jack Sine

Jack Sine is a freelance writer specializing in HVAC, green building, and IAQ issues. He can be reached at jack.sine@verizon.net or at 845-831-6578.

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The Difference a Pitot Tube Can Make — Part 1

Robust design results in near-zero maintenance
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March 18, 2019
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Everyone involved with IAQ knows about the 1970s, when excess energy use became Public Enemy No. 1 for commercial building designers. Saving energy was the critical goal: Air leaks were being hunted like wild animals, and windows and doors were sealed so tightly that not a breath of conditioned air could seep out.
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Major University Meets Energy Upgrade Challenge

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October 8, 2018
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University of Akron has more than 27,000 students and offers in excess of 300 undergraduate and graduate programs. Located in metropolitan Akron, the university has more than 80 buildings on 218 acres. Since 2000, it has added 22 buildings, completed 18 major additions, acquisitions and renovations, and created 34 acres of green space.


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Northeast University Achieving Huge Energy Savings

Energy manager wants to share technology with other schools
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September 18, 2017
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Tim is the campus energy manager for a major northeast public university, and he has a story to tell about his major strides to reduce campus energy usage. But, he wants to be anonymous.


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The city of San Luis Obispo uses a 60 kW natural-gas-driven microturbine combined with a heat exchanger that captures the turbine’s hot waste exhaust gas and repurposes it to heat water.

Self-Generating Energy Helps California Avoid Blackouts, Lower GHGs

Flow and power monitoring key to a successful program
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October 5, 2015
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If you remember the rolling blackouts suffered by Californians in the years 2000 and 2001, you may also remember that they cost companies in excess of $50 billion in lost manufacturing capacity and sales. What you may not remember is the good that came out of that disaster.


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Comfort Systems recently launched its "Hiring Veterans at Comfort" recruiting program for hiring military veterans.

For Comfort Systems, the ‘V’ in HVAC Stands for Veterans

Commercial Contracting Company Finding Success in Employing Military Workers
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November 14, 2014
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While a shortage of competent HVAC technicians has plagued the industry for more than a decade, one national contractor has uncovered a very effective way to fill that void.


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How to Minimize HVAC Customer Callbacks

Discipline and New Technology Help HVAC Contractors Prevent Errors
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August 25, 2014
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What is a super tech? A super tech is one who eats, sleeps, and breathes HVAC. He may be a contractor, manager, or technician, but, above all, he is a perfectionist. And his greatest enemy is the callback.


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This ultrasonic flow meter is non-intrusive and capable of accurately measuring low flows during off-peak hours in a CHP environment.

CHP Gaining Widespread Interest

Reduced Costs, Accurate Metering, and Freedom from the Grid are Key
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July 28, 2014
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As long as accurate measurements are included, CHP adds up to a win-win for most everyone involved.


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Shown is the SMAN4 kit. With this manifold, HVACR professionals can evacuate a system, pull a vacuum, add refrigerant, and dial in the charge without unhooking their manifold.

Wireless Instruments Increase Accuracy, Streamline Service

Do It Better and Shorten Time on the Job
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February 17, 2014
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Successful contractors are always looking for ways to be more efficient and do a better job. Using wireless instruments to take all measurements simultaneously can make the job easier and better, resulting in quicker, more accurate diagnoses and a system that’s optimized for peak performance. 


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New York City-based engineering firm WM Group saved a large pharmaceutical company roughly $400,000 per year in energy costs by upgrading the pumps in its chilled water system.

Variable-Speed Pumps Reduce Energy Use

Ultrasonic Flow Meters are Key to Controlling Energy Management
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October 28, 2013
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WM Group recently helped a large New Jersey pharmaceutical company save nearly $400,000 per year in energy costs by upgrading the chiller system at its 100-acre research and development campus.


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Variable-Speed Pumps Reduce Energy Use

Ultrasonic Flow Meters are Key to Controlling Energy Management
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August 5, 2013
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Hemant Mehta’s WMGroup must be doing something right because his team has been fine-tuning HVAC systems for the same major New Jersey pharmaceutical company since 1984. The latest improvement involved the upgrading of the chiller systems at the company’s 100-acre research and development campus.


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