Articles by Joanna R. Turpin

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, heating accounts for roughly one-third of the total energy consumption in U.S. commercial buildings, with boilers supplying heat to about 33 percent of total floor space. Keeping these boilers operating at peak performance is the goal of most commercial building owners and managers, who typically want to minimize energy costs and maximize comfort.

Last October, President Trump surprised many when he announced he would sign an executive order allowing trade associations to sponsor health care coverage that could be sold across state lines.

With thousands of products on display, the 2018 Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration (AHR) Expo is one of the best places for contractors to learn more about the latest equipment, systems, and technologies across every facet of the industry.

The International Exposition Co. (IEC) announced the winning companies of the 2018 Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) Innovation Awards, and their products are being featured in Chicago.

The technical program at ASHRAE’s 2018 Winter Conference will feature over 200 presentations by nearly 300 speakers. The program will include the traditional tracks on standards, fundamentals and applications, and systems and equipment, as well as tracks on industry trends in resiliency and modeling throughout a building’s life cycle.

LAS VEGAS - The time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining, and the sun is shining right now, said author, CEO, and keynote speaker, Mark Breslin, at the recent joint UA/MCAA Labor Relations Conference. The union is growing, the market is strong, but there’s a significant hole in the roof that we need to begin patching before the clouds come again.

A very small number of Americans live in mountainous regions, which is why many HVAC professionals may not even know that gas-fired furnaces installed at higher altitudes usually require modifications to operate as designed.

Not that long ago, when gas prices were sky high, many customers chose to purchase condensing furnaces because they saved a lot of energy.

The first condensing furnaces were introduced in the mid-1980s, and it’s likely that most of those original systems have already been replaced.

The residential boiler market in the U.S. is somewhat small when compared to the rest of the world. In fact, according to some estimates, only about 9 million U.S. homes are heated with boilers, 60 percent of which are in the Northeast.