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12 Resources for Hydronic HVAC System Designers
By Kelly Patterson on November 2, 2016

Hydronic HVAC system design can be complex. There are many mechanical, electronic and computerized components that now go into a commercial HVAC...

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6 Scary Things in Your HVAC Equipment Room
By Kelly Patterson on October 31, 2016

It may be the scariest place in your building. More dreaded than the hut at Camp Crystal Lake, scarier than that little girl with the vacant eyes,...

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3 Reasons Commercial Construction Will Grow in 2017
By Kelly Patterson on October 28, 2016

We all remember the dark days of 2008. And 2009. Construction projects slowed to a crawl and it seemed like all anyone wanted to do was just hold...

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Accurate Sizing for Hot and Chilled Water Pipes
By Kelly Patterson on October 26, 2016

Accurate pipe sizing is so important for the appropriate operation of your hydronic HVAC system. To that end, we've assembled sizing charts from the...

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TACO Webinar:  Moving BTUs in Commercial Buildings
By Kelly Patterson on October 17, 2016

We like to make sure that our readers know about upcoming educational opportunities. This upcoming PM Engineer webinar, sponsored by TACO, on...

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The Case for Base Mounted End Suction Pumps
By Kelly Patterson on October 12, 2016

Base mounted end suction pumps (BMES) are the elders of the pump world. Many of these workhorses have been in service for over 40 years and they are...

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35 HVAC and Plumbing Manufacturers to Celebrate on World Manufacturing Day
By Kelly Patterson on October 4, 2016

For the vast majority of recordable time on earth, humans produced the items they needed by hand. Tools were crafted with slow and painstaking steps....

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Maximizing Existing Commercial HVAC Steam System Performance
By Kelly Patterson on September 16, 2016

While steam may not be the first choice for heating a modern, efficient building, steam is still an excellent heating method. Steam is a mainstay in...

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What Is a Hydronic HVAC System Anyway?
By Joe Britt, PE on August 18, 2016

Republished blog post from November 2015 Are you unfamiliar with how air conditioning, or HVAC, systems work? HVAC is the Heating, Ventilating, and A...

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Commercial HVAC Green Options and Money Saving Opportunities for Commercial Buildings
By Joe Britt, PE on August 12, 2016

Republished post from December 2015 Dedicated Outside Air Systems (DOAS) are quite common today in commercial HVAC building designs. A big reason for...

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