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Potable Water Expansion Tanks: Purpose and Sizing

By David Swinson on March 9, 2016

When you look a water heater in a large building or even a home, you may notice a much smaller tank close by. That small tank is a thermal expansion...

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A Low Cost Method for Adding Hydronic Heating to Building Upfit and Renovation Projects

By Joe Britt, PE on February 17, 2016

Recently, a facility engineer friend of mine was telling me about a project of his. The industrial company he worked for sold their building to...

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5 Ways to Reduce the Risk of a Legionella Outbreak in Your HVAC Systems

By Kelly Patterson on February 3, 2016

The CDC estimates that anywhere from 8,000 to 18,000 people need hospital care each year due to Legionnaire’s disease. Most people affected by the...

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4 Piping Strategies for Active Chilled Beam Systems

By Joe Britt, PE on January 29, 2016

Active Chilled Beams (ACBs) offer cost, efficiency, and numerous other benefits when properly applied in commercial hydronic HVAC systems. ACBs are...

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Active Chilled Beams: Units That Combine Cooling, Heating, and Ventilating with No Moving Parts!

By Joe Britt, PE on January 28, 2016

Active Chilled Beams (ACBs) are capable of delivering up to 1500-BTUs per Liner Foot of beam of sensible cooling when supplied with medium...

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DOAS: Money-Saving Green Option for Commercial Buildings

By Joe Britt, PE on January 28, 2016

Dedicated Outside Air Systems (DOAS) are quite common today in commercial HVAC building designs. A big reason for this are the Indoor Air Quality...

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5 Reasons to Attend the AHR Expo

By Kelly Patterson on January 19, 2016

You’re busy. We get it. And, often, the very last thing you may want to do is to head out of state for another conference. But if you’re in the HVACR...

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2016 Conferences for Commercial Building Owners

By Kelly Patterson on January 15, 2016

Sometimes, we all forget how important and rejuvenating it can be to connect with others who walk in our shoes. No matter how experienced you are,...

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It's the Coldest Day of the Year: Is Your Boiler System at Full Capacity?

By Joe Britt, PE on January 12, 2016

I’ve been in the commercial HVAC rep business for over 15 years now and have helped many people design and select boiler systems for their buildings....