- Great expectations? A special report on
HVAC.
Refrigerants, energy and performance efficiency, new technologies, tenant comfort, and indoor air quality will head the list of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) concerns for commercial building owners and managers, mechanical consultants, and the HVAC equipment industry during the 1990s. Although they appear to be separate issues, these subjects ......
- Packaged Systems Produce
The packaged HVAC system has been around since mechanical engineers started offering forced air heating and cooling to offices, merchants, industries and residences. In many design situations, engineers have become very dependent upon HVAC manufacturers to provide them with a range of complete packaged HVAC systems to fit various applications....
- HVAC: seeing through CFCs.
Almost every facet of the buildings industry has felt the effect, in one form or another, of a born-again conviction toward environmental preservation. Consultants, contractors, and vendors in the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry, concerned with the environment as well as building tenant health, are working to address ......
- HVAC vs. weatherization scientists
HEADNOTE Battle rages over ASHRAE Standard 152P on testing duct efficiency. Your input is critical - time is limited. It's a myth that by measuring and achieving duct tightness only, HVAC systems can perform properly and operate efficiently. We can no longer afford to ignore what's about to be done ......
- Cool thoughts on HVAC: Industry suppliers offer tips
and trends on the next year in heating, ventilating, and
air-conditioning issues and strategies. (What new directions and
developments should facility...
In response to Buildings readers' queries about new directions in heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, as well as building automation systems (BAS), the editorial staff directed a questionnaire to leading suppliers of comfort and control systems asking for their input. Selected excerpts follow. On the Web Facility managers can ......
- The AHR Exposition Rocks Chicago
Chicago in January. A number of thoughts come to mind - the skyline at night, heavy traffic, the smell of ethnic foods, the crowds, the shopping, the cold air, and in 2006, the lights and hubbub of McCormick Place during the 77th Annual Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigerating (AHR) Exposition.
- Products/Showcase Award
ety=6; enum=1; At HVAC Comfortech 2005, 14 products were recognized for their innovative nature. Judges took into consideration the ease with which HVAC contractors can apply the technology, and the technical value of the product or service to the HVAC industry. We'll feature these products each month in upcoming issues ......