Sustainable features benefit remote Alaska prison.The mechanical system for the facility is designed to meet three main requirements: uninterrupted year-round service, super-efficient performance and full tamper resistance.

Solar Design Notebook: Where should the heat exchanger be placed in a drainback solar water heating system?

How low can you go? Southland Industries, a design-build mechanical firm based in Garden Grove, Calif., has participated as a designer-builder on many complex LEED-oriented projects, but few compare to the job it worked on at a Los Angeles community college. 

In November 2011, an historic hotel in Dallas announced a $78 million renovation and expansion project.

ISH China-CIHE in Beijing showcases energy-efficient products.

Conditions play a role in choosing which type to use.

These important steps will maximize system functionality.

Engineers rely on N.H. Yates & Co. for training, solutions and a long list of products. “We’re calling engineers every day. We have an account executive for each engineering firm. He can get an update on what’s going on by asking what projects the engineer is working on.”

Major League Baseball’s newest stadium gem is also a beauty when it comes to sustainability.

Walgreens’ HQ in suburban Chicago realized major savings after installing four condensing boilers in one of its mechanical rooms on the expansive corporate campus. Pictured here is Emcor Team Mechanical VP of Engineering Cindy Stelzer, P.E. Her company was the MEP engineering firm of record on the project.