Today’s shift in water heating systems toward lower flow fixtures, higher system temperatures and increased input-to-storage ratio has changed how plumbers, facility managers and building owners evaluate water heaters.
As we embark on a new year, it’s important that we reflect on 2020 and the unprecedented level of resiliency we witnessed across the AEC industry as a whole.
Remember a time when people used to travel mask-less and carefree? It’s been more than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic swept around the world, changing life as we knew it.
When designing hydronic circuits, most of us focus on what’s necessary for that circuit to absorb thermal energy at a heat source, carry it along like a conveyor belt and release that energy at one or more heat emitters.
Most plumbing manufacturers thought when DOE proposed the rule, it was nice but had very little chance of being finalized. That is why it was so shocking when on Dec. 8, 2020, the final rule was signed into law.
A. O. Smith announced the release of its 2020 Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Report, which documents the company’s environmental, social and governance activities and performance over the past two years. It announced the company's first greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction goal of 10% by 2025.
The acquisition expands Bradford White’s portfolio of commercial and industrial electric products to help satisfy the needs of a broader customer base and better position them for the on-going adoption of electrification initiatives in communities throughout North America.
All Burleson’s 14 employees will immediately become part of Terracon. The firm will continue to operate locally as Burleson Consulting Inc., A Terracon Co., and the transition will be seamless for clients.
Anvil and Smith-Cooper International, a portfolio company of Tailwind Capital, announced the acquisition of the ABZ and Quadrant Valve brands from parent company Forum Energy Technologies.
Environmental engineering and construction firm Brown and Caldwell announced Sachin Gajwani has joined the company as vice president and client service director.
Bradley Corp.’s completely touchless all-in-one Next Generation WashBar delivers advanced touchless clean-rinse-dry technology along with an ultra-modern, edgier profile that improves hygiene and elevates the look of today’s commercial washrooms, the company notes.
RectorSeal’s Aspen Pumps M4R series and RTP series of condensate tank pumps represents the HVAC industry’s most flexible, diverse and compact tank pump product lines for the North American unitary air conditioning, furnace and dehumidifier condensate markets, RectorSeal states.
The DLX-N high-output, dual-lamp ultraviolet NEMA-4 fixture from UV Resources efficiently disinfects HVAC/R airstreams, cooling coils and drain pans, halting infectious diseases such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Anvil & Smith-Cooper International’s new Sharpe Series FSC70/74 flanged and FSC80/89 three-piece ball valves are fire-safe versions of the field-proven Series C70/74 and C80/89 cryogenic valves, the company notes.