HVAC Articles
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Keep up with the booming HVAC industry using HVAC Service Software
The HVAC industry is booming. According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics, it is projected to grow by 13% over the next decade, much faster than average. The rise is due to an increase in commercial and residential construction. It's likely that your company is expanding as well. While that is something that every business owner hopes to achieve, this demanding field becomes increasingly complex ...
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HVAC 2.0 - An Opportunity for you and your Minneapolis Blower Door?
Even if you are not an HVAC contractor, you may have heard of HVAC 2.0 (previously Home Performance 2.0). HVAC 2.0 is a process developed by Nate Adams of Energy Smart Home Performance. The intent of the HVAC 2.0 process is to help HVAC contractors educate homeowners and offer better solutions to issues which impact home performance. The approach encourages a more thorough analysis of the ...
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Project - Camden Library, Australia
Notice the difference in VLT between In'Flector and the old style totally inefficient blockout shades above that simply heat up and then re-radiate that heat into the building adding to HVAC demands and doing nothing for occupant ...
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HVAC Software: How It Can Help Your HVAC Business
WHAT IS HVAC SOFTWARE? HVAC Software equips your business with the tools you need to manage and grow your HVAC business. We have seen a boom in HVAC Business Management Software in recent years because the benefits of running your entire business online are only increasing. A great business management software should ensure your field service team is ready to bump up productivity, improve ...
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People comfort and artwork saving in museums: comparing indoor requisites
In museums, environmental indoor conditions should, contemporaneously, preserve the exhibited works of art and ensure the comfort conditions for people. Unfortunately, human and artworks requirements are characterised by different values of the physical indoor parameters that, occasionally, could become conflicting. In the paper, these problems are addressed by means of a literature analysis, ...
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Everything you need to start an HVAC business in 2022
If you're an HVAC professional and ready to start your own business this year, you need a comprehensive plan to grow a successful company. Before you establish your business, look at our guide to building an HVAC business, including everything you need to get started. A comprehensive business plan An extensive business plan gives your business direction, and it's essential if you want to grow a ...
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HVAC industrial solutions by Hitema International: more than 32 years driven by innovation
Discover Hitema® International, an important international player specialized in customized HVAC cooling solutions. 1. Could you explain when/who Hitema® International was created? Hitema® International has been created over 32 years ago from my father, Mr. Ives Burba, a person with great knowledge and experience of the HVAC and Refrigeration products and market. A person committed ...
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How your customers can prepare their HVAC systems for a bad storm
After last week's extreme weather, 1.4 million homes in the UK were left without power and some without water. The three storms that hit the country caused chaos as homes were damaged, rail and air travel services were suspended, schools shut down, and roads and bridges closed due to heavy snow and damaging winds. The country is still recovering from the effects of storms Dudley, Eunice, and ...
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HVAC industry: surviving your slow season in 2022
HVAC is a seasonal business, so while you may not be able to keep up with the demand for your services in summer and winter, there will always be a quiet period. But even when business is slow, you can find ways to increase revenue and use the time productively to plan for your next busy season. Start preparing for your busy season With extra time on your hands, use your slow season to prepare ...
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System 636 Mechanical Business Magazine HVAC Feature
With the cold weather of winter upon us, certainly some of those old midefficiency furnaces that customers have been pleading with you to keep running for “one last season” have decided that this will in fact be their final season, meaning a mid-season replacement project for ...
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Hail damage assessment case study
Service performed: Hail damage assessment Summary: Following a series of hailstorms that occurred in the Midwest U.S., EFI Global engineers quickly responded to conduct hail damage assessments for numerous commercial and residential buildings. Inspections of composition shingle roof coverings to determine the extent of hail damage included the use of random test squares to evaluate the granule ...
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HVAC technicians turn to RYDALL CC for its indoor/outdoor capabilities and non-corrosiveness case study
The service technicians at a major HVAC company decided to put RYDALL CC to the test against the coil cleaners they had been using for years. These seasoned technicians were skeptical, but agreed to the test it when they learned that RYDALL CC can be used both indoors and outdoors, will not harm roofing materials and is biodegradable! RYDALL CC approach RYDALL CC diluted (2:1), foamed onto ...
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BACnet Interface for VFD Drive in HVAC
Area of engagement Enable BACnet MS/TP support for VFD Drive in HVAC Solution The Client Leading OEM of AC Drives, Machine controllers, Robotics, Automation systems Overview Client was looking for a solution to enable BACnet MS/TP interface for its VFD drive in HVAC system. In addition, client also wanted support in minimizing the complexity in testing. Client selected SoftDEL for its ...
By SoftDEL
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HVAC 101: Why Do HVAC Systems Need Expansion Joints?
HVAC systems are crucial to regulating the indoor temperature of residential, industrial and commercial structures. These sometimes highly complex HVAC systems not only control internal temperatures, but are also responsible for the quality of air that gets circulated by the process of replacing or exchanging the air in a particular space. Heating, cooling and ventilation systems must have ...
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A road map for emerging low-exergy HVAC systems
An exergy-conscious life cycle costing algorithm was developed. This algorithm establishes a reference tool to compare conventional air conditioning systems with alternative HVAC systems, which can directly operate with low-exergy alternative energy resources. The cost of exergy waste in conventional heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems (HVAC) is included in terms of the difference ...
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Eco-Friendly Tips That Can Save Your Business Money
Creating a green business plan usually ends up costing your business more money than what you might have planned. Fortunately, there is a way to help save your business money while creating a green plan for your business. Use these tips from Earthwise Environmental to help create an eco-friendly business while saving money as well. Here is a guide that shows tips and steps to build a green ...
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What Is The Role of Micro Switch In HVAC Applications?
Micro switches have come into existence to improve the functionalities of devices and appliances over the years. That is to say, they are existing to ensure your devices are performing optimally via their detector and sensing roles. In case you do not know, there are numerous applications or appliances which can hardly function without the use of micro switches in them. It means their functions ...
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Advice from HVAC experts!
HVAC systems (cooling and heating) can use 60-70% of the overall energy in your facility. Proper maintenance is one of the key recommendations for maintaining your system’s performance. To really help extend the life of your system, it could be something as simple as changing and cleaning the filters regularly. If you have a large organization, make sure your maintenance staff has a ...
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Thermal impact of sinking residential buildings in hot regions – Kuwait as a case study
This paper is concerned with improving residential building thermal performance at early design stage. The modification considered in this work was based on reducing external heat gain via sinking the building or part of it. Three scenarios were proposed of which the most acceptable one was thermally analysed. The analysis was based on integrated dynamic simulation of the whole building thermal ...
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