Beyond Heating and Cooling: The Role of Plumbing and Mechanical Services

Beyond Heating and Cooling: The Role of Plumbing and Mechanical Services

Beyond heating and cooling, the role of plumbing and mechanical services are vital in our homes and commercial spaces; we often think about heating and cooling systems as the primary components of indoor comfort. While they undoubtedly play a crucial role, another essential aspect often goes unnoticed: plumbing and mechanical services.

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Why Backflow Testing is Vital to Commercial Plumbing Maintenance

Why Backflow Testing is Vital to Commercial Plumbing Maintenance

Backflow testing is vital to commercial plumbing maintenance to prevent dirty water and sewer from coming back up the pipes into the clean water supply. Backflow testing evaluates and assesses the functionality and integrity of backflow prevention devices in a plumbing system. Read on to learn more about testing procedures and crucial benefits of backflow testing.

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Understanding ASHRAE Data Center Temperature & Humidity Guidelines

Understanding ASHRAE Data Center Temperature & Humidity Guidelines

Infrastructure is everywhere, and Data Centers are at the heart of housing computer systems and associated components such as telecommunications and storage systems. Understanding ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers) temperature and humidity guidelines for built environments is critical to the success of any data center. Read on to learn about ASHRAE temperature and humidity guidelines.

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How to Tell if Your HVAC System is Wasting Energy

How to Tell if Your HVAC System is Wasting Energy

Your building’s HVAC system and its energy use represent a significant cost to your business. If your system wastes energy, that’s money down the drain. The International Energy Agency says that AC alone accounts for 20% of electricity use in buildings today and that we need to improve that value in the future. There are many potential causes of energy inefficiency in HVAC systems. You can watch for these signs to determine whether your HVAC system is wasting energy and take action to improve it.

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How to Avoid these Common HVAC Scams

How to Avoid these Common HVAC Scams

Like dishonest auto garages or door-to-door handymen, HVAC contractors can also target building owners for HVAC scams. Scammers can target owners of complex and essential systems in the hopes of pressuring them into agreeing to expensive and unnecessary repairs. Unfortunately, many of these owners do not even realize they are being taken advantage of. 

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Designing HVAC Systems to Meet Industry Standards

Designing HVAC Systems to Meet Industry Standards

Depending on the size of the building, it’s not just as simple as having your basic components. Incorporating HVAC equipment in conjunction with a commercial building’s design can have a big impact on energy savings. For this article, we not only want to discuss designing HVAC systems to meet industry standards but also to make them resource and energy-efficient.

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Get a Commercial HVAC Inspection Before You Buy

Get a Commercial HVAC Inspection Before You Buy

Are you considering an investment in a new commercial building? Are you ready to take the next step of expanding your current business or starting one from scratch? Whatever the case may be, there is one area you need to look at before signing on the dotted line. That is the commercial HVAC system. It is imperative that you have a commercial HVAC system inspection completed before you buy. Here are some reasons why an inspection should be at the top of your to-do list.

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