Tag: HVAC

These mercury-free thermostats use preset electronic fixed temperature set points to maintain desired comfort settings.

While penetrations on these roof types can sometimes be avoided, mounting essential rooftop equipment and ancillary mechanicals will be successful when certain guidelines are followed.

The manufacturer of metal roofing and wall and ceiling panels was honored by the state of Virginia with a 2009 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award in April.

Facility professionals would do well to continue managing their buildings with an eye toward ensuring they are leveraging every aspect in a manner that contributes to the business.

With cold and flu season upon us, spending time reviewing your HVAC system, its major components, and air and water distribution is time well spent to help mitigate the spread of type A (H1N1) and other types of Influenza.

IFMA has released "Temperature Wars: Savings vs. Comfort," a new study that takes an in-depth look at the most common thermal complaints made by workers and the variety of ways facility professionals respond to them.

The association will use a unified mark to identify HVAC/R products that have achieved third-party certification of their performance ratings.

Contributor Chad Safran reveals why ground source heat pumps may prove to be the next wave in HVAC systems.

The association had added a new VP and will move to a new headquarters this month.

TFM takes a look back at the most influential trends of 2007

FM Frequency Columnist Jeff Crane asks, "When will systems really start speaking the same language?"

Spring is in the air, but from Columnist Crane, it isn't such a pleasant time for facilities that suffer from poor ventilation. From the April 2006 issue.

Contributor Mike DeNamur explains how the removal of crossed signals may ease communications problems.

Efforts to lessen the environmental impact of a facility can take on many forms.

Advances in filter media and duct insulation help facility managers create productive, efficient work space.