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On May 7, the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI), a manufacturing-based trade association, announced the Pier 15 Exploratorium as their Project of the Year in the Building/Construction division.The award-winning project showcases 200,000 feet of Uponor North America’s Wirsbo hePEX™ crosslinked polyethylene (PEX-a) tubing for the unique radiant heating and cooling system that uses the San Francisco Bay as a heat sink/heat source.The project, designed by EHDD Architecture of San Francisco and engineered by Integral Group of Oakland, renovated a century-old building on San Francisco’s Pier 15 into the largest net-zero energy and net-zero carbon museum in the United States. The 330,000-square-foot, LEED®-Gold structure is projected to be 57% more efficient than the ASHRAE 90.1 energy standard requires, thanks in part to the Uponor radiant heating and cooling system. “We are very proud to receive this recognition by our peers in the plastics pipe industry,” says Bill Gray, president, Uponor North ...
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WaterFurnace International, Inc., the leading manufacturer of geothermal and water source heat pumps, announces the appointments of Will Lange as director of utility development for the company and Greg Johnson as sales manager for its Hyper Engineering business unit. Hyper Engineering designs, manufactures, and exports single phase and three phase electronic software-driven soft starters. The appointments represent an effort to strengthen WaterFurnace’s development of state and local utility partnerships. Lange brings to his position more than 20 years of experience in HVAC manufacturing, engineering, product management and sales; mostly at Ingersoll Rand. Lange began his career in the U.S. Coast Guard as a watch officer and gained valuable field experience in power electronics and finance during several foreign tours of duty. In this new role, Lange will assist utility companies with financial analysis and help promote the concept of loop field leases. By providing their customers with geothermal loop fields, ...
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Bosch Thermotechnology Corporation will open an educational and interactive demonstration center in partnership with Serenbe, a 1000-acre sustainable community development south of Atlanta, on the morning of May 31st. Visitors to the BOSCH Experience Center will have the opportunity to experience an array of Bosch products and solutions inside this first-of-its-kind Experience Center. The Center features a functional demonstration of a geothermal heating and cooling system (recognized in 2012 and 2013 as “Most Efficient” by ENERGY STAR) as well as a solar thermal system. It also showcases related BOSCH Thermotechnology solutions as well as energy efficient appliances, security and sound systems, power tools, aluminum structural materials and automotive clean diesel technology - all from the Bosch Group. The award-winning community of Serenbe has chosen to partner with Bosch Thermotechnology to build a sustainable lifestyle with energy efficient home solutions. A suite of Bosch smart products work together as an integrated ...
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Since 2010, Taco has been in full compliance with all new, and fast-approaching low lead compliance (often referred to as “lead-free”) legislation. The firm has created website information about product low-lead certification, with frequently asked questions. Simply go to www.taco-hvac.com and click your cursor on the NSF logo. Taco’s new web portal focuses on information about new federal and state laws required for all potable water products. “Long before federal legislation required it, we decided against having both leaded, and low-lead products, so we moved as quickly as we could to change all potable water technology to lead-free,” said Taco water circulation Product Manager Carl Perrone. Perrone recommends that reps, wholesaler, contractors and engineers should be proactive. “With only six or seven more months remaining before the Federal laws take effect fully, there’s no time left to sit on the fence,” said Perrone. “Don’t wait too long to start ...
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ACCA, the nation's largest association of indoor environmental systems professionals, has announced that Christine Cunnick joined the national staff as the Director of Marketing on May 6. Cunnick has 13 years of results-oriented marketing and communications experience. Since 2005, she has been with the National Grocers Association, where she managed marketing campaigns for a wide variety of programs, events, and products aimed at different targeted audiences, including small business owners and consumers. "We have been looking to bring on a team member who would be dedicated marketing the variety of programs and services we offer and Christine's past success working with small businesses, makes her a great fit for ACCA," said Kevin Holland, senior vice president, business operations & membership. "We are extremely pleased to have her join our staff and look forward to seeing our programs grow with her help." In her new position, Cunnick will ...
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OESP (National Association of Oil and Energy Service Professionals) is forging a bond between industry professionals and students. They’ve challenged their chapters to work with tech schools and many have done an outstanding job connecting with future generations. OESP’s New York Chapters recently displayed their commitment with an annual competition. “During past-President Scott Hinkley’s term of office, he encouraged chapters to reach out to the next generation of technicians in order to bring more people into the heating and cooling business,” says Judy Garber, Executive Director of OESP. “This investment in students will have a lasting impact on our industry’s future.” The New York Chapters hosted their annual competition event between the New York schools on April 23. The New York City and Westchester-Putnam Heating & Cooling Professionals Chapters sponsored this event. New team leader, Alex Taliana of M&M Heating Supplies took over for Angel Gonzalez of Petro ...
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Rich Diesel and his wife Marci, winners of Taco’s “Just Your Speed!” promotion, fulfilled a dream recently when they strapped in behind the wheel of a 650 HP stock car at Richard Petty Driving Experience in Las Vegas, NV. Rich won the adrenalin-pumping opportunity, hitting speeds in excess of 150 MPH on the track while racing against Taco Trainer John Barba. Diesel’s purchases of Taco three-speed circulators turned into a once-in-a-lifetime high speed thrill ride he and Barba will ever forget. Five second place winners from around the country received iPads. Taco’s promotional effort encouraged installers to buy “00” 3-speed or variable speed circulators, each with a $5 rebate. Every entry went into a drawing. The first place winner, Diesel, won a trip for two to Richard Petty Driving Experience. Joining the Diesels and John Barba were sales representative Kim Ziner from Emerson-Swan, and Taco’s VP of Eastern Regional Sales, ...
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Modine Manufacturing Company has expanded its Atherion commercial packaged ventilation line with the introduction of the 7- to 15-ton B-cabinet. The expansion gives the full Atherion line eight models ranging from 7- to 30-tons. Designed to meet ASHRAE 189.1 and 62.1 standards for IEER efficiency and indoor air quality, the Atherion features optional high-efficiency gas heating and best-in-class MERV16 air filtration. Its advanced Energy Recovery Module (ERM) option makes the Atherion a high efficiency, 100 percent dedicated outside air unit, offering building owners substantial annual energy savings. With an airflow range of 1,111 to 6,000 cfm, Modine’s B-Cabinet line includes 7-, 10-, 13- and 15-ton sizes (the C-cabinet line-up includes 15-, 20-, 26- and 30-ton sizes). The new, B-cabinet models offer single (7-ton only) and tandem set modulating digital scroll compressors and a gas heat range of 150 to 400 MBH at 80% efficiency, or, 175, 225 ...
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Lochinvar has selected the latest monthly winners of the VIP Installation Showcase and the VIP Drawing. Tom Olds of Advanced Hydronics in Denver, Colorado, was named the March VIP Installation Showcase winner, and Jim Schwankl of AK Clearwater Mechanical, LLC in Willow, Alaska, was selected in the monthly drawing. Both winners receive an all-expenses-paid trip for two to Nashville in June for the world’s largest country music festival. An Impressive Installation Tom Olds, founder and president of Advanced Hydronics, submitted an entry in the VIP Installation Showcase that highlighted a recent job completed by his sales manager, Jim French. The entry, which earned the most votes in March, described a KNIGHT installation at the historic Franconia Apartment Building in Denver. Built in 1927, the Franconia building consists of 54 residential units spanning a total of nearly 21,000 square feet. After performing a heat loss calculation and accounting for upgrades ...
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Beginning in May, Uponor North America will be breaking ground at its headquarters facility in Apple Valley, Minn., to add 17,500 square feet of manufacturing space to help meet forecasted growth for crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) tubing for plumbing, fire sprinkler and radiant heating and cooling systems.This will be the fifth expansion for the 1990-built facility, bringing the total space to 230,000 square feet, which houses the North American corporate offices, manufacturing and Uponor Academy, the company’s onsite training center. “We are projecting substantial growth for our PEX product in the commercial and residential markets for plumbing, fire sprinkler and radiant floor heating and cooling systems,” says Uponor North America President Bill Gray. “This expansion will allow us to continue our growth in the PEX marketplace and ensure we can meet current and future customer demand.” The expansion, which is set to be complete by October 2013 with a planned occupancy ...
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