In the last two weeks, I’ve traveled to Las Vegas twice for construction trade shows. While there, I had to turn off the TV in my hotel room to escape the tidal wave of negative political ads.
Solar water heating enjoyed
its sixth consecutive year of growth in 2010, according to Rhone Resch,
President & CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association.
A new study from the Journal of Indoor
Environmental Quality has found that compared with forced air and hot
water radiant heat, electric baseboard heating was associated with a
significant increase of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in healthy children, as
well as those with allergies.
A hydronic system is to be designed to supply four identical panel radiators and an indirect water heater from a gas-fired, sectional cast-iron boiler.
The
showroom operated by NORITZ America in Bensenville, IL, recently
hosted a tour and discussion for editors representing Supply House Times, Plumbing & Mechanical and pme (PM Engineer).
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting really ticked off by the overreaction to every shift in the economy, especially those that relate to the A/E/C and maintenance fields.
A recent article from the Journal of
Indoor Environmental Quality has found that the survival of the
influenza virus in the air and on surfaces is modulated by moisture levels.
The Air Conditioning
Contractors of America (ACCA), the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA), and
the Radiant Panel Association (RPA) have announced that the three organizations
will hold their annual meetings at the same time in 2011, and share the Indoor
Air Expo.
According to a recent
survey of more than 1,000 AHR Expo exhibitors
worldwide, 66% of the total respondents expect a "better year"
(57%) or "much better year" (9%) in 2011.
Lochinvar Corp. and TiSUN, an Austrian-based specialist in solar
heating technology, have joined forces to bring new solar thermal systems to
the commercial market in the U.S.,
Canada and Mexico.