Engineers, planners, and construction professionals are adapting to the ‘new normal’ by looking at priority shifts with all clients and quickly addressing their needs and changing financial situations.
A VRF heat pump system combined with a high-efficiency ERV system was selected by a large property management company for its 71,000-square-foot headquarters in Tarrytown, New York, as an upgrade to its four existing 60-ton, multi-zone, natural gas-fired rooftop units.
On days when the outdoor temperature rose above 100°F, the church’s parish center struggled to keep the interior temperature below 90°. This caused the space to go almost entirely unused in summer, a time when the children of the community were seeking activities.
Two case studies showcase how oil-free magnetic bearing Danfoss Turbocor compressors maintained consistent energy efficiency and capacity for over a decade.
Designing HVAC systems for large, mixed-use facilities is never easy, but imagine if that design had to meet the diverse needs of both a university and a community center all within the same building.
A 52,000-square-foot, seven-story building was transformed from an office facility into 65 one- and two-bedroom rental units. The contractor accomplished this using Stainless Vertical Firetube condensing boilers.
What began as an inquiry about a single cooling tower replacement at Mooresville, Indiana-based auto parts manufacturer TOA USA evolved into a multi-building, A-Z design-build project that resulted in a two-cell, stainless steel counter-flow replacement cooling tower.