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In this month’s issue, PHC News Editor Steve Smith provides an update on the boiler industry in our annual boiler report, where you can read insights on what’s driving the industry from some of the industry’s top boiler manufacturers.
Expert tips to optimize performance and efficiency.
May 6, 2024
These hydronic systems keep outdoor residential and commercial surfaces such as sidewalks, driveways and stairs clear of snow and ice, a safety and liability issue. Lance MacNevin from the Plastics Pipe Institute explains how they also can reduce energy costs, thus lowering the operational costs of a building.
Understanding the fundamentals of water management programs is pivotal in curbing Legionella growth and streamlining compliance tasks.
May 6, 2024
The design of a building’s plumbing system must go beyond Legionella mitigation and streamline compliance tasks for facility managers. ASHRAE Standard 188, Legionellosis: Risk Management For Building Water Systems, targeted those tasked with maintaining building water systems.
The move toward manufacturing efficient boilers continues regardless of whatever pressures bare down on the hydronic heating industry from government regulations.
Geothermal heat pumps tied into building loops and thermal energy networks will be as simple as installing window air conditioners or washing machines.
Thermal energy networks can increase the value of other heating/cooling industry opportunities: increased employment of pipefitters and mechanical engineers, repiping of old buildings, improvements in heat pump design, wastewater system design with heat transfer, geothermal heat pump training and quality inspections.
Modifications or development of new systems should not be commenced without understanding the impact on layout and installation.
May 6, 2024
Design criteria for storage fire protection systems must consider a substantial number of variables: what is being stored and how, the height of the planned storage, how high the ceiling is above the storage, and what the water supply is.
As we continue this series, Ron George discusses thermal expansion tanks, temperature gauges, temperature effects on Legionella bacteria and hot water temperature maintenance cables.