This Week At Contracting Business
Interactive December 23, 2009 |
Suppose you decide to open an ice cream parlor. More than likely
you will face a number of competing ice cream parlors. You will battle
a host of competitors all screaming for the consumer’s attention. The
rallying cry of your new industry might well be, “I scream. You
scream. We all scream ‘ice cream.’”
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Many larger exhaust fans are built in a fashion where it’s
impossible to measure their performance with a balancing hood. In order
to determine fan airflow, you may need to measure fan static pressure
and RPM and then plot the fan airflow on the manufacturer’s fan
performance table. Let’s take a look at how to measure fan static
pressure under real field conditions.
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The St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers (SLCCC) presented a
Best Practice Award to Murphy Company and five other team members for
pre-project planning in a $28 million, 70,000 sq.ft. expansion of
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Peters, MO.
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Taco, Inc., Cranston, RI, now offers more professional development
opportunities for plumbing and heating contractors. The company’s
FloPro Factory Training returns in 2010 with a new course and several
new locations throughout the U.S., making it easier for contractors to
participate in advanced hydronic systems training.
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The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute
(ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) announces an American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for its standard for
Mechanical Systems for Swimming Pools and Spas.
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Elite Software, College Station, TX, will celebrate its 30th
anniversary in 2010.The engineering software company was founded in 1980
by William W. Smith. Today, Elite Software offers more than 30 computer
programs for HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection design.
Sources report Elite has more than 20,000 worldwide customers.
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A new year usually brings big changes, and that will be especially
true for the people who make, sell and service air-conditioning and
refrigeration equipment – beginning Jan. 1, 2010. On that day, two
important new federal rules take effect. Their main purpose is to
further sharply restrict the use of substances that harm the earth’s
protective ozone layer and contribute to climate change. The
restrictions are required both by an international treaty and by federal
law to combat health hazards caused by excessive exposure to ultraviolet
radiation, namely skin cancer, cataracts, and weakened immune systems.
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We now know, after a speech on Dec. 15th, that President Obama
thinks "insulation is sexy," and that he's a believer in window caulk.
But HVAC contractors know the best way to save on heating bills is to
install a high efficiency furnace. (And leaky windows can be handled as
a supporting measure.)
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