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The article highlights the importance of considering total energy usage in commercial water heating technology for engineers aiming at decarbonization goals. It discusses the rising interest in heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) among specifying engineers, the need for hybrid solutions to balance energy costs and grid strain, and the industry's shift towards providing resources and education to support energy-efficient practices.

The article reviews several engineering products includes the Thermal I Optimize, a desktop- based, enterprise-level remote monitoring solution from Honeywell; the NCC199CDV Commercial Condensing Tankless Water Heater from Nortiz; and DC-5, high-volume, lowspeed (HVLS) ceiling fan from Greenheck.

The article delves into the commissioning process for HVAC (Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) systems, particularly focusing on the identification of potential issues with domestic hot water (DHW) systems, such as back-feed in DHW risers. It emphasizes the importance of commissioning efforts in ensuring the proper installation and operation of water heaters and recirculation pumps, especially in high-rise residential buildings.

The article offers information on several energy efficiency products supplier companies. Topics discussed include Belimo offers range of sensors for temperature, humidity and air quality, TSI offers a full line of capture hoods, thermal anemometers, hydronic manometers, micromanometers and indoor air quality monitors and Bradford White provide water heaters.

The article offers preview of the X3™ Tankless Water Heater from hotwater, Magnitude® Magmetic Bearing Centrifugal Chiller chiller from Daikin Applied, and Danfoss Turbocor® TG490 from Danfoss.

The article focuses on the water heating solution for a new Hampton Inn in Tennessee, requiring a dependable system to provide hot water for all 75 rooms, kitchen, and laundry facilities, with the hotel general manager opting for A.O. Smith's Cyclone XL water heater to meet the demand and ensure a continuous supply of hot water for guests.

The article discusses the new $524 million Fiserv Forum located at downtown Milwaukee which is a multipurpose arena that serves as the home to the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Milwaukee Bucks and the Marquette University Golden Eagles men's basketball team. It states that the two custom-manufactured, 6,100-pound stainless steel steam units and 19 additional standard water heater tanks are handling the concession areas at the outskirts of the building.

The article discusses the benefits provided by variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems for engineers and the commercial building industry. Topics include explanation on strategic electrification, reports on how strategic electrification is the best way to achieve aggressive carbon emission reduction goals, and solving electrification challenges with VRF technology.

The article reports that leaders of the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute issued a letter to the leadership of the U.S. House and Senate energy committees seeking support for legislation that would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to clarify the definitions of residential and commercial water heaters.

The article focuses on how hotel managers at the Marriott Kansas City Airport hotel battled domestic hot water issues by replacing hot water system with digital mixing valve made by Powers. Information on digital water mixing is also given. Comments of Greg Brinkerhoff, director of engineering at the Marriott regarding digital water mixing are also given.

The article offers brief information on several products including the Industrial Water Filter from Orival Inc., the BPH/PFH plate water heaters from Cemline Corp. and the Topvex TR Series of Energy Recovery Ventilators from Systemair Inc.

The article evaluates several industrial products including condensing boiler from Lochinvar Corp., RediHeat instantaneous water heater from the company Spirax Sarco and F-3500 insertion electromagnetic flowmeter from the company Onicon.

The article evaluates several products related to engineering systems including Futera XLF boiler from RBI Water Heaters, SunTwin infrared heaters from Solaronics Inc., and eF Series® commercial water heaters from Bradford White Corp.

The article evaluates several industrial products including the Industrial Water Filter from Orival Inc., the Solar Water Heater from Cemline Corp. and the TRH Hanger system from Hydra-Zorb Co.

The article evaluates several products including the water heaters from Raypak Inc., the 14.5 SEER heat pump from Coleman Co. Inc., and a line of modular gas safety shut-off valves from Asco Numatics.

The article reports on the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification received by the AVA 55 Ninth high-rise apartment building located in San Francisco, California. It provides overview of the features of the building which featured a domestic hot water (DHW) system and tankless water heating with sustainable package designed and installed by ACCO Engineered Systems Inc. It also outlines the advantage of the technology which helped it earn the recognition.

The article focuses on commissioning domestic hot water (DHW) systems is important from design through startup and balancing. Topics include the state of disregard could be because a poorly performing DHW system is not a critical issue in many buildings, and the DHW primarily exists for employee, student, or visitor hand-washing, few people are going to make a big stink about cold or tepid water coming out of restroom or breakroom faucets.

The article evaluates a Honeywell's R200 Forge Cybersecurity Suite from Honeywell, the TubiX pipe cutter for cutting copper from Knipex Tools, and Solstice Inverter Monoblock from SpacePak.

The article reviews several products includes the IV-50 EC High-Induction Centrifugal Jet Fan from Systemair; the Envirco IsoClean filtration system from Johnson Controls; and the FARO Gage, 3-D portable coordinate measurement machine (CMM) from FARO Technologies Inc.

The article offers information on the commercial construction projects of the NeuroDiagnostic Institute (NDI) in Indianapolis, Indiana. Topics discussed include achieving successful integration depends on creativity & communication and reliable products & engineering expertise; collaboration of the Victaulic's Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) team and Commercial Air; and need of design, coordination and communication for making project successful.

The article evaluates several engineering system products that are showed at the AHR Expo, which include the TrilliumSeries Adiabatic Products from Baltimore Aircoil; the line of open coil electric Duct Heaters is added with new products from Marley Engineered Products.

The article features various engineering products related to heating and ventilation. Orival Inc.'s Industrial Water Filter is an automatic self-cleaning and line pressure powered device. Carel USA's Humifog High Pressure Water Atomizing humidifier is used in paint booths, clean rooms, hospitals and other applications. Rheem Water Heating's Tankless Water Heaters has energy-efficient design and has no storage tank.

The article informs about some products to be used in buildings. Construction material manufacturing firm Lochinvar Corp. has enhanced the high-efficiency line of Power-Fin commercial water heaters and boilers for greater installation flexibility. The Power-Fin operates at up to 88% thermal efficiency rating, and its fan-assisted burner system can be specified as on/off fire, or infinitely proportional firing from 50% to 100% with pinpoint control. Another building material manufacturing firm Setra Systems Inc. will introduce its new Model 260, "One Size Fits All" low-differential pressure transducer later.

Explores how people contributed to the cause of a water heater explosion in an elementary school in Spencer, Oklahoma. Boiler safety; Building management; Employees' complaint that the domestic water is too hot in the sink; Technician's replacement of the gas valve; Boiler inspection law in Oklahoma.

Describes the development and use of a generic field system that combined an air handler and a reheat system to dehumidify a swimming pool. Heating and ventilation systems; Packaged dehumidifiers; Installation costs; Chlorination.

Introduces several electric boilers and water heaters in the United States. Flex-Heat Hydronic Comfort System from Peerless Heater Company; Hydronic boiler lines Legend and Genesis from A.O. Smith Water Products Co. T-K2 waterheater from Takagi Industrial Co.

The article offers information on the new Data Center Project developed using Design-Bid-Build Project Delivery.

Describes the water-heating systems installed at several hotels and casinos in the United States. Water system at the West Coast Anaheim Hotel in California; Stratosphere Tower; Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Connecticut; San Francisco Marriott.

The article offers inoframtion abou dehumidifier RH-Cube 18 from DewAir Corp., high-volume low-speed (HVLS) fan DS-3 from Greenheck and Commercial Heat Pump Water Heater from A.O. Smith Corp.

The article discusses how Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. has reaped the benefits of boiler retrofit. It notes that business owner Scott Vaccaro has chosen the compact, gas-fired Miura LX-50 steam boiler where it has significantly helped in meeting hot water demand while maintaining decent boil. The features of the boilers, such as the BL Micro Controller and colormetry, have aided the industry to grow in the specialized industrial segment.

The article focuses on Centennial High School in Burleson, Texas which had installed three, 25-unit tankless water heaters. It mentions that Burleson Independent School District (BISD) and general contractor Charter Builders of Dallas has chosen Century Mechanical Contractors Inc. (CMC) to handle the plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) work at Centennial. It also notes that construction manager Cliff Holdern handled the project.

The article offers information on several engineering related products including ASCO Series 158 Gas Valve and Series 159 Motorized Actuator from Emerson; OmniTherm series of near condensing boilers from Laars; and Thermal IQ Optimize, an enterprise-level remote monitoring solution from Honeywell.

Focuses on the priorities in sizing a water heating system for hotels. Differences of water heaters in terms of operation and installation cost; Basis in the calculation of hotel sizing; Achievement of a proper balance between usable stored water in the tank and the recovery rate.

The article evaluates several heating and ventilation (HVAC) products including Cleaver-Brooks Inc.'s ClearFire CE (CFC-E) condensing boiler, ADEY's MagnaClean Professional2XP magnetic filter and Laars Outdoor NeoTherm water heater.

The article reports that A.O. Smith Corp. has been named a 2019 Energy Star Partner of the Year for its contribution to manufacturing high-efficiency water heaters.

The article offers brief information on the Rheem® Triton ™ commercial water heater.

The article offers information on several catalogs and guides. Topics discussed include white paper from Schaffner USA which discusses harmonic filtering in variable speed drives, Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) announced the revision of AMCA Publication 222-16, Application Manual for Air Curtains and Noritz America has published its 2017 commercial guide for tankless water heaters.

The article offers information on RBI, a manufacturer of energy efficient boilers, hot water heaters and storage tanks, and mentions its FlexCore stainless steel symmetrical firetube boilers, Smaller footprints and HeatNet on-board control platform, and a patented, turbo-pilot ignition system.

The article offers brief information on the several heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) products including the SHIELD commercial water heater from Lochinvar LLC, the Type 5503 differential pressure gauge from Ashcroft Inc. and the ABP Panel Fan from Continental Fan Manufacturing Inc.

The article discusses the significance of the tankless water heater rack system developed by Facilities Resource Group (FRG) in the U.S. It outlines that the company has built and installed approximately 800 tankless water heater rack systems to more than 200 corporate and franchised restaurants in the country. It also outlines the significance of the system since it helps restaurants manage their peak loads more easily at a lowering operating cost.

The article offers brief information of several products including 6ixBlade HVLS technology from MacroAir Technologies Inc., the water heater from Ilios Dynamics, and the Type 1009 Duralife SS pressure gauge from Ashcroft Inc.

The article offers brief information on several heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment including the Citri-Clean Intelligent Fan Filter Unit (FFU) from A-J Manufacturing Co. Inc., the Armor X2 commercial water heater from Lochinvar Corp. and the Creek condensing boilers from Superior Boiler Works Inc.

The article offers brief information on several heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) products including the CO1224TR Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detector with RealTest field-functional test from System Sensor, the AquaPlex engineered duplex alloy water heaters from PVI Industries Inc., and the Peerless Broilers gas water broilers from PB Heat LLC.

The article evaluates several heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning equipment and supplies including SmartPlate water heaters from AERCO Ltd., UltraPress full port brass ball valves from Milwaukee Valve Co., and PresSura isolation room monitors from TSI Corp.

The article focuses on the hydrotherapy equipment and water heaters installed at the new Intercollegiate Athletics Facility on the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida (USF). Contractors and designers of the facility have cited the benefits of using the Lochinvar Copper-Fin II water heaters or the Lock-Temp storage tank. The athletics center aims to help USF Bulls prepare for competition in the Big East Conference.

The article offers brief information on the Infiite Energy 2 series of boilers and water heaters from Mestek Inc.

The article offers brief information on the Conquest condensing water heater from PVI Industries Inc.

The article announces the winners of the 2015 Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) Innovation Award including Danfoss' Turbocor VTT Series Compressors in the green building category, Koch Filter Corp.'s DuraMax 4vS-16 Minipleat Filter in the indoor air quality category, and Navien Inc.'s NPE-S Series Condensing Gas Tankless Water Heater in the plumbing category.

Reports on the upgrade of the thermal pressure vessels (TPV) used for the water heating system at the Farley Towers building in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Requirements of the local housing authority to mechanical contractors bidding for the project; Configuration of the tanks; Features of the replacement system.

Lists various environmental products use in buildings and offices. PHT-101 Environmental Monitoring and Alarm Unit which accurately senses, displays, alarms and processes temperature, pressure and humidity; FireWater gas-fired direct-contact water heater which can produce up to 1000 gallons of water continuously; Challenger 3000 air conditioning system which can provide tons of cooling in various configurations; Infinity TCX 865 vav controller with built-in damper actuator; More.