Colorado racetrack pioneers track cooling
Morrison, Colo. You installed a track cooling system? It's a question members of the Bandimere family have heard many times over the past several weeks...
Viega launches new www.viega.com
Viega has unveiled a new look for its North American Web site at www.viega.com. The new site offers visitors improved access to product information including literature downloads and press releases for its main product lines, including ProPress solderless copper connections, gas fittings, and stainless fittings, PureFlow manifolds and PEX plumbing, and radiant products. ...
Geo-to-Radiant Comfort
How Fitting that veterinarian Ken Hanks and his wife, Dyanne Caprio, both shared a fascination with barns, structures built to meet the needs of both man and animal. Yet, in their home state of Colorado, few of the old timbered buildings can be found. So when Hanks first played with the idea that they move and rebuild one on their new acreage in Strasburg, Colo., his search took him to Illinois, and then to Ohio. ...
The Ultimate All-Weather Patio
Murray, Utah - In these times of economic uncertainty, here's something to keep in mind: there will always be wealthy customers, and they will always...
Green Heat Comes to Chicago
Loveland, Colo. The radiant heating and cooling industry has taken to the green theme like a duck takes to water, said Radiant Panel Association Executive...
RPA Revamps Radiant Outfitters Program
Loveland, Colo. — The Radiant Panel Association, a non-profit trade association based here, now is providing United States businesses with the opportunity to co-sponsor or co-host the newly revised Radiant Outfitters program....
Reveling in Radiant on Golden Pond
Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda they're not. But for Wendy and Tim Brockish, this tranquil, southeastern Idaho setting is the backdrop for an “On Golden Pond” movie if there ever was one. Their elegantly rustic home is near the joining of two creeks, forming a “slough” visited year-round by wildlife, including mule deer, coyote, trumpeter swans, eagles, beaver and an occasional moose....
Homeowners May Qualify for Entran Settlement Funds
Owners of property where Goodyear's Entran II radiant heating hose was installed may receive cash payments under a class action settlement, according to David Black and William Maywhort, who are among the class counsel that negotiated the settlement....
Uponor Announces Factory Training Schedule
Dates for Uponor's 2008 Factory Training Program are now available and ready for reservations. ...
EMCOR Subsidiary Wins Transit Center Contract
EMCOR Group Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Design Air Ltd., has been awarded a contract to upgrade the mechanical and electrical systems for Seattle Metro Transit’s Central Base Facility and Revenue Processing Center, a 22-acre complex that maintains and houses a fleet of nearly 400 buses....
Snowmelt System Exceeds Expectations
J. B. Hunt, one of the largest trucking companies in North America, takes transportation seriously. Their reputation for safety and efficiency played...
Hydronic products shine at AHR
The recent AHR Expo held here at the Jacobs Javits Convention Center in late January had a plethora of hydronic and radiant heating boiler, pumps, PEX tubing, tools, solar collectors and accessories, so much so that we have to split our coverage of AHR products into this issue and the April issue....
Hydronic radiant heating options, Part 3
At the end of last month's column, I mentioned a product that was recently introduced to me as a “potential threat” to my business as a hydronic heating contractor. Sure, I said, bring it on. I always want to know what the enemy has up its sleeve. That's the work of a wise warrior....
Ensure electric radiant is installed properly
Via E-mail I read with interest Mark Eatherton's article on Alternative Radiant Heating Solutions (January, p. 36) and was happy to see him take on this...
Geothermal, radiant a congenial pair
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff HARTFORD, CONN. Geothermal heat pumps and radiant floor heat make a great combination, especially at the relatively...
N.C. legislature inks solar pact
Raleigh, N.C. The North Carolina General Assembly signed an agreement with SolarH2Ot Ltd., Cary, N.C., to install a solar water heating system on the...
Radiant requires training, proper partners
In recent years, hydronic radiant heating has gained marked traction in North America as a growing alternative to forced air heat in both residential...
The art of hydronic radiant leak detection
My introduction into the art of leak detection in slab-based hydronic radiant heating systems was in our town's version of Levittown, N.Y., in an area...
RPA Meeting, REX Trade Show To Sport All-Stars' Theme
LOVELAND, COLO. Contractors, builders, designers, floor-covering professionals, specifiers and other interested trades are invited to attend the upcoming...
Who should design your next radiant job?
DESIGNING A RADIANT system and installing a radiant system are two entirely different processes. Because the transition from the "perfect" design to the...
Using Mother Earth to heat snow-melt systems
WE DISCUSSED THE potential of solar thermal energy as an alternative to conventionally powered snow-melt systems in last month's column (pg. 24). This...
Radiant Seminar Includes New England Patriots' Stadium Tour
You can find out what the mechanical room at a football stadium looks like April 5 at a radiant heating seminar at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England...
Rustic on the outside, high-tech radiant inside
BY STEVE SPAULDING OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF SEATTLE The "river" in the Mountain River Lodge refers to the Yakima, and the lodge overlooks a bend of the river...
Training facility focuses on radiant skills
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR SPRINGFIELD, MO. Watts Radiant announced plans to rev up its contractor training sessions that it is dubbing "Warm U." The company...
Avoid leaks when metal railings are installed
IN THE PAST few years as radiant floor heating has become more popular to the masses, the firm I work for has been running into more and more situations...
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