Commercial Plumbing

Defeating downtime: Shapiro & Duncan replaces mechanicals for occupied class-A office building in downtown D.C.

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:02:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Imagine you’re an auto mechanic called in to rebuild the engine of a high-performance race car. The catch: you have to do the job while the car is doing laps around the track.

Mansion Hotel uses displaced heat to warm swimming pool

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:49:00 +0000

BY JOHN MESENBRINK

VINEYARD HAVEN, MASS. — Old can be perceived many different ways. For example, calling another person old, not so much a compliment. But when you take a hotel, for example, “old” suddenly becomes more interesting — it exudes character, charm, quaintness, stories and experiences. It could be the single reason you choose to stay at one hotel over another. A fire burned down the 200-year-old Tisbury Inn here, established in 1791.

M•DURA SERVICE SINK FAUCET

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:45:00 +0000

THE M•DURA SERVICE SINK FAUCET is offered with lever handles or wrist blades, and can be adjusted between 7½" to 8½".

The Beacon lights the way

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:07:00 +0000

Kohler Co.’s new communications building combines high efficiency with high-end design in achieving LEED Gold.

KOHLER, WISC. —In 1883, John Michael Kohler decided to enamel coat one of his rectangular cast-iron basins. He was so happy with the results that he later listed it in his company’s one-page catalog: "Horse Trough/Hog Scalder —when furnished with four legs will serve as a bathtub." And just like that, Kohler Co. entered the plumbing products business.

ACCA Names Ivey Mechanical 2013 Commercial Contractor of the Year

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:33:00 +0000

ACCA, the nation’s largest association of indoor environmental systems professionals, has named Ivey Mechanical in Kosciusko, Miss., its 2013 Commercial Contractor of the Year.

Webstone poised for growth despite uncertain economy

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:31:00 +0000

BY JOHN MESENBRINK

WORCESTER, MASS. — Fiscal Cliffs, economic turns and lead-free transitions: sounds like a not-so-amusing ride at the local carnival. As businesses try to push forward to seek out this “new normal,” particularly in this down time in American economic history, it has been a struggle for many.

DPS3100D DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:01:00 +0000

THE DPS3100D DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR is a microprocessor-based transmitter offering flexible pressure calibration and push button configuration.

AQUAVAR SPD PLUS VARIABLE SPEED PUMP CONTROLLER

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:43:00 +0000

THE AQUAVAR SPD PLUS VARIABLE SPEED PUMP CONTROLLER is designed specifically for commercial submersible and above ground centrifugal pumps.

Dominican University achieves sustainability through local utility incentive program

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:03:00 +0000

BY JOHN MESENBRINK

RIVER FOREST, ILL. — Payback. ROI. These are terms that sound great to the end user, given an ideal rate of return. We live in an “instant gratification” world, and if the return on investment is 25 years on equipment that could last you 15, it becomes a harder sell. For consumers, the drive to become more energy efficient becomes more enticing with the help of incentive and rebate programs in place by local utilities. Couple that with a customer pledge to become more energy efficient, then the goal of sustainability becomes much more achievable.

Tapping into a natural resource

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:16:00 +0000

Rainwater harvesting creates niche for plumbing contractors

A historic drought, an increase in water demand along with water shortages, and stormwater runoff, among other factors, are attributing to an increased awareness of rainwater harvesting. To some of the mechanical contracting industry, rainwater harvesting is already a known way to utilize rainwater for indoor non-potable use, and in two states — Texas and Ohio — it is utilized for indoor potable use as well. Already in place in many commercial buildings are rainwater harvesting systems, conserving the potable water supply by tapping into a free natural resource.