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Jun

Bakery and snack production environments rely on air handling units to distribute the cooled and heated air throughout the building. Moreover, the equipment can impact the workplace environment.  More importantly, the equipment within food production facilities requires proper maintenance & cleaning. Neglecting to maintain or clean air handlers in these facilities will affect safety and

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Jun

HVAC and refrigeration costs make up a significant portion of supermarket and convenience store budgets. In fact, the energy usage of supermarkets per square is about 5 times more compared to any other commercial building.  Here’s why! In essence, refrigeration creates cold, people create warmth while humidity creates wetness. Therefore, the HVAC design for supermarkets

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May

As more states continue to legalize cannabis, commercial cultivation is becoming increasingly popular among many growers. Unfortunately, this evolving industry presents various unique challenges for the growers, especially when it comes to HVAC design for cannabis cultivation facilities.  In essence, quality cannabinoid extraction and cannabis cultivation require high levels of controlled environment agriculture. This involves

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May

HVAC ventilation design strategies can be the difference between the failure or success of a cannabis cultivation facility. Currently, HVAC designers are dependent on manufacturers with flourishing applications since the ASHRAE is yet to establish guidelines for this emerging industry.  As a result, the strategies for HVAC design for cannabis cultivation facilities vary greatly to

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May

Managing energy costs is essential for your business survival if you’re a multi-family residence or apartment complex owner that includes utilities in the rental charges. If the utility expenses are too, you’re highly likely to make losses from the rental property. Moreover, this can make it difficult to compete with larger operations since the utilities

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Mar

Multifamily buildings consist of several separate residential units that are either stacked (high-rise) or side by side. Whichever the case, these buildings are treated as commercial buildings due to their scale. As a result, their construction involves commercial contractors, multidisciplinary design teams, and large-scale commercial MEP systems.  Like any other commercial structures, multifamily buildings have

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Mar

Condos and apartments tend to have unique cooling and heating needs. However, meeting these needs to provide comfort to the tenants may end up costing you too much money. That’s why you should consider implementing an HVAC design for multifamily residential buildings that work for your property.  Specifically, you should be looking at the following

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Mar

 The type of HVAC system you choose for the multi-family building is crucial since it tends to have long-term implications. Besides, the HVAC system ensures the comfort of the indoor spaces, and tenants want as much control over the comfort as possible.  Unfortunately, achieving the cooling and heating needs of several families can be energy

22

Mar

Several factors come into play when you’re designing or renovating commercial kitchens and restaurants. Besides, the type of dining space may range from high-end restaurants and coffee shops to cafeterias in a healthcare facility. Each of these spaces has its own set of benefits and challenges.  However, regardless of the type of foodservice facility, proper

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Mar

Proper ventilation is a crucial part of the MEP design of any restaurant business. After all, the kitchen is considered the most important part of any restaurant business. The most complex part of creating a commercial kitchen design is installing the proper CKV system and finding the right hood vent for the restaurant.  So, how

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Mar

Commercial kitchen ventilation design has been a challenge to MEP design engineers for years. Part of the design challenge occurs due to the fact most MEP engineers are not ‘kitchen consultants’ All in all, significant coordination is needed to make sure that the restaurant ventilation is integrated with the activities of the kitchen exhaust systems

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Mar

Commercial kitchens are the heart & soul of every foodservice establishment since they provide a way of preparing food for many people in large quantities. Due to this high volume of service, such establishments need proper design, installation, operation, and maintenance of commercial kitchen ventilation design systems. Commercial kitchen HVAC systems effectively manage odors, moisture,