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Legionnaires’ disease is making the headlines again, with at least 15 confirmed cases in April in Auckland, New Zealand. The cases are spread throughout the Auckland area, making it difficult to find the source and supporting the idea it’s likely present in more than one source. One person in Auckland has died after contracting the disease. Officials [...]

Investing $279 billion in updating and replacing equipment in buildings can yield as much as a $1 trillion in energy savings over 10 years, according to a recent report by The Rockefeller Foundation and the DB Climate Change Advisors. The difference in energy usage can equate to a savings of about 30% of the annual electricity charges [...]

This week’s post ends our series on “Spring cleaning” your facility’s cooling system. You can download our three printable HVAC cleaning checklists for reference: Checklist 1: How to Clean Chiller Tubes Checklist 2: How To Clean Air Conditioner Coils Checklist 3: How to Clean Cooling Towers (Note: You must provide your email address to get access [...]

Mold and its effect on indoor air quality (IAQ) is making headlines. For example, parents in Brooklyn, New York are upset that their children are getting sick because of a purported mold outbreak in one of the borough’s schools. A recent test revealed the presence of black mold in at least seven classrooms. To make [...]

This week’s post continues our HVAC “Spring Cleaning” series on giving your facility’s cooling system some much needed attention before warmer weather arrives. Below are our three printable HVAC cleaning checklists to get you started:   Checklist 1: How to Clean Chiller Tubes Checklist 2: How To Clean Air Conditioner Coils Checklist 3: How to [...]

Now – before the summer heat arrives – is the time to give your facility’s cooling system attention.  Fortunately, Goodway makes it easy for you to start today. Below are three printable HVAC cleaning checklists to get the ball rolling: Checklist 1: How to Clean Chiller Tubes Checklist 2: How To Clean Air Conditioner Coils [...]

It’s never too early to start preparing your restaurant’s or other food and beverage facility’s air conditioning unit for the upcoming summer months. With the arrival of the unseasonably warm spring in many areas of the country this year, early preparation of your restaurant’s or food and beverage facility’s HVAC system is crucial to ensure [...]

“Right sizing” an HVAC system improves efficiency, reduces noise, offers greater cooling/heating comfort and saves money. An oversized system increases installation costs, wastes energy, and costs more in overall operating costs than correctly sized systems. If you consider the worst-case scenarios when sizing your HVAC system, such as maximum occupancy, lighting needs and weather conditions, [...]

Did you know that an HVAC contractor may be liable when an indoor air quality (IAQ) issue is directly linked to a defect in the air-conditoning, heating or ventilation system? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, HVAC systems contribute to poor air quality through insufficient design and ventilation system deficiencies. Contaminant buildup in ventilation [...]

According to a recent consumer study conducted by Civano Development and America LIVES, baby boomers are willing to pay “a little bit more” for “sustainable practices.” Eighty-seven percent of respondents “looked favorably on a hotel company that had a green design and implemented sustainable practices, with half of those surveyed willing to pay up to [...]

Every building needs an HVAC system. Whether you’re heating, cooling, or ventilating, you need a system that will work efficiently and also save you money. But different facilities require different systems. As technology develops, and green buildings become the norm rather than the exception, there are some innovative energy technologies you might want to consider [...]

At times, HVAC professionals must deal with mold and mildew. Those tiny, lightweight spores traveling through the air need moisture and the right temperatures to grow and turn into unsightly and foul smelling organisms that can eat away at fabric and other surfaces and can be detrimental to your health. If these microorganisms proliferate in [...]

Take a breath. Smell anything? Probably not anything unusual, but the air you’re breathing inside your home or office may not be of the quality you expect. New challenges in indoor air quality (IAQ) that stem from natural disasters, technological advances and even building materials and design are occurring in the HVAC space. In this [...]

One way to ensure that your facility remains up and running is to invest in the most up-to-date HVAC equipment and technologies. And one of the hottest HVAC technologies this year is geothermal technology. Geothermal heat pump systems, for example, use 25%-50% less electricity than conventional heating or cooling systems. And they can reduce energy [...]

This post is the last in a series that covered what I call “critical components” — processes or physical items that are must-haves for your preventative maintenance program. One of the things that I have often observed when looking at preventative maintenance programs is a lack of consistency. Basically, when performing  preventative maintenance (PM), or other maintenance processes [...]

Boiler cleaning and maintenance are always foremost in a boiler operator’s mind.  This means being fully versed in the general condition of the boiler and the way the boiler is being operated and maintained. Some of the items to consider are: have the exterior and interior surfaces of the boiler been cleaned by using boiler [...]

Green isn’t just for the eco-conscious consumer anymore – it’s become an industry standard as was quite apparent at the 2012 International Air Conditioning Heating Refrigerating (AHR) Expo in Chicago last week. The event featured more than 60,000 professionals from all over the world. It also featured experts from 35 countries presenting truly unique wares [...]