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REHAU founder dies at age 95

REHAU is mourning the loss of company founder and honorary president Helmut Wagner.

January 26, 2021

REHAU is mourning the loss of company founder and honorary president Helmut Wagner. He passed away last Sunday at the age of 95 in Switzerland surrounded by his family. The news of the death of the popular founding father, who was highly committed to the end, has moved REHAU employees around the globe.

John Siegenthaler: Combining heat pumps with buffer tanks

Keep these tips in mind when the heat source is a single-speed ‘on/off’ device.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

April 16, 2020

Whenever a hydronic system is divided into several zones, it’s worth considering a buffer tank between the heat source and distribution system.

Navien commercial fire tube boilers

March 12, 2020

The NFB-C is available in two sizes: NFB-301C (301 MBH) and NFB-399C (399 MBH).

PM's Top 20 Products of 2019

See what tools and equipment caught readers’ attention this year in our Top 20 Products list.

February 12, 2020

Congratulations to those products on this year’s list! Top Products are based on the number of pageviews on pmmag.com.

Armstrong joins The Climate Group’s EP 100

December 25, 2019

Initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Hydronics Industry Alliance H2O Accepted website goes live

December 23, 2019

H₂O Accepted is a new initiative of the HIA-C, designed to showcase the advantages of water-based (hydronic) commercial building space heating and cooling technologies.

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Dave Yates: Dominoes

Failure of one part of a hydronic radiant system can cause the entire row to fall.

Dave Yates

November 11, 2019

As a designer/installer of any hydronic radiant system (especially one that incorporates hydro-air, old preexisting standing cast iron radiators and an indirect water heater), you have dozens of steps involved that are not unlike setting up a winding row of dominoes.

Radiant Comfort Report

Technically-oriented project articles needed

November 8, 2019

If you would like to showcase your radiant project in the Radiant Comfort Report, we need to hear from you.

Radiant Comfort Report

RPA at 2020 AHR Expo

November 8, 2019

The Radiant Professionals Alliance is pleased to be participating at the 2020 AHR Expo in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 3-5. The AHR Expo is the world’s largest HVACR event, and the RPA is offering an educational lineup of member experts who will be presenting free seminars.

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Les Nelson: RPA addressing labo shortage in radiant and hydronic industries

Les Nelson

November 6, 2019

Welcome to the winter edition of the Radiant Comfort Report! This second edition of the RCR has a great piece by Dave Yates — take some time to check it out on page 8. By the time you read this, the RPA will have participated in its second year of co-sponsoring the PHCC CONNECT event in Indianapolis in October.