Articles Tagged with ''hydronics''

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. 

In 1989, when I was thinking about writing a book called, “The Lost Art of Steam Heating,” I went to see a young engineer named Frank Gerety. 

Amvic’s Ampex hydronic radiant panel combines rigid insulation, a vapor barrier and a PEX tubing locking mechanism into a single solution for both residential and commercial applications, the company states. 

Back in the old days when most folks burned coal, vacuum was just about everyone’s friend. 

Hydronic heating professionals often promote the concept that current generation mod/con boilers can operate with AFUEs in the range of 95% and above. 

With remote work becoming the standard for many employees across the U.S. and homeowners spending even more time indoors as a result of the pandemic, a new focus is emerging on the need for sustainability and indoor environmental quality in homes. 

A little over eight years ago, The IAPMO Group purchased the assets of the Radiant Panel Association. 

Most of this, I had to learn the hard way. Perhaps you’ve done the same, but in case you haven’t, please allow me to save you some heartache. 

A zone is any area of a building for which indoor air temperature is controlled by a single thermostat (or other type of temperature controller).