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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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Building efficiency software upgrade available

November 8, 2019

IAPMO introduced the latest upgrade to the Building Efficiency System Tool (BEST) software, available for download at www.iapmo.org/hiac.

Dan Holohan: Thankful

Reflecting and reminiscing this holiday season.

Dan Holohan

November 8, 2019

When our daughters were small, we would wake them before dawn on Thanksgiving morning and drive into Manhattan to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from a spot on Central Park West, just across the street from The Dakota (the apartment building where John Lennon lived and died).

John Siegenthaler: Low temperature leverage

A novel hardware combination offers several benefits.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

November 8, 2019

Because they generate heat intermittently, renewable energy heat sources such as solar thermal collectors and pellet boilers require thermal storage tanks. So do storage-based systems using off-peak electricity, or micro combined heat and power (MCHP) generation.

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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.

Dave Yates: Honesty

The essential foundation for your business.

Dave Yates

November 6, 2019

Honesty is such a lonely word (from the song, “Honesty” by Billy Joel). It never ceases to amaze me when folks we deal with are not honest.

The Glitch and Fix: Dampened response

October 23, 2019

An installer is asked to pipe two independent zones of high mass floor heating to a conventional gas-fired boiler.

Newly launched Xylem ‘Solving Water’ podcast spotlights trending issues

Episodes dive into news, trends, expertise and more.

October 17, 2019

With global concerns of water scarcity, lack of clean water access and efficient use of water in business and industry, a new Xylem podcast called “Solving Water” is a resource for water professionals to learn more about these vital issues.

Uponor radiant rollout mat

October 15, 2019

Uponor’s Radiant Rollout Mat is the ideal solution for faster, more consistent installations for large commercial radiant heating and cooling applications — saving up to 85% in installation time, the company says.