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The borough wants geothermal heating, not boilers, in New York City Housing Authority homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

The “Ground Source Heat Pumps State of the Art: Design, Performance and Research” track addresses all aspects of design that lead to optimally performing systems while avoiding common pitfalls that lead to poorly performing systems. The track was organized by ASHRAE, the National Ground Water Association, the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association and the Geothermal Exchange Organization.

In his new role, he assumes responsibility for the marketing of the Armstrong portfolio of pumps, suction guides and Flo-Trex valves on a worldwide basis, with particular emphasis on the company’s Design Envelop pump models.

The site’s new design includes feature, design and application information on the company’s brands, which manufacturer fin-tube hydronic-heating baseboard: Classic, Kom-Pak, Senior, Heatrim, Petite 7 and Petite 9, Suntemp and DesignLine Elegance and Synergy.

Rinnai America Corp. offers a new program for contractors, dealers and installers — $200 in cash for every traditional tank-style water heater they replace with the Rinnai RH180 hybrid tank-tankless water heater between April 15 and July 31.

Sarkis’ entry (pictured) described an installation at a 10,000-sq.-ft. home in Saint Catharines, Ont. He and his team selected two KNIGHT heating boilers with inputs of 150,000 Btu/hr. for the job, which included five zones of radiant in-floor heating and two high-velocity air handlers.

The thermostat can be used as a floor-temperature sensor, an air-temperature sensor or both. It automatically adjusts to changing external conditions to give optimal start-up times so there is no wasted energy.

Remodeling or hydronics contactors can install in homes, buildings or businesses as an add-on to help ramp up hot water accessibility and efficiency.

An installer is asked to provide a relatively simple single-zone floor heating system supplied by a mod/con boiler. He’s heard that a hydraulic separator is a good component in such systems

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