Plumbing & Mechanical Engineer - Articles

New solar and hydronics code will help radiant professionals

The Uniform Solar Energy Code has a new name — the 2015 Uniform Solar Energy and Hydronics Code.

Nadia Askar

January 14, 2016

The code now has solar, hydronic and geothermal provisions.

Renewable Heating Design: Geothermal heat pumps

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

December 21, 2015

With the right design, geothermal heat pumps can work in a variety of applications.

Greenfire campus in Seattle recognized for energy-efficient design

December 10, 2015

The Greenfire Campus in Seattle, a mixed-use commercial and residential development, uses water-to-water heat pumps, radiant heating, chilled beams and heat recovery ventilation in its energy-efficient design.

IAPMO solar and hydronics code

November 20, 2015

WaterFurnace heat pump with vapor injection

November 20, 2015

WaterFurnace’s 5 Series 504W11 with OptiHeat vapor injection technology is ideal for high-temperature applications.

ClimateMaster variable-speed heat pump

November 20, 2015

ClimateMaster’s Trilogy 45 Q-Mode is a variable-speed geothermal heat pump system.

Modine Energy Star-rated heat pumps

November 20, 2015

Modine’s geothermal systems offer an enhanced control platform.

Historic farmhouse upgrades to geothermal heating

The Cockayne Farm was at one time an internationally recognized Merino wool-producing farm in what is now Glen Dale, W.Va.

Nadia Askar

November 18, 2015

A geothermal heating/cooling system helps preserve this 19th century building.

Geothermal heating upgrades to 19th century farmhouse

Nadia Askar

November 18, 2015

Mechanical contractor adds a central geothermal heating/cooling system for historic West Virginia building.

Radiant floor heat with hydraulic separator needs circulators

The Glitch & The Fix, November 2015

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

November 10, 2015

An installer is asked to provide a relatively simple single-zone, slab-type floor heating system supplied by a geothermal water-to-water heat pump. He’s heard that a hydraulic separator is a good component in such systems.