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Greg Cunniff, P.E., is the applications engineering manager for Taco. He previously was an associate in a consulting engineering firm, Drapes Engineering; a partner in a manufacturers representative firm, Vemco; and established a temperature control contracting firm, Electro Controls, and his own design-build firm, the Summit Group.
Total comfort systems in commercial buildings come in three common varieties, using water, air or refrigerant. For mechanical contractors, specifying engineers and building owners, important considerations relate to a specific system’s installation, maintenance and life-cycle costs.
The world we live in would not be the same if air conditioning weren’t available. Entire regions of the world would have remained undeveloped, sustaining minimal populations, if air conditioning hadn’t become a part of our lives.
Today’s HVAC industry offers a number of choices when it comes to providing heating and cooling in a large building. The three basic methods to provide comfort and move Btu around a building are by using water, air or refrigerant.