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Air-handler system helps symphony recover from flood

December 5, 2011

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During the first two days of May 2010, a nearly 14-in. downpour fell on “Music City USA” and the Cumberland River burst its banks, causing the worst flood in Nashville’s history. Among the many businesses that suffered terrible losses during the flood was Schermerhorn Symphony Center, completed just four years earlier and home of the Nashville Symphony.

“T” for tankless: Texas schools’ water heaters save space and energy

December 5, 2011

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A series of successful installations has made construction manager Cliff Holden a big believer in tankless water heating systems for the school-building projects he oversees. Since 2007, the 15-unit Burleson (Texas) Independent School District (BISD) has erected six new educational facilities under Holden’s direction, and the latest three have all featured multiple-unit, tankless solutions — in no small part because he wholeheartedly championed the idea.

Water Heaters: PVI Industries

October 17, 2011

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The company is now manufacturing water heaters and storage tanks from AquaPLEX, an engineered duplex alloy. AquaPLEX combines the grain structures of both 300 and 400 Series stainless steels, offering the benefits of both and exceeding the performance of either material alone.

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Eight is enough: Team meets CA residence hall loads and installation questions with tankless strategy

June 1, 2011

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Tankless water heaters saved California State University Northridge money in energy costs. Beverly Watson can easily laugh about the idea today, now that her recent tankless water heater retrofit project

Hotel checks into tankless for hot water with room to spare

January 1, 2011

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A custom made vent system eliminated the need for 17 separate vents required by the gas-fired, tankless water heaters at this Alabama hotel.Saving space is invariably one of the prime

Successful science: Sandia's decentralized steam plant

November 1, 2010

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A decentralized steam plant with new boilers in each building saves nearly 12 million gal of water per year at Sandia National Laboratories.In 2004, the Sandia National Laboratory, located at

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