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The editors of Engineered Systems are proud to present The Blueprint — a Q&A interview with HVACR engineering’s leading voices. These one-on-one discussions will examine the trade’s history, current industry trends, and the factors shaping the sector’s future.

The new Fork n’ Pint restaurant in Lake Orion, Michigan, installed front doorway air curtains in an effort to keep patrons and employees comfortable, resulting in more than $500 in annual energy savings and the elimination of $15,000 in potential vestibule construction costs.

Nortek Air Solutions is announcing a 6% price increase effective immediately to all product lines, with a range of 2% to 10% based on material and content type.

Schofield, WI-based Greenheck was selected as the 2016 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year.

Engineers retrofitting non-air conditioned schools to variable refrigerant flow (VRF) the last few years have relied on centralized packaged DOAS to comply with ASHRAE 62.1 outdoor air standards.

Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, MA, opened as a small community medical facility in 1884.

In 2015, residential and commercial buildings accounted for about 40% of total U.S. energy consumption.

This month’s B2B will focus an existing campus administration building renovation.

It doesn’t get much more sensitive than a discussion about the learning environment for the youth of America.