Heating and air conditioning is something we all take for granted. We probably don’t remember that each type of heating and air conditioning system comes with a “user beware” awareness.

We are starting a new year, and I believe the HVAC consulting engineers responsible for design engineering need to make a change in 2019 as to how HVAC systems are engineered to be safe.

Years ago, I was responsible for quality control (QC) of our facility manager’s performance of outsourced building management services, and I did part of my QC responsibilities by completing walking tours of the equipment rooms.

This month I am continuing with another walking tour, this time a chiller plant. This tour can also be an annual or semi-annual training tour, too.

Over the next three months I’ll be taking you on a walking tour.

Keeping in touch with customers means keeping their needs in mind.

While the technical aspects are important, a focus on soft skills can go a long way.

This month’s B2B will focus on a 1,000-kW cogeneration unit with hot water energy recovery to a domestic hot water and process heating system on an existing health care campus. The pre-packaged cogeneration unit shall be located directly outside the central plant electrical room and connected to the existing electrical system.

There was a time when HVAC consulting engineering firms had a stand-alone HVAC department with a registered professional engineer as the department head.

Make sure the women in your company have equal pay for equal work.