A special concern from a life safety perspective is that plenums are home to combustible materials as well as various pipes, cables, and wires that may yield toxic fumes and smoke.

The location of the chilled water system — both in terms of geography and physical placement — influences the design specifics needed to properly insulate or protect it.

Pioneer Hall, one of four residence halls located within the University of Minnesota’s Superblock residential district, is prominently situated on the east bank of the Mississippi River on the university’s Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis. 

Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts, is saving energy after teaming up with Shannon Enterprises of W.N.Y. Inc. and Shannon Energy. Shannon installed reusable, custom-engineered thermal insulation throughout the hospital’s mechanical rooms and steam distribution system. 

Matthew Parrish has been named CEO of Knauf Insulation Inc. (KINA).

ASHRAE published a new guideline for increasing energy efficiency in historic buildings while minimizing the disturbance of the building’s historic character.

Johns Manville has released a fiberglass duct wrap with an installed thermal resistivity rating of R-12.

The same mechanisms that keep humans warm do not serve the same purpose in the built environment.

The new TED40x2 low-leakage, insulated control damper from Ruskin® features insulated airfoil blades, which the company says offers greater strength, produces less sound, provides greater sealing ability, and reduces static pressure loss.

Marketair has introduced the RD-Series and PD-Series of commercial rooftop enclosure and support systems. Both series are manufactured by Osaka, Japan-based Inaba Denko, and designed exclusively for multiple linesets used with VRF/VRV multi-split systems. They are used extensively across the globe.