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Should I hire a plumber or a hydronics specialist?
I have a hydronic and radiant system that needs to be evaluated. I am finding that every plumbing-and-heating company will provide a quote.
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Underfloor heating: is it for you?
Well, if it was good enough for the Romans then you should probably consider it as an option.
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Solving a problem with indirect heating
Not long after The Lovely Marianne and I started this little business of ours in 1989, a caretaker called and asked if I would be willing to consult on a...
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Hydronicheating
On July 20, 1998, Modern Library put out a call to readers, asking them to vote on what they thought were the 100 best novels written in the English language...
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The Importance of BTU Calculations for Your Central Heating System
Whether you are undergoing a home move, a renovation or simply replacing a boiler or radiator, understanding and identifying the components of a central heating system can help you run...
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Toward more-efficient pumps
Driven by an energy conservation-minded administration, the Department of Energy has been working since 2011 to enact new pump efficiency standards targeted at improving energy-efficiency in the commercial buildings industry.
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Daniel Chapman
It’s an old house, built in 1900 and not very elegant. It’s a place you’d want to own if you had a big family, or if you wanted to rent...
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Getting Educated is Time Well Spent
Time not spent generating new business, in the field installing equipment or servicing a job means time not producing income.
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Levi’s® Stadium: Setting a new standard for conserving natural resources with Xylem’s Bell & Gossett
The new $1.3 billion Levi’s® Stadium in Santa Clara, California, home to the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers is a model of sustainability, from its 27,000-square-foot green roof and its owners...
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Bell & Gossett pumps warm up Newport mansion
From the outside, the 1920s villa in the seaside community of Newport, Rhode Island, appears as any other stately historic home in the neighborhood.
