Heating in Prisons
I had gotten back from a road trip and was going over some old issues of Newsday when I spotted his obituary. It sent me spinning back a bunch of years and the memories h...
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Archive for 2016
Great Opportunities to Increase the Safety of Our Clients’ Buildings
Acres of Diamonds Russell Conwell, founder of Temple University, would often tell a story about a man named Ali Hafed. Ali Hafed was a rich farmer that was once visited b...
How to Have a Boiler Replaced (Without Getting Steamed)
"We haven't had decent heat since that heating contractor left our basement," the woman complained. She was about as angry as any homeowner who had ever called me. "We pa...
Is It Too Cold Outside to Run My AC?
An interesting question, asked and answered on The Wall: Hi All, I’m new here and hope that you can help me with some questions. I just had a Heil H4A836GKD / FVM4X4800A ...
Association People
I was in Manhattan for a meeting and had some extra time on my hands, so I strolled over to West 31th Street to where a bunch of guys had gotten together for a meeting on...
The Importance of Product Binders
Mike, an old friend, sent me an email that had me spinning back in time. He wrote, "I am sure that there is a story here. A while back, we brought a mobile piece of equip...
H.B. Smith Boiler and Radiator Catalog (1929)
Here's a good source for the ratings of old H.B. Smith radiators. It starts on page 56.
McAlear Vacuum Air-line Heating System
The McAlear Vacuum Air-line Heating System was one of the early vacuum steam heating systems. See their catalog here.
Building Technology Heritage Library
The Building Technology Heritage Library (BTHL) is primarily a collection of American and Canadian, pre-1964 architectural trade catalogs, house plan books and technical ...
We Hire the Unhirable
So we've been telling each other for years that not many young people are coming into this fascinating industry of ours. When I was still doing seminars I would ask for a...