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With summer drawing to a close, it’s officially back-to-school season. While kids are focused on their new lunch boxes or who is in their class, principals, deans, teachers and parents are concerned about student and building safety. Rely on STI to help protect the things that protect students and staff. STI has a wide range […]
KALAMAZOO, MICH — SELECT Hinges introduces its revolutionary, heavy duty geared continuous hinges designed to eliminate the ongoing maintenance and replacement costs associated with conventional butt and pivot hinges. Whether installed in high-traffic, high-abuse or high-security entrances, the new HD300 and HD600 hinges precisely swing doors open and closed for decades without adjustments or replacement. […]
MILWAUKEE, WISC.—Zurn Elkay Water Solutions, the industry’s largest supplier of cleaner water solutions for drinking water, hygiene and sustainable water management, launched new Zurn Hydro•X Power flush valves and faucets with EZ Gear Technology to enhance Zurn’s complete line of total restroom solutions. Zurn offers a complete line of innovative and reliable products engineered to […]
MALVERN, PA—AGF, a provider of innovative fire protection solutions, proudly announces the integration of its renowned, domestically made Model 8511 Sprinkler Floor Control manifold with the Zurn Model ZW5004 adjustable pressure reducing valve, offering unmatched efficiency and reliability for the fire sprinkler industry. The AGF Commercial RiserPACK Model 8511Z is meticulously crafted in the USA […]
ATLANTA—ASHRAE has released a new standard to measure zero net carbon and energy goals in buildings. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 228-2023, Standard Method of Evaluating Zero Net Energy and Zero Net Carbon Building Performance, sets requirements for evaluating whether a building or group of buildings meets a definition of “zero net energy” or a definition of “zero […]
NEW YORK—Fitwel announced a groundbreaking data insights tool that allows real estate companies to rank their properties’ and entities’ healthy building performance against their peers. A first for the industry, the Relational Data tool adds value to Fitwel Certification by providing users entity-level ranking against like-companies. The announcement marks Fitwel’s ever-increasing product offering, expanding from […]
HOUSTON—NGS (National Glazing Solutions, LLC, d.b.a NGS Films and Graphics LLC), a leading dealer-installer of retrofit glazing security solutions (3M™ Safety and Security Window Film, TRI-SHIELD®, Riot Glass®, and Ballistic Glass), is helping hundreds of school districts in Texas race to become compliant with the State’s new school safety standards. “Our company mission is to protect people and property,” […]
ASHRAE announced its unwavering commitment to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with the launch of its redesigned building decarbonization webpage and the release of a new Building Performance Standards Technical Resource Guide. The ASHRAE Task Force For Building Decarbonization (TFBD) webpage includes technical resources, information, videos and publications to expedite the adoption of climate change mitigation policies […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carrier introduced the all-new AquaSnap® 30RC air-cooled scroll chiller featuring Greenspeed® intelligence and R-32 refrigerant, which complies with Jan. 1, 2024 low global warming potential (GWP) requirements, with best in class energy-efficiency while delivering quieter operation within a tiered design for a broader operating range and design flexibility*. Carrier is a part […]
Greenheck recently added air distribution products to its industry-leading product line making it even easier to specify a complete ventilation system from one supplier. Greenheck’s air distribution products include an extensive selection of grilles, registers, diffusers (GRDs), and air terminal units (ATUs) that are designed, engineered, and tested to meet a wide range of performance […]