Do you have Building Efficiency Envy? Efficiency can be defined as the ratio of useful work performed in a process to the total energy expended. In this day and age, we are all trying to increase efficiency in our everyday busy lives for the single purpose of […]
With summer in full swing and students out for summer vacation, educational facilities and facility managers should take precautions to update their building’s systems and infrastructure before the new school year. Bud Hammer, President of Atlantic Westchester, a commercial and industrial HVAC business, shares his […]
The weather in New York has been unpredictable to say the least; one day it is below freezing temperatures with snow on the ground, the next day it is 55 degrees with over an inch of rain flooding the streets. Unfortunately, extreme weather conditions this […]
It is that time of year again; the air is crisp, the days are shorter and the fear of winter is right around the corner. With the winter chill quickly approaching, building owners and managers should proactively service their building’s heating system before it’s too […]
With the recent deadly outbreak of Legionella bacteria, New York City is taking proactive steps to make certain this disease does not spread further. The Opera House Hotel’s (located in the South Bronx) cooling towers were the source of the Legionella outbreak; the outbreak was […]