Uponor North America held an official groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the company’s seventh expansion in the greater Twin Cities area. The $18 million expansion project will add an additional 88,000 square feet for lean manufacturing, office space, and additional manufacturing equipment.

What finally spurred the replacement of the heating system was the need for new floor tiles in the sanctuary. Replacing the floor and the heating elements at the same time made sense, and the decision was made to go with radiant since the pews and flooring would be removed, regardless of the system.

ACCA announced it has reached an agreement with the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) to be the publisher of the I=B=R Residential Hydronic Heating Guide, as well as the H-22 Heat Loss Calculation Guide, the H-22 worksheets, and ¼ Scale House Plans.

The course will focus specifically on residential and light commercial building systems that use high-efficiency/low-emission wood gasification and pellet-fired boilers. It’s designed to be completed in one week, and provides seven American Institute of Architects (AIA) continuing education hours. 

SOLEC-Solar Energy Corp. has announced a new working agreement with Standard Supply & Distributing Co. (SS&D) to distribute its LO/MIT spray-applied radiant heat barrier in Texas. SS&D, which serves the HVAC and insulation marketplace, covers a number of cities across the state of Texas.

Uponor North America announced it is expanding its manufacturing facility in Apple Valley, Minnesota, beginning late spring 2015, with completion expected by Dec. 1, 2015. The $18 million investment will be used toward renovation and creation of an additional 88,000 square feet.

As energy costs continue to increase year after year, radiant heating and radiant cooling is becoming commonplace, especially in commercial installations.

The new RAUMAT™ radiant heating mat system is RAUPEX O2 barrier pipe pre-assembled onto mats which are rolled out on the jobsite to speed installation. RAUMAT is an ideal solution for commercial building projects with large open slab areas such as distribution centers, big box stores, and production halls. 

A study released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) confirms the M2G intelligent boiler control from Greffen Systems produces significant savings for heating buildings using hydronic boilers. The DOE’s “Building America Case Study,” which installed and monitored the controllers in Chicago, reported fuel savings up to 14 percent.