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The VR3452 high-efficiency wet rotor variable speed circulator is designed for chilled and hot water applications, offering up to 34 feet of shut-off head and 52 gallons per minute (gpm) flow.
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.
Tallahassee, Florida-based H2 Engineering and Kelly Brothers Sheet Metal Inc. worked to provide an HVAC solution for a mission-critical facility housing public safety and emergency communications.
The 24,037-square-foot facility, which houses classrooms and meeting space for hydronic training and educational purposes, achieved 62 points out of a total of 79 possible points for LEED Gold.
The Taco Innovation and Development Center (IDC), which opened in mid-2012, has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
The FloodBreaker whole-house, adjustable leak-detection system monitors all water use in the home and shuts off the main water supply if any of the user-programmed settings are reached.
Nobody would argue the building needed a mechanical retrofit, so once the Providence Center raised the funds, Victory Heating and Air Conditioning Co. Inc., Bellingham, Massachusetts, was hired to design and install components that would provide a solution.
The valves are available in lead-free alloys with tamper-resistant caps, and sweat, Nation Pipe Thread (NPT), Pex, or chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) union connections.
A follow-up to the Geothermal HVAC: Green Heating and Cooling undergraduate textbook is the graduate-level textbook Modern Geothermal HVAC: Engineering and Control Applications.