Patten CAT is a fourth-generation Caterpillar sales and service organization that began back in 1933.

During construction of the 190-unit, 15-story JeffJack Apartments building in downtown Chicago, the owner sought an effective method to prevent snow and ice build-up on the building’s parking garage ramps during winter.

Classroom conditions in Cook County School District 104 just outside of Chicago were affecting student performance and teacher morale.

It’s a common fact that school students flourish better in comfortable learning atmospheres without distraction.

When the school year kicks off each year in late summer, it’s not unusual for temperatures in many parts of the country to soar into the 90s, which can make it difficult for students to concentrate and be productive.

Hydraulic modeling is seldom used in the day-to-day design of closed-loop or open-loop heating and cooling systems.

This month’s Facility File will focus on the B2B April test for an HVAC application within a high school facility, with the existing field house HVAC system being retrofitted to serve as an emergency shelter building with its associated locker rooms and toilet facilities.

If anyone has commissioned anything, it is very likely they have commissioned at least one VAV hot water reheat terminal unit.

When the school bell rings in the morning, bodies fill the classrooms. During lunch, classrooms empty and lunchrooms fill.

There is universal agreement that homo sapiens, or humans, are at the top of the food chain because of our big brains. The downside is big brains are big drains.