Joanna R. Turpin

Joanna R. Turpin

Joanna Turpin is a Senior Editor at The ACHR NEWS. She can be contacted at 248-786-1707 or joannaturpin@achrnews.com. Joanna has been with BNP Media since 1991, first heading up the company’s technical book division before moving over to The ACHR NEWS, where she frequently writes about refrigerants and commercial refrigeration. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Washington and worked on her master’s degree in technical communication at Eastern Michigan University.
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Keefer Rader, owner, Outlaw Mechanical

HVAC Boilers Continue to Find Their Niche

Hydronics contractors exude an unparalleled passion for their trade
Joanna 2017
Joanna R. Turpin
October 30, 2017
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The residential boiler market in the U.S. is somewhat small when compared to the rest of the world. In fact, according to some estimates, only about 9 million U.S. homes are heated with boilers, 60 percent of which are in the Northeast.
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Kaynor Technical High School

Creating a Hands-on Hydronics Lab

Donated equipment offers students a high-tech experience
Joanna 2017
Joanna R. Turpin
October 30, 2017
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Manufacturers of HVAC equipment are a charitable bunch, often lending a hand after weather-related and natural disasters, as well as offering their expertise to national and local charities. They are particularly generous when it comes to supporting trade schools and vocational training programs that count on their donations of HVAC equipment in order to provide a hands-on experience for their students. By donating equipment to trade schools and vocational training programs, manufacturers demonstrate their dedication to educating the next generation of HVAC professionals.


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Ron Ford

Summer Brings Sizzling Results

High temperatures, recovering economy boost contracting sales nationwide
Joanna 2017
Joanna R. Turpin
October 9, 2017
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Sales of cooling equipment increased this summer, according to the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), whose combined June and July 2017 reports showed that U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps were up about 5.7 percent compared to units shipped during the same time frame in 2016.
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smart rooftop unit

Connected RTUs Take the Next Step

Smart rooftop units can monitor, adjust, detect, and diagnose indoor environmental conditions
Joanna 2017
Joanna R. Turpin
October 2, 2017
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Often considered to be an affordable, reliable heating and/or cooling system for a variety of commercial buildings, the standard rooftop unit used to come with a basic thermostat that is limited to turning the system on or off. The advent of new controls has changed all of that by allowing rooftops to monitor operation, analyze conditions, and make real-time decisions that can optimize performance.
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