Magazine Features

Fitting a mechanical room together is a bit like putting together a puzzle, says Eric Cameron. “You get a blueprint that has equipment on it, but there’s no drawing on how to run everything...

By Rick Ellul Thermal energy meters (TEMs) are becoming more and more important in buildings, particularly in smart buildings. LEED, BOMA Best and other building energy efficiency programs, along with standards such as ASHRAE 90.1, have brought to light the importance of knowing how much energy we are consuming and where we are…

Perhaps it’s a symptom of the times, but I have been attending to a rash of comfort complaints that have come through the new home warranty program in houses less than three years old...

In the May/June 2021 issue of Mechanical Business I discussed why increases to the federal carbon tax should be getting us thinking about low-carbon heating solutions such as heat pumps and hybrid...

Maintenance and startup of customers’ air conditioning systems may appear to be a straightforward process for contractors, but consider whether your company...

Wethead is a term that has been applied to folks who are involved in hydronics, that is mechanical systems which transfer energy with...

Time to change it up! Its quiz time for this edition of Quattro’s Corner. Do you have what it takes to spot the mistake? I think you do. If you don’t, you’re...

After owning my own HVAC and plumbing business for 35 years, I made the decision to sell it and move on with the last quarter of my life. It wasn’t a particularly difficult decision...

For fans of home renovation shows the Holmes brand is one of, if not the most well-known in Canada. To achieve that level of success one would assume there was a master plan...

Scientists worldwide have looked at hydrogen as an energy source for the more than a century and focused on applications...