Flow Balance Valve Location: Supply or Return Side of the Coil

Most agree (including those of us at JMP) that flow balancing valves should be placed on the return side of coils whenever possible. Why? Because this location helps reduce air and noise problems within the system.

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How JMP’s Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) Benefits Employees and YOU!

By Rebecca KraussCustomer loyalty and employee loyalty blossoms with ESOP

Accounting Manager, JMP

Ask any rental property owner and they’ll tell you that people care more about what they own than what they rent. Therein lies the beauty of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

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ASHRAE Pipe Sizing Requirements Are Changing – System Syzer Makes It Easy!

Bell & Gossett’s System Syzer does all the piping calculations necessary to meet ASHRAE 90.1 and 189.1 requirements. JMP is committed to getting all our customers up-to-speed on ASHRAE 90.1 – 2010. We’ve already covered some of these topics in previous blogs, including changes to pressure booster design.  Today’s blog focuses on the portions of 90.1 - 2010 that dramatically impact the selection of pumps and associated piping.

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ASHRAE (and DOE) Get More Specific About Economizer Requirements

By Chris Edmondson

It’s time we all start economizing – and no, we’re not talking about budget.

ASHRAE 90.1 – 2010, which officially becomes part of U.S. commercial building codes in less than one year dictates that henceforth all cooling systems shall include either an air or water economizer per Sections 6.5.1.1 through 6.5.1.4. The only areas in the U.S. where this will not apply are the southernmost tip of Florida and south/southwest portions of Arizona where the respective climates do not favor economizing.

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HYFAB Hot Water System Is Winning Play for Downtown Knoxville Hotel

The clock was ticking in more ways than one for the Holiday Inn in Downtown Knoxville, Tennessee this past August.

 With only weeks to go before the first 2012 home game between the University of Tennessee and Georgia State, the hotel was in the midst of a complete domestic hot water retrofit. 

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