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HVAC Industry Veteran Jimmy Barnes Joins BlueHat Mechanical Service Team

September 10, 2020 - Raleigh, NC - Jimmy Barnes has joined the BlueHat Mechanical team - adding to one of the competitive advantages BlueHat customers appreciate most: a diverse and comprehensive skillset. Jimmy will also be a resource to our customers and technicians for tricky problems that require more time and attention to reach a [...]

By |2021-04-16T18:39:19+00:00September 28th, 2020|Business, Employees, HVAC|Comments Off on HVAC Industry Veteran Jimmy Barnes Joins BlueHat Mechanical Service Team

General Measures for Cleaner Indoor Air

HVAC Standards Bodies Weigh In Guidelines are ever changing, but both ASHRAE (the standard setting body in the US for heating, AC and refrigeration) and REHVA (the European equivalent) have been coming out with some warnings and recommendations. ASHRAE’s Environmental Health Committee says we need to take the threat of virus spreading through the HVAC [...]

By |2021-04-16T18:39:19+00:00June 2nd, 2020|HVAC, Refrigeration, Safety, Technology|Comments Off on General Measures for Cleaner Indoor Air

4 Low-Cost HVAC Steps to Mitigate Coronavirus in Your Building

  While there is no guaranteed way to eliminate all pathogens from the air in your building, there are some steps you can take to reduce the chances of spreading them through your building via your HVAC system: Clean and disinfect your HVAC components Install MERV-13 filters Install in-duct air ionizers Optimize the fresh air [...]

By |2020-05-06T23:48:55+00:00May 6th, 2020|Business, HVAC, Planned Maintenance, Safety|Comments Off on 4 Low-Cost HVAC Steps to Mitigate Coronavirus in Your Building

2018: Buy HVAC Equipment, Reduce your Tax Bill this Year!

HVAC Now Qualifies for Section 179 Small Business Expensing US Tax Code Sec. 179: A taxpayer may elect to treat the cost of any section 179 property as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. Any cost so treated shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year in which the section 179 property is placed in service. [...]

By |2021-04-16T18:39:21+00:00January 30th, 2018|Business, HVAC|Comments Off on 2018: Buy HVAC Equipment, Reduce your Tax Bill this Year!

Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) HVAC Systems are Tops in Efficiency

BlueHat is now a Samsung Preferred Dealer! VRF systems move refrigerant around a building instead of heated or cooled air the way a traditional system does. Variable Speed Compressors Standard compressors are either 100% off or 100% on - wasting energy when the system may not need full compression (97% of the time in most [...]

By |2021-04-16T18:39:21+00:00March 1st, 2017|Energy Efficiency, HVAC, Technology|0 Comments

Energy-Saving Tips for Auto Dealerships

Considering that auto dealerships use, on average, more energy per square foot than a typical office building (110kBTU – 93kBTU respectively), it’s important for dealers to explore all their energy efficiency options. Fortunately, there are many cost‐effective opportunities that exist for significant reductions in energy usage. These opportunities focus on auto dealership‐ specific areas of energy [...]

By |2021-04-16T18:39:21+00:00October 11th, 2016|Energy Efficiency, HVAC, Roof Top Units (RTU), Technology|0 Comments

Facilities Management Success: 13 Areas of Focus for the Future

ServiceChannel, a provider of facilities management software used in over 170,00 locations around the world, has recently published an e-book titled "What You Need to Know to Succeed in Facilities Management in 2020" Check it out here. My synopsis is that, like many industries, Facilities Management will be transformed by technology. Data will drive two trends: Visibility [...]

Save $ on the Biggest use of Power in your Building

What's Your Plan? 44% of a commercial building’s energy consumption is attributed to its HVAC systems. It is important to properly maintain these assets to reduce energy use and reduce total cost of ownership. Maintenance Approaches Currently Implemented in Commercial Buildings (2000 US DOE Study) 55% - Reactive Maintenance Most people do almost nothing... Little if any maintenance is done (usually filter [...]

Sales Tax Changes Coming March 1, 2016

  Taxation of additional Repair, Maintenance and Installation services - Taxes will apply to equipment attached to the building. Agreements signed before March 1, 2016 lock-in the tax plan that only taxes freestanding equipment for the term of the agreement. In a Nutshell: Service providers used to collect State sales tax only on the work performed to equipment that [...]

By |2021-04-16T18:39:22+00:00February 9th, 2016|Business, HVAC, Planned Maintenance|0 Comments

Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) HVAC Systems are Tops in Efficiency

  VRF systems move refrigerant around a building instead of heated or cooled air the way a traditional system does. Variable Speed Compressors Standard compressors are either 100% off or 100% on - wasting energy when the system may not need full compression (97% of the time in most situations).  Variable speed compressors can deliver [...]

By |2021-07-01T14:50:30+00:00February 2nd, 2016|Energy Efficiency, HVAC, Technology|0 Comments
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