Students, teachers, and staff are returning to school, which means uninsulated equipment conditioning the air inside their buildings will cause sound to emanate across classrooms and offices. Initially, students and teachers might hear the noise, but, as the days and...
National and local media reported on the record-breaking heat wave baking Texas during the summer and stressing its beleaguered power grid, so it might seem odd to mention how elements of that same grid are at risk for freezing due to poor weatherization strategies....
Removable acoustic blanket insulation is proven to reduce noise levels for a variety of equipment (including TRANE® Liquid Chillers) at office buildings, high-rise apartments, and manufacturing plants. Oftentimes, the goal of noise reduction is meeting OSHA and/or...
We’ve written in the past about removable thermal insulation for marine applications, but the topic deserves another look because the benefits from these thermal/acoustic solutions are so easily achieved. When the owners of the world-famous Maid of the Mist tour boats...
Safety and energy-saving are probably words that come to mind when thinking about insulation and the plastics industry, but add sustainability to that list, too. Typically, the focus of an insulation project for a plastics-making plant is worker safety. For example,...
Paper mills generate steam to power the facility, but when generating steam, heat (energy) is lost whenever sections of the steam distribution system lose their insulation. Generally, insulation gets removed in and around areas that tend to spring leaks the most:...
One of the many benefits of hydrophobic blanket insulation is protecting a steel substrate from corrosion. When water absorbent insulation gets wet, it can’t conserve thermal energy and holds water against the equipment it is supposed to be insulating, which increases...
When a facility manager or purchasing department finds a vendor offering low-cost insulation and buys from them, the manager feels like he or she not only spotted a bargain but also made a good decision. Low-cost insulation is a costly proposition, though. When we...
Several blog posts and articles within the last few months have noted how practicing sustainability can help companies with attracting talent. In September of last year, online education provider GetSmarter published a blog post highlighting research stating “56% of...
Late last year, Environment + Energy Leader reported that Honeywell and Danfoss were developing new scroll compressors to reduce greenhouse gases using Honeywell’s Solstice® ze and Solstice refrigerant® N15 for chiller and heat pumps in commercial buildings. According...