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The America’s Best Companies list, presented by TIME in partnership with Statista, identifies top-performing U.S. companies using a data-driven evaluation.
To celebrate HVAC/R technicians, the RLS team hosted a training session with Sila HPEC, where more than 20 technicians participated in an RLS training.
Reliance on experienced consultants, real-world project management expertise and independent competitive design-build estimates will produce more accurate, market-based pricing.
Point-of-use mixing valves with built-in visual indicators and serviceable components
are simplifying troubleshooting and repairs.
Ask any facility manager or plumber, and they’ll tell you that identifying and fixing crossflow issues is one of the challenges that costs them significant time and effort on the job.
Adding a new backflow preventer to an older system may negatively impact fire protection system performance. Here are some best practices to ensure existing sprinkler systems operate as intended when adding backflow preventers.
Some existing systems were never hydraulically calculated. Some were designed around pipe schedules. Some have little or no remaining safety margin. Add a backflow preventer without understanding the available water supply, system demand and device pressure loss, and a system that once appeared adequate may fail to deliver.
To address aging hospital systems, design teams are using facility condition assessments and carefully phased upgrades to improve reliability while keeping operations running.
In a 2025 article in Health Facilities Management titled “Deferred maintenance and master planning,” author Mike Mochel discusses the growing need for organizations to prioritize infrastructure renewal due to building age and systems that are beyond their serviceable life.