Renovating an iconic building such as Chicago’s Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) required careful planning, study and inspection — critical to avoiding problems. However, no project is perfect, and the plumbing engineering team at Stantec resolved plumbing challenges as they occurred.

Keep an open mind when approaching potential boiler replacement projects. You do your customers a disservice when you don’t offer the premium option, only the low-cost one. Not every customer is willing or able to invest in the absolute best solution, but none will if you don’t offer it.

This city, which prides itself on progressive, bold and community-centered ideas, uses geothermal and thermal energy networks to help reach its goal of 100 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years.

Massachusetts homeowner makes detailed assessments in seemingly simple replacement of hot water heater.

The United States experienced extreme weather, causing fatalities, injuries and billions of dollars in damage last year. Our clean energy transition will require re-evaluating energy technologies to determine what should be funded or scrapped. 

Patriot Water Works’ unconventional approach is to treat pool heating applications just like a hydronic system.

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas (the Cosmo) opened in December 2010.

The Smithsonian Institution’s Bird House at the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute underwent a six-year, $69 million project to upgrade the space with efficient water systems and an innovative HVAC design. More than 170 individual birds representing 70-plus species are on view.

BF Nagy recalls some of the energy technologies that have grown over the last year, including three projects using wastewater energy recovery to heat buildings. 

This resort property case study demonstrates that condensing tankless water heaters can be used in commercial buildings with high water demand.