MRO/Retrofit - Articles

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Commercial Cooling Flexibility Through Collaboration

Contractor Warren Systems worked with a team of pros to provide retrofit at a much lower upfront cost than a conventional VRF installation.

May 1, 2025

Dan Vastyan

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A California Resort in Dire Need of a New Hot Water System

Omni La Costa Resort & Spa switched to tankless water heaters, saving space, time, and money.

December 4, 2023

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

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Back To The Future Hydronics

Commercial retrofit leads to a 40% savings in fuel costs, not too mention a huge percentage increase in comfort.

January 6, 2023

John Vastyan

Commercial retrofit leads to a 40 percent savings in fuel costs.

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Nova Scotia Hockey Arena Retrofits Heating System

Canada is considered the birthplace of ice hockey, so it comes as no surprise that it’s also the national winter sport.

August 5, 2022

Dan Vastyan

Community finds efficient, comfortable alternative to electric resistance fan coils that had always been used to heat various portions of popular facility.

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Bayview Tower Retrofits to Ultra Efficient Heat Pump Water Heating System

National engineering effort provides practical, climate-friendly solutions for commercial buildings to support plumbing professionals.

May 6, 2022

The Advanced Water Heating Initiative is a coalition of utilities, engineers, federal agencies, state and local governments, manufacturers and others working to scale heat pump water heater installations across the U.S.

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‘Three-quarters of our work is steam. We never leave Brooklyn.’

Steam systems may have evolved over the years, but Big Apple Installations knows the work still requires an old school skillset.

May 6, 2022

Dan Vastyan

Steam boiler systems may have evolved over the years, but Big Apple Installations in Brooklyn knows it’s still a niche that requires a specific skillset.

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Restoring the Corcoran

Modern technology aids renovation efforts for historic building.

February 7, 2022

Significant renovation was needed to meet modern code, ADA and educational programming requirements at the 125-year-old Corcoran School of the Arts & Design. Modern technologies aided in designing the new and upgraded building systems.

Empower Field at Mile High Specifies Sloan for Facility Retrofit

December 2, 2021

In addition to the hygienic benefits of the Sloan touch-free products that were specified, Bluetooth technology is now also helping the facility maintenance team with proactive maintenance.

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What’s Old is New

The restrooms of the Old Chicago Post Office are part of a historic retrofit of the 100-year-old building.

October 5, 2021

The restrooms of the Old Chicago Post Office are part of a historic retrofit of the 100-year-old building.

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Boston Apartment Building Brought into the Modern Age

High-efficient boilers better regulate the heat in this 1964-era building.

August 9, 2021

John Vastyan

Back in the 60s, urban apartment buildings were typically built well. Those good bones often included a solid foundation, brick envelope, square n’ true construction and a sensible design.