HVAC
Cool roofs cut cooling costs
By Jesse Sanchez. Reflective roof coatings can help commercial buildings in warm climates reduce rooftop temperatures, ease air conditioning demand and improve performance. High cooling costs are not always just an HVAC problem. According to Kodiak Roofing & Waterproofing, for commercial buildings in hot, sun-drenched climates, the roof can play ...
Cool roofs shine as hotter cities turn down the heat
By Emma Richardson. ROOFCORP helps contractors navigate updated code requirements for roof coatings. Commercial roofs in warm climates like Los Angeles provide unique challenges, as the city is subject to elevated radiation year-round. Additionally, the long cooling season and urban heat island effect can cause roof surface temperatures to ...
Giving aging HVAC new life
By Emma Peterson. How air handler renewal extends HVAC system life without full replacement. HVAC systems are expensive with commercial replacements for large campuses – healthcare, education and manufacturing – being up to $45,000 in some areas. Because of this often steep cost, many facility managers and building owners look ...
A quick look at roofing
By Emma Peterson. AskARoofer Minisodes offer listeners a quick glance into their roof health and make it easy to stay informed. Life moves fast, and it can be easy for things out-of-sight to fall out-of-mind. But in some cases, like with your roof, the “out-of-sight, out-of-mind,” mindset tends to exacerbate ...
Project profile: Tampa Bay Hospital
By The Coffee Shops™. This project shows how air handler restoration can reduce disruption while helping preserve capital budgets. For many facilities, aging heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment can create a difficult choice: Invest in a full replacement that requires partial or complete building shut down or find ...
What should I do if I have a clogged AC drain line?
By Crowther Roofing & Cooling. A Florida homeowner’s guide to the warning signs, consequences, solutions and prevention for clogged AC drain lines. Nothing is more frustrating than a broken air conditioning system in the middle of a Florida summer, and a common culprit is a clogged AC drain line. But ...
SubContractor - Is that a bad word?
SubContractor. . . is that a bad word? So you are about to hire a roofing contractor and the subject of a sub-contractor comes up. What is a Sub-Contractor and is it a bad thing to have them on your roofing project? It is not required to have a license to ...
Roof Leaks Caused by Air Conditioners
Roof Leaks caused by HVAC roof-mounted systems. Air Conditioners on roofs that leak can cause hundreds of dollars in repairs. The problem is finding the responsible party. I can’t tell you how many times, year in and year out, how I have been blamed for a leaky roof I installed, only ...
