You Can Make a Difference in Your Utility Costs! It’s a fact: your operating costs for a commercial building largely revolve around what you spend for heating and cooling. But did you know that the Department of Energy estimates that most businesses could save up to 30% in energy expenses with more efficient fixes and upgrades? Here are four tips to help you get the ... Continue Reading
Should You Creating Zoning Systems for your Commercial HVAC?
A Zoned Indoor HVAC System Isn’t for Every Business. But It Might Just Be for Yours. We’ve talked in this space about the slings and arrows of indoor temperature management in a commercial building, how one person’s “perfect temp” is another person’s “arctic hell.” It can be difficult to resolve these differences without leaving one group unhappy at least part of the ... Continue Reading
Programmable Thermostats Put You in Charge of Your HVAC Bills
Change Your Ambient Indoor Temps, Change Your Life (or At Least Save Money!) Everybody loves to “fix it and forget it,” but when it comes to heating and cooling your business or commercial property, take a little time to plan ahead. Using a programmable thermostat for your building could be the solution to your high energy bills. Furthermore, a programmable thermostat ... Continue Reading
Add Value to Your Home Through Prudent Residential HVAC Upgrades
Manage Return on Investment with High Performance, Energy Saving Equipment In the San Gabriel Valley, temperatures can vary widely throughout the year. This week’s cold snap is quickly replaced by next week’s record-breaking heat. Given these environmental conditions, today’s Los Angeles homebuyers expect heating and air conditioning. And reports from local realtors ... Continue Reading
Commercial HVAC Memes Don’t Make Themselves
But We Occasionally Find Them on the Internet for You Who else is tired of reading the news? Whether it’s murder hornets or masks, poor outdoor air quality or the Kardashians cancelling their reality show, lately it feels like there’s nothing we like looking at online but silly pictures. It certainly lowers our stress levels, anyway. And as inconsequential as they are, ... Continue Reading
Paying Too Much for Commercial HVAC Operating Costs?
There’s never been a better time to "go green" to get some green! For any commercial property owner interested in the bottom line, saving energy might not seem as important as saving money. Indeed, the phrase “go green” might summon images of impossibly beautiful designer homes or luxury cars, all boasting a low carbon footprint with an impossibly high cost. But when ... Continue Reading
Stuck at Home? Be Nice to Your Air Conditioner to Save Money for Summer
These Easy Maintenance Tips Will Keep Your System Running Smoothly It’s easy to go stir crazy during this unprecedented national crisis, so why not be productive? Instead of lying on the sofa or bugging your teenager to get out of bed and finally take a shower, you can put money in your pocket by caring for your air conditioner! We know, this doesn’t necessarily ... Continue Reading
Commercial HVAC Installations: Understand the Costs and Considerations Ahead of Time
Break It Down Before You Invest So your employees are freezing in their offices, and the upstairs storage area where no one ever goes is always blazing hot. Your current system usually sounds like an ancient VW pushed beyond its limits on the 210, and there’s a weird smell coming from the furnace, the source of which no one has been able to pinpoint since the last ... Continue Reading
Fake News! Get the Truth About Efficiently Heating Your Home
These HVAC Myths Are Costing You Money! We get it: when it’s cold outside, the last thing you might be thinking about is energy efficiency if you have central heating and air conditioning. Just like reaching for a blanket, it’s human instinct to do whatever gets your home cozy as quickly as possible. But are the steps you’re taking less than helpful? We’ve ... Continue Reading
New Decade, New HVAC Pictures from Around the Web
From Energy Efficiency to Solar Cats, Here’s a Pop Culture Snapshot of Today’s HVAC Concerns Like everyone else, we’re on the web most every day, both for business and entertainment. Whether it’s reading about the latest in technology breakthroughs for variable-motor powered commercial heating and cooling systems, or just advice on how to conserve energy around the ... Continue Reading
Get the “Best Practice” Thermostat Settings for Year-Round Indoor Comfort and Energy Efficiency
Just Small Changes in How You Heat and Cool Your Home Can Save You Big Bucks Did you know that just a few clicks of your thermostat can result in an almost 20% difference to your overall energy use in one month? With utility costs rising in a seemingly never-ending spiral, that translates into a major increase or a significant reduction in your utility bill, depending ... Continue Reading
It’s a Fact: Variable Speed Motor HVAC Saves You Money
Variable Speed Motors for Commercial HVAC Add Efficiency, Lower Your Spend Energy efficiency is great, but sometimes the cost of the new solution can seem to outweigh any immediate savings benefits. Not so with variable speed motors for commercial HVAC systems. Unlike the traditional alternating current motor that offers two modes of operation: on, or off, variable ... Continue Reading
Variable Speed Motors: Harnessing the Power of Tesla Tech for Your HVAC System [INFOGRAPHIC]
Today, it’s all about energy efficiency, not just for the sake of preserving our environmental resources, but also in terms of saving you real money when it comes to indoor comfort. The fact is that the tried and true alternating current motor that powered HVAC systems from years past is no longer the best, nor the cheapest way to heat and cool your commercial building. ... Continue Reading
Quick Question: Would You Rather Pay 5 Cents or 35 cents per Kilowatt-Hour to Run Your HVAC System?
Proposed Ban on Natural Gas for New Homes Offers An Expensive Solution for Homeowners Even in California, the city of Berkeley has a longstanding reputation for radical solutions. Some of the laws to come out of the city have been ground breaking, prompting national conversations about cultural norms, values and expectations. Other city laws have drawn more ire than ... Continue Reading
Pros and Cons: Proposal by Sacramento for Residential HVAC Users May Spell Bad News for California Homeowners
San Gabriel Valley Pushes Back Against Natural Gas Ban for HVAC in Local Homes and Businesses Everyone wants clean power for California homes and businesses, right? After all, the consequences of pollution affect everyone. Smog is no fun: for office workers, for children on the playing field, or even for your neighborhood HVAC technician. And for many people, including ... Continue Reading
Southern California Edison Shifts Peak User Times, with Mixed Results for Commercial HVAC Users
Plan Your Utility Usage Accordingly In the heat of summer, it seems intuitive that the most expensive hours for commercial HVAC would be those hot afternoons when even the coldest iced coffee seems to melt immediately, and a team meeting can feel longer than the movie version of Anna Karenina, minus the subtitles. Indeed, it’s worked that way for a while here in the ... Continue Reading
Your Old House: Two Issues to Ponder When Enhancing Heating and Cooling in Historic Residences
Energy Saving Indoor Comfort Is Possible in a Unique Home One of the San Gabriel Valley’s hallmarks is the number of beautiful older homes that dot the landscape, even as new construction goes up all around us. Whether it’s a canyon cabin in Sierra Madre, an older Craftsman home in Pasadena, or a mid-century modern masterpiece in Eagle Rock, the past is present in the ... Continue Reading
Have a Vacation Planned? Here’s a Residential HVAC Checklist to Run Through Before You Leave Los Angeles
Avoid Cost Overages When You’re Not Home with These Easy Tips For San Gabriel Valley families, vacation getaways or even business trips can be fun, but sometimes planning for them can be a hassle. From coordinating hotels to booking airline flights, it’s always a challenge to save money where you can. But have you considered taking a look at your HVAC system before ... Continue Reading
Commercial HVAC for Data Centers: Strategies to Know
Avoid Server Performance Issues with Best Practice Installation and Maintenance For many businesses in Los Angeles, computers play a critical role in day-to-day operations. When a server is malfunctioning or down altogether, it can spell disastrous profit margins for weeks or even months to come. Nevertheless, many commercial building owners are not aware of the HVAC ... Continue Reading
MERV Ratings: Who Is Merv and Why Is He Weighing in On Your HVAC Filters?
Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) Is A Thing and You Should Probably Know About It When it comes to selecting what air filter will be the most effective, we’ll admit the process can be confusing for people. Very confusing. In fact, if you’ve decided to replace the HVAC filters yourself, one trip to the hardware store can feel like four years at a major ... Continue Reading
Get Ready: Southern California Edison Announces Tier 3 Electricity Rates Targeted Directly at Air Conditioning This Summer
Reduce Your Utility Bills by Keeping Your AC Running Efficiently In an effort to promote energy conservation and as a reflection of rising electricity costs nationwide, Southern California Edison summer rates are coming in June for everyone here in the San Gabriel Valley. In this plan, you pay not only for the amount of electricity you consume, but also for the times at ... Continue Reading
Business Owners: Trim Your HVAC Budget Costs with These Simple Energy Hacks
Little Changes in Equipment and Usage Add Up to Big Money for Commercial Property Owners We all like to save money, but it’s especially important for business owners to cut costs wherever they can to maximize profits. Check out these easy ways to streamline your energy expenses. Even using just one of them will result in more efficient HVAC performance for your ... Continue Reading
Improve Indoor Comfort and Lower Costs with Energy Efficient HVAC
Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference to Your Bottom Line. Did you know that most commercial buildings spend up to 8% of their operating expenses on heating, cooling and ventilation, according to recent US Department of Energy estimates? That translates into a lot of money for many commercial building owners, especially when you consider that increased energy ... Continue Reading
Heat Pumps: Everything You Need to Know
The All-In-One HVAC Solution for Year Round Use Few residential or commercial customers know that they have choices when it comes to heating and air conditioning equipment. Most assume an air conditioner and separate furnace are their only options. Yet, for moderate climates like ours, a heat pump can be a cost effective alternative to the standard HVAC systems with ... Continue Reading
Start The New Year Off Right: Commercial HVAC Service Suggestions
Easy Maintenance Now Translates Into Big Savings Later The fact is that even the best HVAC equipment requires regular service. To ignore these tasks is to risk later equipment breakdowns. Even worse, a commercial unit that hasn’t been maintained properly may still work, but with a severe reduction in energy efficiency. The end result? You may be paying far more in ... Continue Reading
