Regulatory changes, maintenance strategies, and industry insights for commercial facility managers across Chicagoland.
Many buildings run lean from Thanksgiving to New Year’s, just as the real cold arrives. Setting the heat back saves energy. Letting an empty building go cold is how coils and pipes freeze.
Read the full article →Across Chicagoland the first freeze usually arrives in October, earlier away from the lake and later on the lakefront. Coils, towers, and condensate lines need protection before that morning.
Read the full article →In September a Chicagoland building can call for heat at dawn and cooling by afternoon. Get the changeover done before you need both on the same day.
Read the full article →Cooling is still the daily job. Heating work you want finished before the first cold week is easier to schedule in August.
Read the full article →By July, the building has been at cooling load for weeks. Filters, drains, and high-runtime units need attention before the next heat stretch.
Read the full article →By the time the first 85°F day hits Chicago, it’s already too late. Every year, facility managers across Chicagoland scramble when the first real heat…
Read the full article →Understand the HFC phasedown, equipment-specific refrigerant restrictions, and practical planning for Chicagoland commercial buildings.
Read the full article →If you manage a commercial building in the Chicago area, you already know that HVAC problems don’t happen on a schedule. A compressor fails on the…
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