SmartGuard’s Spiral Duct Caps are a new way to seal the ends of spiral duct pipes and fittings, providing secure protection to materials during the construction process.   

This year’s Top 10 states for LEED, released by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), include more than 468 million gross square-feet of LEED-certified space. LEED-certified buildings use less energy, water, reduce carbon emissions and save money for families, businesses and the community.

Tony Kocurek employs a versatile group of testing and balancing (TAB) technicians at Energy Balance Integration LLC, a testing and balancing firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Life-safety dampers are critical fire-protection features of buildings. By protecting duct and air-transfer-opening penetrations through fire- and smoke-rated construction, they help to contain fire and smoke within the area of origin. 

When it comes to damper systems, Greenheck is unmatched for its wide-ranging catalogue of air control, life safety, commercial and industrial products. Here are just a few selections from their line, what they do, and what they mean for air movement.

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In light of continuing airflow problems in duct systems, are HVAC professionals breaking a covenant with their customers? 

The TED50V features Ruskiprene blade and jamb seal material. The TED50VXT is designed to protect against extreme cold temperature conditions by using mechanically-fastened extruded silicone on the blade seals and ribbed-extruded silicone on the jamb seals. 

The AIRFLOW-IQ helps satisfy the requirements for minimum outside air as required by ASHRAE 62.1, 90.1 and 189.1, California Title 24, International Mechanical Code (IMC) and International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).

Greenheck has redesigned its premium model SP bathroom exhaust fans. The fans are available in six sizes, SP-A50 through SP-A190, and have sound ratings as low as 0.3 sones, company officials said.