Commercial Air Conditioning

Managing HVAC Maintenance Costs: A Guide for Facilities Managers

June 7, 2018 by Michael C. Rosone | Last Modified: January 23, 2025

Are HVAC maintenance costs breaking your facilities budget?

For commercial facilities, your operations and maintenance budget must accommodate both planned and unplanned expenses. When it comes to your HVAC maintenance costs, does it seem like the unplanned expenses are getting out of control? That can include emergency repairs and having to replace failed equipment that you thought would last longer.

Then there’s the new HVAC refrigerants that are driving up the prices of new systems as well as maintenance.

The good news is, there is a simple and effective way to control those unexpected maintenance costs: with proactive planning and regular preventative maintenance.

Air Conditioning Replacement: 6 Things to Consider

April 9, 2020 by Michael Rosone | Last Modified: January 5, 2025

Thinking about an air conditioning replacement this summer? Don’t make the mistake of automatically getting a newer version of the air conditioning system you have now. Especially for a commercial air conditioning system, it’s important to consider how your conditions and needs have changed. And other factors that can save you money and ensure long-term satisfaction with your new system.

A2L Refrigerants: What Facility Managers Need to Know

December 17, 2024 by Michael C. Rosone | Last Modified: December 16, 2024

Starting January 1, 2025, several standard refrigerants used in residential and commercial air conditioning (including R-410a) will be phased out as per the U.S. EPA. Going forward, new systems will use more environmentally-friendly refrigerants known as A2L refrigerants. This change is going to impact many facilities and Facility Managers.

Here’s what you need to know to prepare for the coming year.

Data Center Cooling Solutions: Best Practices for Cooling and IT Uptime

October 25, 2018 by Michael C. Rosone | Last Modified: December 2, 2024

Computer room air conditioning (CRAC) is vital to keeping IT equipment functioning properly. The right data center cooling solution literally keeps your business up and running.

HVAC, Facility Management and the Retail Customer Experience

August 23, 2018 by Michael Rosone | Last Modified: November 12, 2024

As a facilities manager for a retail chain what you do impacts your company’s sales revenue and bottom line. As retailers re-imagine and enhance the retail customer experience to boost in-store sales, HVAC and facility management are playing an important role.

How to Improve Temperature in the Office

October 22, 2024 by Michael C. Rosone | Last Modified: October 7, 2024

Complaints about temperature in the office (being too hot or too cold) are the top grievances from office workers, according to IFMA and a variety of other sources. If your company is trying to boost productivity and get more employees back to the office, it pays to optimize your workplace temperature.

Research has proven that creating the ideal office temperature can improve employee experience, increase workforce output, and reduce mistakes. In fact, the savings and revenue generated by a more comfortable room temperature in the workplace could cover the cost of updates needed to improve the temperature in your office.

Here are 10 ways to make your existing HVAC system work better, without replacing the entire system.

Commercial Air Conditioning

Are HVAC maintenance costs breaking your facilities budget?

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