New ORNL Report on Geothermal Heat Pumps!
Thursday, February 18th, 2016
A report by ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratories) analyzed the national benefits of GHP systems and found that replacing all existing residential space-heating, space-cooling and water-heating systems in U.S. single-family homes with properly designed, installed and operated state-of-the-art GHP systems would yield the following benefits every year: • Cut more than 270 million metric […]
Read More »Knoxville Public Works Complex Utilizing Geothermal HVAC
Tuesday, July 21st, 2015
Knoxville’s future public works complex, already slated to be one of the city’s most environmentally-friendly buildings to date, will become even more energy-efficient thanks to a $240,000 state grant. The funding will go toward installing a geothermal heat pump, which uses the naturally stable temperature in the ground to heat and cool buildings. Though expensive […]
Read More »A & C Trades selected for big award for 2014 work
Monday, January 19th, 2015
We are very proud to announce we have been selected to receive the “Best of” award for our work in 2014 by Houzz.com. Click the Link view the release!!! Best of Houzz 2015 Press Release A & C Trades and Services of Knoxville, Tennessee Receives Best Of Houzz 2015 Award Over 25 Million Monthly […]
Read More »5 Secret Weapons of Green Home Pros
Wednesday, January 7th, 2015
There’s green and there’s uber-green. Then there are builders who have a passing interest in green building technologies, but aren’t so sure about the costs or the benefits, besides energy savings. The benefits to the homeowners range from having green or eco-friendly homes to maintaining healthy lifestyles to paying lower utility bills. ERVs, geothermal heat, […]
Read More »Radiant Heat system at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Monday, December 8th, 2014
he National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colo., is the nation’s only federal laboratory dedicated to the research, development, commercialization and deployment of renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies. When it came time to build a $64 million, 220,000-square-foot Research Support Facility on the campus, NREL engineers looked to Uponor radiant heating and cooling to […]
Read More »What is a good humidity level for your home?
Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
Humidity is a strange beast: allow humidity to get too high, and all manner of issues crop up, but let it drop too low, and unique new problems rear their ugly heads. For this reason, homes should be designed with a specific range of humidity in mind. Engineers, architects, and other home designers must be […]
Read More »Find and Fix Drafty Windows
Monday, November 17th, 2014
There’s a chill in the air — do you feel it? Rather than wait around for the mercury to plummet, take steps now to ensure that your home remains comfortable through the coldest months of the year. Besides proper insulation and HVAC maintenance, I recommend taking a close look at your windows. Notorious for air […]
Read More »Mormon Geothermal!
Tuesday, November 11th, 2014
It has been repeated time and again that churches drive many worthy and valuable efforts, and when they get behind something, people listen. Here is a peak at the 683,000 square foot Mormon Church Office Building in Salt Lake City, heated and cooled by geothermal sourced chillers since 1972. The headquarters building of the Church […]
Read More »New Wraps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, November 10th, 2014
We would like to thank Bosch Heating and Cooling for their assistance with these AWESOME new truck/van wraps!!!!!!!! Keep an eye out for our guys on the roads!
Read More »Wow that is a lot of wasted water!
Monday, November 10th, 2014
Did you know………If your faucet is dripping at a rate of one drop per second you will waste 2,700 gallons of water per year.
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