Why Is AC Capacity Measured in Tons, and What Is a BTU?
If you have ever reviewed a mechanical proposal and seen a rooftop unit described as “20 tons,” you may have wondered what a unit that weighs roughly a ton and a half is doing being called twenty of them. It is a fair question, and the answer goes back to how buildings were cooled before […]
How Rain and Flooding Affect Commercial HVAC Systems in the Upstate
When Hurricane Helene pushed inland across the Upstate in September 2024, Anderson County learned something a lot of inland facilities had assumed did not apply to them: you do not have to be on the coast to take serious water and wind damage. Between that storm, the severe thunderstorm season that runs from spring through […]