Feature:
Preventing Heat Illness at Work
"The body experiences heat stress when it absorbs more heat than it can easily dissipate....The human body functions best within an internal temperature range of 97 degrees to 100 degrees F. If external heat sources cause the temperature of the blood to exceed 98.6 degrees F, the body initiates heat shedding actions…"

Case Study:
Adapting For a 40% Savings in Energy at DSC Security Systems
"Looking at the building’s expansive rooftop with it’s myriad HVAC units, one can easily see that maintaining the facility’s heating and cooling systems is a big job..."

How it Works:

Smart Ventilation

"These days indoor air quality and energy costs are on the minds of more and more building owners and managers. Study after study point to a link between indoor air quality and employee health..."

Thermoelectric Cooling

"Thermocouples are the basis for all thermoelectric devices. Thermocouples were initially utilized as temperature sensors in laboratories and inside furnaces. In the 1950s it was found that using semiconductors instead of metals made for better thermocouples..."

…and much more!

Feature Article:
The Threat of Airborne Contaminants in Manufacturing Facilities
"…the air quality in your facility may be much worse than you think and the consequences can impact the health of employees, productivity and the profitability of your operation."

Case Study:

Make-up Air Helps Make Good Coffee at Nestlé

Read how a properly designed and installed make-up air system solved a number of nagging issues at the Nestlé coffee processing plant in Toronto.

 

How it Works:

Direct Injection Steam Humidifier

"Steam humidification is recommended for virtually all commercial, institutional and industrial applications.…One of the most popular types of steam humidification is the direct injection steam humidifier."

E-Flame

Replace your old standing pilot with a safer, more efficient electronic ignition system.

Feature Article: Gas Cooling: Building owners and managers are getting all fired up about GAS COOLING as the HVAC/R industry spawns a variety of natural gas powered equipment. In this issue we take a look at three types of gas cooling systems at the forefront of this trend.
• Absorption Chillers: An Environmentally-Friendly Alternative
• Gas Engine Chillers
• Desiccant Dehumidification Systems

Case Study: Cooling the Masses

Perforated ductwork and "levitating" HVAC equipment are used to retrofit a local church.

 

How it Works: Passing Gas

A look at how different compressors work.

Feature: Outsourcing: Utilizing the skills of outsiders to accomplish your objectives. This article discusses the points any manager interested in outsourcing needs to consider. The article is based on a piece by Michael Corbett of Corbett Associates.

Case Study: Local Aerospace Giant Recoils After Meeting Four Seasons Controlled Climates. "Orenda Aerospace has been advancing the technology of gas turbine aircraft engines for over 50 years… Orenda designed and built the famous PS-13 Iroquois engine…the engine of choice for the highly-advanced but ill-fated Avro Arrow…"

How it Works: Air Curtains: Making Barriers Out of Thin Air

Willy's Words of Wisdom; Bodilee Functions

Feature: Four Seasons Helps Chrysler Handle a Hot Issue "Chrysler had a major problem with a very important part of [their] operation. The problem was the intense heat coming off the vats of molten aluminum which are carried about the plant by manned cranes…"

Report: Results from our Customer Questionnaire

Case Study: Humidity: Controlling The Water We Breathe "[The] universal human tendency to wrongly sense a condition of relative humidity as a condition of temperature reinforces the benefits of controlled relative humidity.…"

How it Works: Radiant Tube Heaters: Heat at the Speed of Light "Radiant tube heaters heat buildings in essentially the same manner that the sun heats the earth– with infra-red (I-R) energy."

Willy's Words of Wisdom; Bodilee Functions; and more!

Feature: Scheduled Success: Improving the production line and the bottom line with a maintenance agreement.

Case Study: Clean Savings from Boiler Overhaul Surprises Cadet "Cadet Cleaners had a big, dirty problem on their hands. The boiler that supplies heat for the building and steam for the washing and pressing operations at one of their main cleaning facilities…"

How it Works: Make-up Air Systems Solve Negative Pressure Problems

Willy's Words of Wisdom; Bodilee Functions; and more!

Feature: Remote Controlled Buildings: "Building Automation Systems (BASs) have come a long way since their early days. Cumbersome pneumatic pipelines routed to bulky control panels have given way to compact, digital controllers wired to desktop PCs.…"

Case Study: How a Team of HVAC Technicians Helped Make More Blouses

How it Works: Air Conditioning

Willy's Words of Wisdom; Bodilee Functions; and more!

Feature: Is Sick Building Syndrome Affecting the Productivity of Your Business? "Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a situation in which occupants of a building experience acute health effects that seem to be linked to time spent in a building, but no specific illness or cause can be identified…"

Case Study: Four Seasons Helps World's Largest Wallpaper Maker Get Bigger, Faster, Better. "Imperial Home Decor Group (IHDG) is the largest designer, maker and distributor of residential wall coverings and related products worldwide…"

How it Works: Economizers "When installed into a rooftop unit, an economizer optimizes the amount of outdoor air introduced into a building for cooling and ventilation…"

Willy's Words of Wisdom; Bodilee Functions; and more!

Individual articles in HTML (web) format or PDF format.

Feature Articles

The Threat of Airborne Contaminants in Manufacturing Facilities (PDF format)

"…the air quality in your facility may be much worse than you think and the consequences can impact the health of employees, productivity and the profitability of your operation."

E-Flame (PDF format)

Replace your old standing pilot with a safer, more efficient electronic ignition system.

Absorption Chillers: An Environmentally-Friendly Alternative

This article discusses the reasons for the growing popularity of absorption chillers as an alternative to electric chillers.

Is Sick Building Syndrome Affecting the Productivity of Your Business?

Is the air inside your building affecting your employees' health and productivity?

Remote Control Buildings

Explore some of the latest advances in Building Automation Systems and how these advances are making it cheaper and easier than ever o integrate building functions for true interoperability.

The New Challenges of Maintenance

Excerpted from the book "Reliability-Centered Maintenance" by John Moubray, this article touches on some of the new issues facing maintenance managers.

Stacking Up the Benefits of Preventive Maintenance

24 reasons preventive maintenance is good for your business.

Scheduled Success

Improving the production line and the bottom line with a maintenance agreement.

Humidification: Controlling the water we breathe

This article sheds light on the importance of controlling humidity levels for comfort, safety and cost savings.

What You Said...

Results of the Customer Questionnaire

Outsourcing

Utilizing the skills of outsiders to accomplish your objectives

Spring Start Up should bet part of your maintenance strategy

Save 30% in energy and improve ventilation with and ECONOMIZER

The Importance of a Winter Start-Up

 

Case Studies

Make-up Air Helps Make Good Coffee at Nestlé (PDF format)

Read how a properly designed and installed make-up air system solved a number of nagging issues at the Nestlé coffee processing plant in Toronto.

Four Seasons Helps World's Largest Wallpaper Maker get Bigger, Faster, Better

Four Seasons helps IHDG install the first nine-colour wallpaper printing press in North America and creates a system that doubles production.

Four Seasons Helps Chrysler Handle a Hot Issue

Custom-designed, portable A/C units help crane operators fight heat from molten aluminum.

How a Team of HVAC Technicians Helped Make More Blouses

A women's clothing manufacturer calls Four Seasons to help improve production and employee working conditions.

How We Helped Put Great Taste Into Every Heaping Spoonful

Four Seasons helps General Mills improve production, reduce waste and save 70% in energy costs.

Clean Savings from Boiler Overhaul Surprises Cadet

Cadet Cleaners got more than they expected when they asked Four Seasons Controlled Climates to fix their boiler problems.

 

How it Works

Direct Injection Steam Humidifier (PDF format)

"Steam humidification is recommended for virtually all commercial, institutional and industrial applications.…One of the most popular types of steam humidification is the direct injection steam humidifier."

Absorption Chillers

Gas Engine Chillers

Desiccant Dehumidification Systems

Economizers

Air Conditioning

Make-Up Air Systems

Solve the problems caused by a negative pressure condition.

Radiant Tube Heaters

Heat at the speed of light.

Air Curtains

Making barriers out of thin air.

Passing Gas

A look at how different compressors work