GREEN
MECHANICAL
CONTRACTOR
FALL 2008
EDITORIAL OFFICES:
330 North Wabash Ave., Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60611
EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS STAFF
Publisher
Dan Ashenden
dan.ashenden@penton.com
Editor-in-Chief
Robert P. Mader
bmader@penton.com
Associate Editor
Brian Wasag
312/840-8484
brian.wasag@penton.com
Senior Production Editor
Steve Spaulding
312/840-8492
steve.spaulding@penton.com
Columnists
Steven H. Allen, Dan Chiles, Tom Meyer
Art Direction
Cavedweller Studio
Assistant to Publisher
Jennifer Lugiai
312/840-8498
Production Director
Vince Potochar
216/931-9336
PENTON CUSTOM MEDIA
Director of Accounts
Eileen Callahan
eileen.callahan@penton.com
Account Executive
Carol Schumacher
216/931-9934
carol.schumacher@penton.com
Production Manager
Chris MacAdam
chris.macadam@penton.com
Reprints
Joel Kirk
216/931-9324
joel.kirk@penton.com
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ON THE COVER
16 HISTORIC HOME
GOES WITH GEOTHERMAL
BY ROBERT P. MADER
Geothermal heat pumps slash
heating and cooling costs by
50% in 1868 home built by Civil
War o cer in Massachussetts’
Berkshire Hills.
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CONTENTS
2 FROM THE PUBLISHER
4 FROM THE EDITOR
6 YOUR ROADMAP TO
GREEN CONTRACTING
BY ROBERT P. MADER
What you should do to step into
and stand out in the exciting and
burgeoning green marketplace.
8 ELEMENTS OF SOLAR DESIGN
BY ROBERT P. MADER
Basic solar thermal setups,
including an explanation of how
domestic water heating and
high-e ciency boilers t in.
14 TRAINING YOUR
GREEN WORFORCE
BY STEVEN H. ALLEN
Technicians need training on
new technologies such as solar
heating, photovoltaics, geothermal
ground-source heating and
cooling, and gray water systems.
20 CONTRACTOR SUCCESS
IN A GREEN WORLD
BY TOM MEYER
O ering products and services
that solve people’s real problem of
energy costs is the key to success
for market-leading contractors.
25 EFFICIENT WATER
HEATING SAVES THE DAY
A 98% e cient water heater
keeps an inn and world-class
restaurant cooking during one of
the busiest times of the year.
28 GREEN MECHANICAL
OPPORTUNITY INVOLVES EVERYONE
BY DAN CHILES
Every building needs modern and
coordinated green mechanical
systems to make them e cient,
safe and comfortable.
32 SIPHONIC ROOF
DRAINS AID REUSE
BY ROBERT P. MADER
New roof drain system makes it
easier to store water in cisterns
for outdoor irrigation and to
reduce stormwater runo .
36 GREEN PRODUCT SHOWCASE
