PMEngineer February 2012 : Page 2pme Contents FEATURES February 2012 • Vol. 18, Num. 2 14 16 pme Profile ICC’s Shawn Martin Come and get it Turnkey tankless rack system keeps hot water flowing at restaurants across the country. COLUMNS 4 From the Publisher: Bob Miodonski Strong turnout at AHR Expo reflects industry recovery. ICC Green Code hearings thoughts. Solar Design Notebook Evolution of a solar combisystem. 22 > Solving remote February 2012 6 Julius Ballanco on Codes Going the extra mile Health consortium provides solutions to bring clean water to remote Alaska villages. 8 John Siegenthaler’s water woes Alaska’s clean www.pmengineer.com PM E ngineer -The must-read g excellence resource for engineerin OUR COVER THIS MONTH > 2012 AHR Expo New Products Facilities Resource Group Director of Engineering Ben Wirick Come and get it from Restaurants benefit solution creative water heating Scan with your smartphone to access pmengineer.com. Get the free mobile app at http:/ / gettag.mo bi Hot water is an essential part of a restaurant’s day-to-day function, thus the disruption of hot water can create big problems for restaurant owners and operators. Our cover story this month explores a Michigan company’s development of a tankless water heating racking assembly and its use in a variety of chain restaurants throughout the country. Pictured on the cover is Facilities Resource Group Director of Engineering Ben Wirick outside the Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Grandville, Mich. Photo by Kevin Bewsick , People, Places & Things Photographics. Cover story Massachusetts-based photos by Frank Monkiewicz Photography . DEPARTMENTS 26 2012 AHR Expo Products 29 Product Focus: Commercial Faucets and Sinks 32 Ad Index Visit the Newly Redesigned www.pmengineer.com Download the Latest Digital Edition! The digital age has arrived for pme magazine — so make the most of it. Visit www.pmengineer.com daily and check out its “Industry News” box (at the top of the homepage) to stay informed of the latest industry events and news. More importantly, read the current issue of pme in a digital format, also located on the homepage. You can even download it to your PC. Just click on the Digital Edition promo box, then Options in the right hand corner and select Save To Your Desktop. Now more than ever, start your day right — with a visit to the pme Web site. 2 02.12 Publication List Using a screen reader? Click Here |
