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The Benefits of Fresh Air for Schools and Medical Buildings

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Back in the old days, ensuring our schools and medical buildings had quality air circulation and ventilation was an essential part of the building process. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case in recent years and it has caused the indoor air quality to suffer where it matters the most.Of course, that all started to change once the COVID-19 pandemic struck the United States. Since people [...MORE]

Service Area: HVAC Test and Balance

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Improving Indoor Air Quality in Schools and Medical Buildings

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The Benefits of Fresh Air for Schools and Medical BuildingsBack in the old days, ensuring our schools and medical buildings had quality air circulation and ventilation was an essential part of the building process. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case in recent years and it has caused the indoor air quality to suffer where it matters the most.Of course, that all started to change once [...MORE]

Service Area: HVAC Test and Balance

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How New Technology for Construction Is Impacting the Future of Building Green

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There’s nothing more important to a construction company than efficiency and productivity. That’s why construction professionals are heavily reliant on just about anything that will make their job easier, safer, and quicker -- including the emerging new technologies for construction.Construction technology has seen a great deal of improvement in recent years. This includes a wide [...MORE]

How Technology Saves Time and Money on Construction

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With an ever-increasing number of technologies are emerging in the construction industry, it can be hard to keep up with them all. It is important, though, for construction professionals to stay current on the new technology so they can determine which ones will be most beneficial for their companies.Historically, the construction industry tends to be slow in adapting to new technologies. [...MORE]

Service Area: Robotic and LiDAR Services

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What is Air Balancing and why is it important?

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What Is Air Balancing and Why Is It Important?Have you ever wondered why some parts of your office, retail space, hotel room, manufacturing or commercial building may feel warm while another room is freezing? Maybe you've complained to coworkers or managers about the thermostat being too high or too low. An air balance test measures the performance of HVAC equipment and hiring a certified HVAC [...MORE]

Service Area: HVAC Test and Balance

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Tips, Traps and FAQs

If your HVAC BMS controls have a bunch of outdated overrides in them, your burning money! HVAC overrides of heating and cooling valves cost building owners and operators $10,000's of dollars a year if left unchecked. Commissioning your BMS will save you money this year! Make it part of your Preventive Maintenance routine annually

Each year 100's-1000's of man hours are lost to construction companies because of pour or no, virtual drawing coordination. Reality Capture allows for existing buildings to be 3D Scanned and imported directly to AutoDesk so designers can create your new design based off correct and current conditions of the building environment. Saving the project$

Here is short video of MTI Test and Balance Engineer, Brian Venn discussing an Independent approach to TAB and why we are a proud member of AABC!

AABC - Independence Matters

Drones can be used for many different applications. Our inspections offer drone solutions for construction that can significantly reduce costs of many items. Specifically, they can eliminate the need for costly lifts in many circumstances. Drone use is a valuable option for construction companies. MTI offers different services for the construction.

Continued Commissioning is a process that works to improve how equipment in the building and systems function together. There are many variables that come into play, the age of the building or system being one and how the sequence of operation is managing the daily equipment routines.

MTI believes in Full Project Awareness and that is exactly what a 3D Scan provides. MTI has a state of the art Leica RTC360 3D reality capture solution. MTI will capture your environment in 3D. Export it into a manageable Point Cloud that is ready to be converted into a working RVT file.

Building Commissioning is the practice that ensures buildings are delivered according to the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR). Buildings that are properly commissioned typically have fewer change orders, tend to be more energy efficient, and have lower operation and maintenance cost. DO NOT Value Engineer Commissioning out of your next project

Symptoms of a building with an Air Balance issue:
Entry way doors "howl" and are difficult to open or won't remain closed. Odor issues in storage areas, break rooms or worse...bathrooms! Frost forms on window sills in the winter. High and Low Temperature areas in a building. Cooling problems in the summer – no matter how long the AC runs.

Change filters every six to eight months. Did you know that dirty air filters can lead to Dirty Air? Dirty air filled will allergens like pollen and mold can lead to sick time in the work place. Sick time means reduced productivity... do we need to go on? They also put wear and tear on your HVAC system meaning you will have to replace it earlier.

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