Record Products 2017: Best Building Systems & Components
Climate Control Zoning System II
Building on its original product, Uponor’s updated wireless system features new technology that calculates how much energy is required to adequately heat a room with a hydronic radiant-floor system. This results in faster reaction times and greater energy savings compared with similar heated-floor systems. The package includes a base unit, expansion module, and digital or dial thermostat.
Ecodrain V1000
The V1000 vertical drain system essentially recaptures heat from outbound water to preheat the incoming cold water, reducing the amount of energy a home uses in the process. Constructed of standard copper tubing, it uses a turbulator that changes the way water flows and increases the heating rate to boost efficiency while maintaining water pressure. It comes in two diameters and several lengths.
Schindler InTruss Escalator Modernization
This latest version of Schindler Elevator’s 9300AE Escalator Replacement system makes shiny options—including new LED lighting, steps, decking, skirts, newel end caps, handrails, and powder-coated balustrades—possible to install without replacing the existing truss, regardless of its original manufacturer.
Flex-Wall Flood Barrier Systems
Extreme weather makes this point-of-use barrier a wise investment for many buildings. The flood-mitigation wall by SmartVent + ILC Dover, of layered Kevlar and other flexible materials, is built to deploy vertically or from the side to protect small areas and entire building perimeters. Other components are ground anchors, trench covers, and attaching posts.
Architectural Record's annual contest spotlights the top new devices, controls, special equipment, and HVAC products. [Back to Record Products 2017]
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