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15 July 2021
As hurricane season ramps up, news outlets across the country are educating viewers on hurricane categories and something called the Waffle House Scale or Index. Understanding the potential danger and impacts a hurricane may have on a business and its operations is crucial for continuity planning. So, let’s take a deeper look at what the hurricane categories and Waffle House Scale mean for your organization. As many are familiar, hurricanes are categorized on a scale...
2 July 2021
With the sizzling and sweltering heat of summer, most of us are dealing with some sort of uncomfortability as a result. Whether it is a home or office that is too warm due to high temperatures, high humidity that is making life miserable, or a combination of the two, understanding the basic principles of air conditioning vs dehumidifiers will help get through the upcoming months. As a provider of cooling solutions across North America, our...
24 June 2021
When a global facility maintenance partner of MAPR reached out for help at a large bank headquarters in San Antonio, we were excited to assist and work together on a quickly delivered, temporary cooling solution for the facility. After an initial conversation, our team diagnosed the main concerns and issues that were taking place. For one, the chiller on one of the bank’s three buildings went down and was inoperable. Due to the age of...
1 October 2020
October 4th – 10th is Fire Prevention Week, marking a great opportunity to learn how to keep our homes, businesses, and other spaces safe from preventable fire hazards. Although the National Fire Protection Association is focusing its efforts this year on educating people about cooking-related fire hazards (since cooking fires account for the majority of home fires), it’s still important to learn how you can limit preventable fire hazards at any business or facility. Some...
21 September 2020
In a country where two day shipping is almost considered the norm, it’s easy to forget about the facilities that make it all possible. When one shipping facility’s main chiller system broke down, and the workers’ union threatened to strike if cooling was not restored in a timely manner, it became crucial to quickly provide temporary cooling while repairs were made. The mechanical contractor hired to repair the system quickly called American Spot Cooling &...
3 September 2020
Boston is one of the world’s leading tech cities, featuring innovative firms like Boston Dynamics and educational institutions such as MIT. However, even the brightest minds in the world can’t work at their best when equipment and room temperatures get too hot! Such is the case for one engineering co-op, where tech innovators work on projects like NASA space suits and advanced robots. Unfortunately, the company is located in a rather poorly air conditioned brick...
25 August 2020
Despite the endless challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, many organizations and institutions are taking whatever means necessary to return to some meaningful sense of normalcy. For some universities, this means resuming classes for the fall semester while remaining in accordance with regulations and suggestions from government authorities. One Massachusetts university specifically wanted to resume in-person classes for the fall. Unfortunately, they found that some parts of their campus had insufficient ventilation. In order to...
11 August 2020
In October of 2018, Hurricane Michael left a trail of devastation in the Florida Panhandle, causing around $25 billion in damages that are still felt to this day. It made landfall in Mexico Beach, a nine mile strip of beach with numerous condominiums and single family homes. The beach was the hurricane’s “ground zero”, and had experienced extensive damage and a crippled infrastructure in its aftermath. It is no surprise, then, that six different customers...
20 July 2020
When you can expect the same seasonal heat to overwhelm your facility year after year, you might assume that permanently installing a new cooling system is the best option for you. This is not always the case. Take, for instance, one company that manufactures gaskets for hydroelectric equipment. Between outdoor temperatures and heat from manufacturing equipment, which includes a large oven to mold twine into basic gasket forms, the company’s plant becomes uncomfortably hot during...
30 June 2020
Although American Spot Cooling & Power Rental is equipped to serve some of the largest projects possible when it comes to rental cooling, not every job is so big. In fact, some only require a single unit to get the job done. At one ATM kiosk for a large bank, the air conditioning system for the small room had broken down, making use of the ATM quite uncomfortable for the bank’s customers. The bank tasked...