Case Study · Historic Multifamily

2164 Hyde Street

Preventing acidic condensate from disintegrating a 120-foot masonry chimney serving a Peerless LC steam boiler, solved with an AL294C Category IV liner and a TDF250 inline draft fan.

Client
Multifamily Private Residence
Scope
Design · Liner · Draft Fan
Delivered
June 2016
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Case Study · Student Housing

SMDS Damper System: University Student Housing

Three 2,000 MBTUH condensing boilers on a single 60′ common vent, held inside a 0.00″ to +0.20″ W.C. draft window across a 30:1 turndown using a Sealed Modulating Damper at each appliance.

Client
University Student Housing
Scope
Spec · SMDS · Controls
Delivered
Northern California
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Case Study · Commercial High-Rise

420 Montgomery Street

Sleeving a 14-story steel boiler stack with a hybrid mechanical-draft fan and modulating damper system, installed piece-by-piece from a rooftop davit arm, with the original chimney left in place.

Client
14-Story Office Building, SF
Scope
Engineering · Liner · Rigging
Delivered
San Francisco, CA
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Case Study · Grease Duct

Bowling Alley Kitchen: DuraSystems KEX Grease Duct

Routing a 120′+ commercial kitchen grease duct to a fire-rated shaft using DuraDuct KEX 2-hr fire-rated, double-wall assembly with seesaw drainable low points, without losing 10 ft of ceiling to code-required slope.

Client
Bowling Alley Tenant Build-out
Scope
Product Spec · Coordination
Delivered
San Jose, CA
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Case Study · Common Venting

San Leandro Housing Authority

Common-venting two Cleaver-Brooks hot water boilers and two Cochran steam boilers through a single 16″ chimney inside an 18″ OD envelope, with back-to-back Enervex IPVB 500 inline draft fans for redundancy and discharge above the pool area.

Client
San Leandro Housing Authority
Scope
Design · Common Chimney · Redundant Fans
Delivered
San Leandro, CA
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Case Study · Commercial High-Rise

One Embarcadero Center

Re-vented six AERCO BMK 5.0 condensing boilers from a penthouse sidewall to the roof, two common flues, two stand-mounted TDF draft fans, and EBC31 modulating controls. Ended the monthly fire-department calls triggered by steamy condensing exhaust at the penthouse windows.

Client
One Embarcadero Center
Scope
Re-Design · Common Flues · Roof Fans · Controls
Delivered
San Francisco, CA (2022–23)
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