Preventive maintenance and repair of commercial heating and cooling systems Properly-maintained commercial HVAC systems: conserve energy, cut absenteeism, increase productivity, and minimize business interruptions and costly emergency repairs. The right maintenance program pays for itself in terms of energy savings and extending equipment life. As an experienced commercial HVAC contractor, Thornton Service provides HVAC service and maintenance services to customers ranging from federal, state and local governments to educational institutions and private companies. The Thornton Service HVAC programs fall into two categories: (Comprehensive, full service, parts and labor inclusive), and By maintaining on call, 24/7 coverage, Thornton Service customers don’t worry about after hour emergency HVAC service; Thornton Service’s commercial HVAC services are there when they need them. Read below to learn more about the Thornton Service HVAC maintenance services, or contact them for immediate assistance with your building’s HVAC needs.

Thornton Service focuses on providing quality service through regularly scheduled preventive maintenance. Scheduled maintenance provides a range of benefits, including: longer systems and equipment lifespan, fewer costly repairs, increase in energy efficiency, healthier indoor air quality, compliance with EPA standards and the availability of documented equipment histories. Currently, Thornton Service manages approximately 150 maintenance accounts in the Washington, DC metropolitan area; the journeymen technicians that comprise this mobile commercial heating and cooling service division are members of Steamfitters Local 602. In addition, Thornton Service manages several science laboratory buildings, which are staffed with stationary building engineers from Local 99. Thornton Service’s customized HVAC services Predictive and scheduled preventive maintenance Computer room heat removal and cooling equipment preventive maintenance Chillers (reciprocating & centrifugal)

Steam boilers (hi & low pressure) O&M, repair and facility upkeep (interior & exterior systems, MEP) Services subcontracted by Thornton Service include rigging, reverse osmosis/deionization systems, autoclaves, building automation controls, emergency generators, UPS systems, backflow preventer device testing & certification and medical gas piping Commercial HVAC equipment serviced by Thornton Service Packaged terminal air conditioners (PTACs) Air handling units (AHUs) Split system air conditioning units Self-contained air conditioning units Rooftop air conditioning units centrifugal, reciprocating and screw Computer room air conditioners (CRACs) reciprocating, scroll, screw, rotary, open, hermetic and semi-hermetic Refrigeration and ice machines Fan coil units (FCUs) Variable air volume boxes (VAVs)Specific Purpose Excise Tax Voters approved the Specific Purpose Excise Tax (SPET) May 4, 2010. The library has received $295,000, its portion of the tax.

The library projects on the ballot included a new security and circulation system, parking lot improvements, restroom upgrades, microfilm equipment, carpeting and computer system upgrades. air conditioner and heater canadaUnfortunately there were some cost increases for the projects since the original estimates in 2008 and 2009, but the State Land and Investment Board  is  providing additional funding for the parking lot and the public restrooms. vision air handling unitThe library and public are  benefiting from the tax in several ways.air conditioner split unit cost ADA compliant restrooms for the public are complete. For the first time, there is hot water in both restrooms and shelves in the stalls. This project costs $20,049.

The State Land and Investment Board provided $13,750 of the cost. Marshall Contracting was the successful bidder. The computer system upgrades had several parts. The library's servers are now in a spacious air-conditioned room of their own, away from the boiler, hot water heater, air handling unit, and floor drain. Arcon built the server room. In addition,  the Specific Purpose Excise  Tax purchased new servers for the server room, new software and new computers for the public, upgraded the wireless equipment, storage, and print management software/hardware. Lewan supplied most of the equipment. Expenses for the server room and upgrades totaled approximately $110,000. We now have a new microfilm/fiche reader-printer that is easy to use, allows for downloading images to external drives and  uses plain paper. It cost $ 8,699 and was purchased from e-ImageData Corp.we replaced a  third of the original carpet, installed in 1981, in the primary corridor, work areas, and staff offices.

We have also recently replaced carpet in the public meeting room that is available for use by various organizations and groups. The parking lot improvements are now complete. Hamaker Excavation was the successful bidder. The improvements include concrete valley pans for drainage, complete resurfacing of all parking areas, new curb and gutter in most areas, ADA ramps and additional parking in the east lot, and a new trash enclosure. The project cost totaled approximately $140,000 with SPET, State Land and Investment Board Funds, and matching contributions from the Library Foundation and Albany County. The last project from the 2010 ballot: – This project was finished and the kiosks are great!  Many patrons find it easier to use especially if you are in a hurry. The kids figure it out fast! Bring your library card to the library and try it for yourself. With the remainder of the SPET funds, the library purchased new staff computers.  We did not get the highest quality or the connection type we had planned for, but the new machines work great.