A temporary gas problem rarely starts as a gas problem. It starts when the building is nearly ready, the heaters need to run, the generator needs fuel for commissioning, or the utility outage stretches longer than the project schedule can tolerate. Everyone else sees...
Liquefied Natural Gas, or LNG, is natural gas cooled to -260°F (-162°C) so it becomes a liquid, and that cooling shrinks its volume by about 600 times. That's what makes it practical to move natural gas by truck or ship to places where a pipeline doesn't...
You usually find out you need backup power at the worst possible moment. The gas service for a new building isn't live yet. The utility cutover slipped. A facility outage that was supposed to last hours is stretching longer. Tenants are waiting, equipment startup...
A lot of generator decisions get made too late. The building is nearly ready. The electrical gear is in. Controls are being checked. Inspectors are coming. Then someone asks a simple question that should have been settled months earlier: is live gas available at the...
A project can be physically finished and still not be ready to open. The boilers are set. The rooftop units are commissioned. The kitchen equipment is in place. Then the gas utility gives you a service date that doesn't match your turnover date, your testing...
A gas supply emergency usually doesn't start with drama. It starts with a phone call. The utility connection won't be live today. The inspector won't sign off without heat. The commissioning team is on-site, but the burners can't fire. Crews are...
