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As the first day of summer rapidly approaches and people retreat inside their homes to the comfort of air conditioning, Barry Bonner prepares for another long season in the Georgia heat.

Attics, said Bonner with a laugh, on the toughest part of owning Milledgevilles Bonner Heating and Cooling. Attics in the summer are the worst part of it.

While Bonner has spent most of the past 35 summers fixing and installing heat and air conditioning units, often in a part of the house that gives new meaning to the phrase hot air rises, the seasoned technician has slowly built up a reputation as a local source for central heating and air conditioning.

Bonner Heating and Cooling, which he has owned for the last 23 years, was recently named the best Heating and Cooling Repair Business for the fourth year running in The Union-Recorders Readers Choice awards, and the companys attention to the finer points of the heating and air conditioning business have paid off in a big way.

[We do] just service, repair and installation of heating and air conditioning equipment, said Bonner. People like the super high-efficiency units, and people have started calling us saying their power bills have dropped dramatically. Weve started selling two-stage and variable speed systems, which is not a basic system but just a higher-end unit, and it seems like weve gotten a lot busier doing that. We specialize in residential service, repair and installation.

In offering their customers variable speed as opposed to single-stage systems, Bonner is helping usher in a new technology with the potential to change the heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry. Essentially, while single-stage air conditioners have only two settings, one for on and one for off, variable-speed systems come with sensors that can adjust the systems output based on current temperatures inside a house or business. Variable-speed units often run at lower settings and turn on and off less frequently than older single-stage units, which saves energy and improves airflow throughout a building. While the newer systems provide customers with a significant cost-cutting upgrade, Bonner has had to rely on his son, Blake, for some of the systems more technical aspects.

Blake has been working with me since he was in a car seat, said the elder Bonner of his longest-tenured employee. Id have to put him in a car seat and let him go with me because he wouldnt let me leave the house. He diagnosed his first unit when he was 7, and he was braising copper pipes when he was maybe 6 or 7. He knows all the new stuff, and anything with a computer in these new units is so far advanced than it was when I started doing this 30 years ago. He just picks up on all that stuff, and he can fix anything; he really can.

While Blake has worked with his dad in order to one day take the business over from him, the younger Bonner is not the only family member involved in the business. In addition to Blake fixing and installing units out in the field, Barrys wife Lauren handles the businesss official correspondence, including the sizable task of registering each piece of equipment they install.

If you dont register the equipment, it wont have a 10-year warranty, it will only have a five-year warranty, he said.

By most traditional measures for a small business owner, Barry has found success. After 23 years in operation, Bonner Heating and Cooling is a trusted local source for HVAC services, and the seasoned owner even has a ready-made successor-in-waiting. He said his main motivation now is to provide the best possible service for his customers on his own terms, as evidenced by the businesss policy of being on-call seven days a week. As Bonner Heating and Cooling prepares for its 23rd summer of catering to Milledgevilles HVAC needs, the owner offers a few bits of advice for people trying to keep their homes cool for cheap this season.

Its very simple, he said. Change your air filter every month, keep your thermostat on 78, keep as many blinds and shades closed as you can, and make sure you have adequate insulation for your attic.

Bonner Heating and Cooling is on call 7 days a week, and can be reached by phone at 478-452-2684 or by email at bonnerheatingandcooling@hotmail.com. The business services units from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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PITTSBURG, Kan. Students at Pittsburg High School will be among the first to benefit from renovations funded by a $31 million bond issue approved by voters in March.

A new heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system is being installed this summer at the high school. It will be completed by the start of school in mid-August.

The renovation work is one of eight projects to be funded by the bond issue. The first phase has a budget of $6.5 million.

Theyre predicting that we should save about $125,000 a year electrically out here, said Destry Brown, superintendent of schools. Were hoping that it comes through. If it doesnt, even if it stayed flat, it will be a lot better environment than what we have now. Either way, were going to be upgrading our educational environment in the district and in this building in particular.''

The original heating and air-conditioning units were installed in 1979. Recent Pittsburg High School graduate Aspen Lloyd said that the roof would often leak, even when it wasnt raining.

It could be completely sunny outside, but because the air conditioning was on, wed have buckets all in the hallways and giant trash cans filled with water from it leaking, Lloyd said. It was rough. I think the school renovations are exciting, and I wish I couldve experienced it.

The new HVAC system is being installed by Trane Building Advantage. Craig Grosser, project manager, said the project includes the replacement of plastic piping with steel pipes, which are more efficient and follow fire code safety standards.Grosser said 79 heat pumps will be replaced by 50 units.

They were having to replace these heat pumps, and a lot of them are 38-year-old units, so theyve been in the process of replacing a few each year, Grosser said. It just got to the point where it was too costly. They stopped doing that about two years ago because they knew they were going to try and do this project.

During the school year, the second phase of the HVAC installation will be completed in the 600-609 hallways of the high school. They will be blocked off for safety. Students will be able to access the 600 hallway classrooms from outside the building. The old lines will be replaced, and all existing light fixtures will be upgraded to LED light bulbs.

The total savings for the heating, cooling and lighting is $185,000 a year, and thats just purely operating the building as they always have its just that the technology has advanced to where we can operate much more efficiently, said Chad Remboldt, strategic programs consultant at Trane.

The school will have electric meters on its two power services to the building, which will be connected into a new control system. The district will have more control over its energy usage, be able to read the usage in real time and control it from a remote location.

Grosser referred to the downstairs boiler room as the heart of the operation. The boiler will be replaced with two smaller units for efficiency. The piping will be redone and replaced, then connected to the main building.

This is where heat is added to the system as its needed, Grosser said. If they need to cool or take heat away from the loop, theres a cooling tower on the south side of the building and a heat exchanger, so that will help take heat off of the system.

Other projects funded by the bond issue include: FEMA-certified safe rooms at the Family Resource Center and all four elementary schools; a weight room, new gymnasium and equipment and locker rooms that will double as a safe room at the middle school; upgrades to the lighting, classroom remodeling, a new band room, scene shop and administrative offices, entryway improvements and a new cafeteria/kitchen that will also serve as a safe room at the high school.

Lakeside was in desperate need of a new cafeteria and storm shelter, so that it is definitely something that Im looking forward to, said Rachel Lenard, library aide at Lakeside Elementary. I think the community is making a good investment with the bond and the safety of having storm shelters at every school.

Stacey Day, mother of two Pittsburg middle school students, said the renovation projects are a good investment in the future of Pittsburg students.

I really think the school renovations are a good idea, and its a big upgrade, Day said. I know that theyre adding a new gymnasium, which will be accessible to handicapped students. I really think its a big bonus to include everybody. Youre investing in your kids, and youre not excluding anybody.

Learning opportunity

Tranes public and private partnership with the school district will provide educational programs for high school students by providinghands-on experience through educational programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The students will be engaged in project-based learning that is both rigorous and relevant and provides awareness into STEM-based careers, said Sara Holmes, educational programs consultant for Trane. Throughout this process with these units, the students are going to get information from the actual building that theyre in data analytics and were going to use the building as living, learning laboratories, so students can get engaged in whats going on around them.

We want to use the investment that the districts made and get the students involved, she said. Theyll be learning about the whole HVAC system.

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PITTSBURG Pittsburg High School is a construction zone this summer.

Four new heating and air units were installed at PHS in March which was the beginning of one of the projects which are part of the $31 million bond issue.

The heating and air project at the high school is a work in progress, the old plastic pipes have been removed and the new metal pipes are prepared for installation.

The stainless steel pipes have more life expectancy, Trane Strategic Programs Consultant Chad Remboldt said. It will distribute water and temperature better than plastic.

USD 250 Superintendent Destry Brown said the renovations will help the district meet new standards for air quality and fire safety.

Electronic meters will allow the school to have real-time readings on energy usage and will help the school pinpoint areas for further improvement.

According to Remboldt, the school could save up to $185,000 a year on energy costs.

They wont have to wait to see how much they used at the end of the month when the bill comes in, Remboldt said.

The school is also adding LED lighting for energy efficiency.

The renovations will not only bring a comfortable environment and energy savings, but will also give students an opportunity to learn about energy use what Educational Programing Consultant Sara Holmes called living learning laboratories.

The students will use the information from the building to watch trending, energy consumption and help with the behavioral, she said. They will learn certain behaviors result in energy savings.

The deadline for this project is August 17, before school starts.

Stephanie Potter is a staff writer at the Morning Sun. She can be emailed at spotter@morningsun.net or follow her on Twitter @PittStephP and Instagram @stephanie_morningsun.

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When Jamie Geller, owner of Kosher Network International, opened the company headquarters in Jacksonville in September, it marked the third office for the integrated multi-media, merchandising and marketing company.

Its a nice, central location and people can get here easily from across the country, she said of Jacksonville. Its also important to be in other places in America other than Los Angeles and New York.

Geller, the author of several cookbooks including Quick &Kosher Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing, created the Joy of Kosher magazine and website, which boasts more than 8,000 kosher recipes and 500,000 visitors every month.

The company also has a presence on nearly every social media channel, including Facebook.

On June 14, the company unveiled a new test kitchen inside its headquarters on San Jose Place to give Geller and culinary director Laura Frankel the ability to live broadcast what theyre cooking on social media.

The kitchen will be my laboratory, Frankel said. It gives me freedom to experiment and play.

Frankel added that the nearly 150-square-foot kitchen has two sinks and two ovens in order to follow religious laws, which dictate total separation of meat and dairy.

It bridges the gap between a home and professional kitchen, she said. It looks like youre in someones home.

To outfit the kitchen, Kosher Network International partnered with several Northeast Florida-based businesses, including home decor boutique Vintage Arts on San Jose Boulevard.

Co-owner Jan Lindahl is also a remodeling contractor and hand built the kitchen cabinets.

Holly Donohoe, Lindahls wife and fellow co-owner of Vintage Arts, teamed up with Victoria McCartney of Free Spirit Designs to style the space with vintage pieces, reclaimed wood and local products.

Mary Alice Denaro, owner of Ormond Beach-based Avant Gardens Landscape Design, created a herb garden, a first for Denaro who has spent the last 30 years as a landscape designer.

She planted thyme, basil, rosemary and more than a dozen other herbs.

Geller said Kosher Network International, which also has offices in New York City and Israel, is focused on building another test kitchen at its Israel office.

Were going to continue to expand our content of recipes, she said. Having a test kitchen will allow us to pump out more stuff.

Deborah Shapiro, vice president of marketing and operations for Kosher Network International, said its exciting to have the test kitchen.

The most fun part is shooting videos and we now have a place to do it, she said. Were hoping to grow even more especially as kosher is becoming more mainstream.

Shapiro said another part of Kosher Network International is the insights division, which partners with food manufacturers, brokers, distributors and retailers such as Winn-Dixie to improve kosher food sales.

We use insights from Jamies audience to help clients identify the kosher population and ensure they have the right items on the shelves, she said. Its as simple as making their own line of products kosher.

Shapiro added that Kosher Network International has become a go-to kosher source.

Jacksonville is up and coming in terms of culinary and to be the kosher part of that is exciting, she said. Kosher is about so much more then matzo and gefilte fish.

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The construction of any buildings that are used by organizations or companies to conduct their office-based business operations is categorized under office buildings. Mixed-use buildings within which more than 50% of the floorspace is dedicated to offices are included in this category. It excludes all the office spaces available within manufacturing plants, educational buildings or any kind of buildings that is not the part of commercial construction.

The Australian office buildings construction market has observed some fluctuations in the review period with a value of US$x.xx billion in 2016 and increased at a rate of x.xx% over 2015. The market recorded a CARC of -x.xx% from 2012 through 2016.

"Office Buildings (Construction) in Australia: Market Analytics by Category & Cost Type to 2021"' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the office buildings market in Australia. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Australia construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

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List of Tables

Table 1: Timetric- Office Buildings Market Definitions Table 2: Australian Overall Office Buildings Output Value (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Table 3: Australian Overall Office Buildings Output Value (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Table 4: Australian Overall Office Buildings Output, by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Table 5: Australian Overall Office Buildings Output, by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Table 6: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, New Construction (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Table 7: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, New Construction (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Table 8: Australian Office Buildings Output, New Construction by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Table 9: Australian Office Buildings Output, New Construction by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Table 10: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, Repair & Maintenance (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Table 11: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, Repair & Maintenance (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Table 12: Australian Office Buildings Output, Repair & Maintenance by Cost Type(US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Table 13: Australian Office Buildings Output, Repair & Maintenance by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Table 14: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, Refurbishment (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Table 15: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, Refurbishment (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Table 16: Australian Office Buildings Output, Refurbishment by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Table 17: Australian Office Buildings Output, Refurbishment by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Table 18: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, Demolition (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Table 19: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, Demolition (US$ Billion),2017 - 2021 Table 20: Australian Office Buildings Output, Demolition by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Table 21: Australian Office Buildings Output, Demolition by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021

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Figure 1: Australian Overall Office Buildings Output Value (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Figure 2: Australian Overall Office Buildings Output Value (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Figure 3: Australian Overall Office Buildings Output, by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Figure 4: Australian Overall Office Buildings Output, by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Figure 5: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, New Construction (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Figure 6: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, New Construction (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Figure 7: Australian Office Buildings Output, New Construction by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Figure 8: Australian Office Buildings Output, New Construction by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Figure 9: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, Repair & Maintenance (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Figure 10: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, Repair & Maintenance (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Figure 11: Australian Office Buildings Output, Repair & Maintenance by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Figure 12: Australian Office Buildings Output, Repair & Maintenance by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Figure 13: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, Refurbishment (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Figure 14: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, Refurbishment (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Figure 15: Australian Office Buildings Output, Refurbishment by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Figure 16: Australian Office Buildings Output, Refurbishment by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Figure 17: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, Demolition (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Figure 18: Australian Office Buildings Output Value, Demolition (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021 Figure 19: Australian Office Buildings Output, Demolition by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2012 - 2016 Figure 20: Australian Office Buildings Output, Demolition by Cost Type (US$ Billion), 2017 - 2021

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Development is underway for a 56,000-square-foot, two-story ambulatory care medical office building on the San Antonio Regional Hospital campus in Upland, Calif., that will include a City of Hope community cancer center. PMB is providing program management, development and design management services for the project on behalf of San Antonio Regional Hospital.

The new building is part of a larger, campus-wide project that involves construction of a new four-story patient tower, which opened in January 2017. The new Vineyard Tower has 92 private rooms, including a 12-bed critical care unit, as well as a new, 8,000-square-foot emergency department with 52 beds and three major treatment rooms.

The new medical office building will be situated on a three-acre site located across from the hospitals main entrance. It will replace an existing, functionally obsolete medical office building which is predominately comprised of hospital administrative services. The building will be demolished and the staff will be relocated to other campus buildings.

City of Hope will lease approximately 25,000 square feet for a community cancer center. Services will include radiation therapy, infusion services, hematology and medical oncology, general surgical oncology, related surgical subspecialties and clinical trials. The new building will also house San Antonio Regional Hospitals Womens Breast and Imaging Center, a community resource center and medical offices.

The design of the new medical office building will complement the hospitals new Vineyard Tower and the local surroundings with the use of a glass curtain wall, metal wall panels and native landscaping. Sustainable design and building practices will be implemented throughout. The building will feature custom-designed medical office suites and parking located next to the building.

Construction is scheduled to begin the second quarter of 2017, and the building is projected to open in Fall 2018.

In addition to PMB serving as program manager, HMC Architects is providing architectural services. Millie and Severson will serve as the projects general contractor.

Earlier this year, BMHMC completed a $60 million capital campaign for the 2017 opening of the 60,000-square-foot Knapp Cardiac Care Center.

The grand opening event also served as a tribute to the legacy of Dr. Lucien Coutu, father of the esteemed pharmacist Jean Coutu and one of Sainte-Justine's first pediatricians.

An open, competitive request for qualifications process, overseen by IO and Sinai Health System, began in August 2015.

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The WELL standard, created by the International Well Building Institute, focuses on building features that impact the health and wellbeing of its occupants. According to the IWBI, the elements of the office environment that are most important are the ones that affect air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind.

Mallory Taub, sustainability consultant at Arup in Boston, told Construction Dive earlier this month that the company is pursuing WELL certification for its Boston office. She said the growing attention to air and water quality, healthy food choices and general comfort plays a role in increased employee productivity.

Because the WELL standard is relatively new, compared to industry giants like the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification, there are many WELL "firsts" popping up in various parts of North America. In March, construction services company Structure Tone earned the first WELL office certification in New York City.

The company's Gensler-designed, 82,000-square-foot office was certified WELL Silver through the implementation of features like efficient mechanical systems, point-of-source water filters, healthy food availability, circadian lighting, fitness club membership discounts and sit-stand desks for all employees.

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HTC Quick Responce System High Threat Concealment

USA -(Ammoland.com)- Today High Threat Concealment (HTC) introduced an addition to its lineup of popular modular gun belt systems. The Quick Response System was designed to answer the demand for a scalable rig that enables users to keep their most vital equipment always at the ready.

The QRS comes standard with a Vantage OWB Holster, a built-to-order 3-piece Magazine Panel and a 2-piece Tactical Cobra Belt that includes an under-belt and a removable Micro Grip Panel.

In todays world, threats materialize quickly and without notice. Those who stand ready to defend their families, our communities, and country require solutions that can be brought to bear just as quickly.

When every second counts, you want your defensive pistol and additional ammunition within reach and at the ready.

Using AustriAlpins fast-attach / quick-release Cobra Buckle, it takes only seconds to arm yourself with the tools needed to defend, survive, and prevail.

When used with the Micro Grip Panel, the system can be secured around the waist without the need for under-belt or even pant belt loops to keep it stabilized while protecting skin and clothing from the interior Velcro brand hook lining.

For additional stability, the included under-belt can be used in place of the Micro Grip. It will lock the equipment in place without the need for cumbersome and time-consuming belt keepers.

The QRS comes with a 1.75 Tactical Cobra Belt, standard 1.75 under-belt, and Micro Grip Panel. Add another layer of convenience by upgrading your under-belt to HTC's Everyday Tactical Belt (EDT).

The EDT allows for quick attach and detach of the QRS or it can be worn by itself as an everyday carry belt. This system will also work with our Low Pro Belt when maximum concealment is desired. Belts come in Black or Coyote Tan. Customers have the option of ordering in just one color or two, as pictured below.

The Vantage Holster and Mag Panel is made to order from premium grade Boltaron in either black or flat dark earth (FDE). Holsters are custom built to match the specific make and weapon model, along with most after-market features and many popular weapon mounted lights.

Every HTC Holster/Mag Panel is then hand finished, inspected, and checked for proper fitment using the actual weapon or magazine and accessory combination as ordered. The QRS ships already assembled on the Tactical Cobra Belt with the Micro Grip Panel attached to the interior lining. Instructions on the use of the under-belt are included.

Additional pouches or radios can be added to further customize the rig based on user applications. Customers can contact HTCs customer service team for suggestions on upgrades.

Quick Response Systems start at $395 and can be found on their website.

About High Threat Concealment:

High Threat Concealment is a veteran-owned small business specializing in the development of low profile tactical gear for concealed carry, close protection and/or low-visibility operations.

From everyday concealment to professional use in high threat environments, High Threat Concealment offers scalable carry solutions to keep your critical equipment available and ready at all times.

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VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton men's basketball will take advantage of a four-game, six-day swing through Ontario, Canada in August, to get a jump on the 2017-18 season.

Sixth-year head coach Tommy Dempsey and his Bearcats will depart on August 8 and play four-games-in-five-days in St. Catharines and Toronto. Binghamton will face Brock University in St. Catharines on August 9 to open the trip. One night later, BU will stay in town and play Laurier University at Brock's Bob Davis Gymnasium. After a day of travel to Toronto, the Bearcats will face Ryerson University on August 12 and then close with a neutral game against McMaster University on August 13.

"We are really excited to get back onto the court together this summer," Dempsey said. "Although we are returning a veteran group we do have some important additions to the roster and those guys will get an opportunity to mesh with our returning core, which gives us a nice head start to next season. We also thought it was important to get J.C. (Show) back into game action after missing so much time last season."

The Bearcats return 11 letter winners, including their top five scorers from last season. Leading the charge are senior forward Willie Rodriguez (1,105 career points), junior guard J.C. Show (four 20+ point performances in 12 games before injury last December) and reigning team MVP Bobby Ahearn (9.7 ppg., 4.6 rpg.).

Binghamton's lineup will also be bolstered by the addition of three newcomers.

Ready to compete in 2017-18 are junior forward Caleb Stewart and freshman wing Tyler Stewart, each of whom sat out last season but practiced with the team during their redshirt seasons. Caleb scored 467 points as a sophomore at St. Leo College (Fla.). Tyler was an all-conference selection in the highly-competitive Mid-Atlantic Conference for his St. Andrew's Episcopal High School team.

Also joining the program and eligible to play after the first semester is freshman guard Albert Odero. A former second team all-state guard at Oneonta High, Odero averaged 26.0 points and 10.3 rebounds at St. John's Catholic Prep (Md.) last season before enrolling at BU last spring.

Binghamton's 2017-18 schedule is being finalized and will be released later in the summer. The Canadian Tour games will not count in the team's win-loss record.

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