Guardian Service Industries, Inc.

“We’ve been a success in our business since 1918, serving commercial buildings, government buildings, residential communities, commercial facilities, schools, industrial facilities, transportation hubs, and retail outlets. Today we have over 1,000 clients and maintain over 110 million square feet throughout the Northeast. But no one has known about it!" Sandy Herzfeld, Chief Executive Officer and Principal of Guardian Service Industries and a member of the third generation to manage the company.  Sandy Herzfeld, Chief Executive Officer & Principal The speaker: Sandy Herzfeld, Chief Executive Officer and Principal of Guardian Service Industries, and a member of the third generation to manage the company. The solution, he comments: “We are in the midst of rebranding ourselves, using today’s media to raise our profile. To read the entire article head over to Mann Publications - http://mannpublications.com/

Flooring The demand for hard flooring, especially vinyl and various types of decorative tile, will rise by 5 percent each year to reach 9.3 billion square feet by 2017, according to Freedonia, an international market research firm based in Cleveland, OH, The study, conducted in 2013, reflects a fairly significant rebound driven by new building construction and renovation since the economic downturn in 2008. It also reflects what many jansan distributors and building service contractors (BSCs) are well aware of, which is "The office and commercial segment will post the strongest growth during this time, fueled by double-digit advances in construction spending and rising interest in hard surface flooring as a low-maintenance alternative to carpeting." According to the report, a great deal of the hard flooring selected will be luxury vinyl tile flooring (LVT), favored because it offers the durability and performance properties of traditional vinyl flooring

 HVAC Fun Facts A little knowledge doesn’t hurt anyone! We’ve been collecting fun facts about the HVAC industry over the past few months from various credible sources, and thought collectively they would make a masterpiece. So read on and you will probably find something out you didn’t know before! 1. Factors such as rightsizing, system updating, and types of refrigerant used can significantly affect HVAC efficiency. 2. An electronic air cleaner is 40x more efficient than a standard throwaway filter in removing unwanted particles from your home. 3. A variable speed heat pump can trim energy costs by as much as 40%. 4. You can increase the efficiency of your home by up to 30% by investing in proper insulation and sealing air leaks around windows and doors. 5. In NYC, it is estimated that poorly fitted air conditioners cost buildings $130 million to $180 million a year in extra fuel consumption! 6. An oversized HVAC system increases installation costs, was

Microfiber & Other Nanos What does microfiber have to do with nanotechnology, you might ask. Well, it's all about how physical properties of materials change dramatically at extremely small scales. Take water, for instance. In our macro-world, water is simply wet. But zoom in to the molecular level, and water is electrically imbalanced, allowing the molecule to stick to all kinds of different particles and break them down. Combine this fact and the natural solvent action of water molecules with the attraction of microfiber, and you have an extremely versatile and environmentally-friendly cleaning system utilizing these special micro-properties.  The individual threads in a microfiber cloth are 1/100 the size of a human hair. But if we turned on our superman vision and could see them at a nanoscale, these fibers would be huge. Many materials at the nano scale behave in surprising, and sometimes very beneficial ways. One such material is titanium dioxide

Will greener cleaning methods, such as salt-based split stream water technology, replace conventional powders and bleaches? Randy Reed, deputy assistant director of housekeeping at North Carolina State University, North Carolina’s largest campus, often fretted about the effects of chemicals on the 300 housekeepers as they cleaned. While nobody was ever seriously injured, he fielded several reports of rashes, occasional respiratory problems and headaches, possibly caused by exposure to the harsh smells the cleaners omitted. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a government agency, warns of this in its public safety warnings (pdf). Cleaning chemicals, OSHA states, can cause dangerous gases causing headaches, dizziness, wheezing, even lung damage. With this in mind, two years ago, Reed replaced traditional industrial cleaners such as Diversey Glance and Comet Cleaner with Orbio SC 5000 split stream water technology to clean floors, surfaces, even urinals.

Passive House Passive House buildings use little in the way of energy, heating, and cooling.  In order to meet the standards, "You need to have every crack sealed," according to Blake Middleton, a partner at Handel Architects, which designed the building. Essentially, the Cornell building has to be completely airtight to pass muster.  Overall, the $115 million residential building will use 60% to 70% less energy than other similarly sized buildings. It will also cost up to 5% more to develop — but that money will come back many times over in energy savings.   Making the building airtight was a vexing problem, both from a structural and a design point of view. When architects design urban buildings  — especially condos — they usually highlight sweeping views with floor to ceiling windows. In order to make that work from an energy efficiency perspective, a passive house high-rise would need a double envelope , basically creating a building within a bu

421-a deal brings more anxiety for real estate developers For months, real estate developers across New York City have been on edge, growing more anxious as the weeks ticked past. The source of their unease? Renewal of the 421-a tax incentives—a program that provides the underpinning for virtually all rental housing production in the five boroughs—was caught in Albany gridlock. That dynamic might have ended last week with a last-minute accord between lawmakers, an all-smiles press conference and, on Friday, a signature from Governor Andrew Cuomo. But developers are still worried—some, perhaps, moreso now. Curious to know how this will impact you? Reach out to a Guardian Service Industries expert and we will help you understand.  Request a consultation.  Kristopher J. Patterson P:    646-442-8985 E:    kpatterson@guardian-service.com W:   www.guardian-service.com