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When you burn anything, the products of combustion are produced. This includes soot, carbon dioxide and water. The exhaust stack on an indirect fired heater carries these out of the system so these undesirable substances do not enter your space. When you put a fired heater directly into your building and vent the products of combustion into your space, however, you are introducing that soot and carbon dioxide—as well as large amounts of water—into your space. Welcome to a dripping ceiling.

Born six weeks premature, Fiona the hippo didn’t stand much chance of survival. She couldn’t nurse. She was severely underweight. And it was the middle of winter. Within 30 minutes of birth, her temperature had dropped dangerously.

Silica is a naturally occurring and dangerous mineral. Breathing it can cause serious damage to the lungs. OSHA has a new standard for construction, general industry and maritime regarding this danger.

Polygon Gears Up for the Design-Build Conference & Expo in Philadelphia!

With construction booming on a global scale, more engineers and architects look to cutting-edge building materials that are changing the look of tomorrow’s cities. The year 2017 has been filled with innovative solutions that tighten building envelopes, incorporate recycled materials, improve R- values (the ability of heat to transfer from hot to cold, through materials, such as insulation), use the power of nature, and reduce carbon footprints. The one thing that almost all these novel materials have in common: the need for construction drying solutions.