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Recognizing Excellence

Congratulations to John Kindley, Reliance’s newly retired TAB Supervisor, for receiving a much-deserved SMACNA Excellence Award! The award recognizes John’s leadership and dedication to excellence in Testing, Adjusting, & Balancing. During his time at Reliance, John worked mostly in the pharmaceutical industry and was an expert in his field. President Stacy Carey expressed her gratitude […]

The Impact of Bundling Services

Case Study

Reliance was contracted to procure, test/adjust/balance, and commission a custom air handling unit (AHU) for a client’s administrative building. In the past, these services had been provided by multiple suppliers. However, by bundling three of our service lines, Reliance provided a custom all-in-one package, streamlining the project delivery process through internal collaboration. Our Procurement team […]

Procurement Services

Posted By: Mike Dalka, Commissioning Procurement Agent

How can Reliance’s procurement services add value to your supply chain? The reason some of Indiana’s largest companies choose Reliance’s procurement services is simple: net value. Understanding how that value is created, however, isn’t always as simple. Here are just a few ways Reliance improves supply chain performance for our clients. One of the most […]

Fume Hood Safety & Testing

Posted by: Nick Rose, Commissioning & Lab Certification Technician

Fume hoods are the work horse of the laboratory testing field. Used for everything from storage to active chemistry these life saving devices allow operators to work with potentially harmful chemicals to create the everyday items that improve people’s lives. Often, however, owners and operators know very little about how these devices are balanced and […]

SMACNA Excellence Award

Congratulations to Reliance Test & Balance Supervisor Joe Seagraves for being recognized for his expertise and leadership in the TAB field! Joe was honored with an Excellence Award at the recent Labor Appreciation Dinner by SMACNA, the Sheet Metal Contractors Association of Central Indiana! Along with his 40 years of field experience as an air […]

TAB Project Update

Our Test & Balance team has been hard at work balancing the air and hydronic systems for Purdue University’s exciting Engineering and Polytechnic Gateway project. The project consists of two connected, five-story buildings named Dudley Hall and Lambertus Hall. Located near the intersection of Grant Street and Northwestern Avenue in West Lafayette, this striking, contemporary […]

Project Highlight: Hard Rock Casino

Reliance was thrilled to provide commissioning services for the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana project! Located near the south shore of Lake Michigan in Gary, Indiana, the casino broke ground in January 2020, while everyone was still blissfully unaware of the approaching pandemic. Reliance’s commissioning engineers worked with the project team to adjust to the […]

The Role of Commissioning in Owner Training

Innovations in building technology and design continue to improve how mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems operate to maintain safe, comfortable, and healthy indoor spaces. Those systems have become more reliable, energy efficient, and often fully integrated into sophisticated Building Automation Systems (BAS). However, they still require a trained and knowledgeable facility team to run and […]

Service Highlight: Maintenance Planning

Reliance believes turning over a facility should include the information and systems necessary to maintain it from day one. That’s why Reliance’s Commissioning team offers comprehensive Maintenance Planning. Our process typically includes the following services: asset data collection, maintenance strategy development including frequency & work procedures, building equipment Bill of Materials (BOM), working with equipment […]

Thermal Imaging

Here at Reliance, we sometimes get to feel a little like superheroes. Sure, we might not have Superman’s x-ray vision, but our infrared thermal imaging camera does allow us to “see” far beyond the visible light spectrum. A thermal imaging camera detects heat patterns emitted from an object, converts them to temperature, and displays them as […]