TD Talks: An Industry Blog

We offer integrated and comprehensive solutions from engineering and construction to the operations and maintenance of your facility.

Apr

16

2024

Benefit the Planet and Save Money with AI-Enabled HVAC Analytics

As businesses and buildings move toward sustainability, the intersection of technology and environmental consciousness has increased the pace of performance of AI-enabled HVAC analytics tools. The marriage of artificial intelligence (AI) with heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems...

HVAC  

Apr

02

2024

Control Energy Costs and Prepare for Summer Temperatures with Planned HVAC Maintenance

Preparing your HVAC systems for rising temperatures and humidity levels before summer heat arrives will help you control energy costs and improve system efficiency. Summer commercial utility bills are often the highest all year, especially in Sunbelt states such as Arizona and Texas where the heat...

Feb

08

2024

TDIndustries Always On Call for Storage Unit Properties

Climate control storage unit facilities ensure customers’ belongings remain in good condition, unaffected by humidity or extreme temperature variations. Customers pay a premium for those benefits, a key element of the business model for national storage company franchises.

Feb

06

2024

Five Building Automation and Controls Myths

Your roles and responsibilities in building operations and maintenance have never been more essential. Your job is to sustain and optimize the performance of a building according to its documented design intent and the owner’s operational requirements. That isn’t as simple as it sounds.

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Jan

19

2024

How AI in BrightBlue® Works

While AI has been all over the headlines recently, the history of artificial intelligence goes back decades. One type of artificial intelligence that has been the foundation for automated work is known as an expert system. It’s the type of AI that’s behind our BrightBlue® smart analytics platform.

Dec

08

2023

Safety App Streamlines Data Analysis, Pre-Task Planning

Fiercely protecting the safety of all is a core value at TDIndustries and a priority at every level. TD has heavily invested in advancing training and safety technologies throughout the organization, staying at the forefront of construction safety innovation for many years.

Safety  

Nov

29

2023

What Is a Backflow Inspection and Who Can Perform It?

Did you know that commercial properties are particularly susceptible to causing water pollution simply due to the number of cross-connections in their plumbing systems? A cross-connection is where backflow can happen. It occurs anywhere a potable water supply meets a non-potable supply, including...

Nov

02

2023

Get Ahead of Potential Problems with Our Winter Checklist

Winter is fast approaching, and freezing weather can catch building crews by surprise, even across the sunny Southwest. Don’t let an overnight cold snap put a strain on your building’s operations.

Aug

07

2023

Five Things You May Not Realize About Electrical Maintenance

The most common reasons for a commercial building team to call TDIndustries for electrical maintenance are: a power failure, a hot panel noticed during a breaker reset or nuisance tripping that continuously needs to be addressed.

Jul

03

2023

TDIndustries Congratulates 2023 CEF Graduating Class

Construction industry professionals, family, friends and TDIndustries’ employee-owners filled the Westin Hotel in Irving, Texas, on June 15, 2023, to congratulate the firm’s 24 Construction Education Foundation (CEF) graduates as they crossed the stage to accept their certificates at the 2023 CEF...