Arlington Heights mixes a dense, walkable downtown of mid-rise residential, retail and restaurant buildings with office and medical buildings along its main roads and industrial and flex space toward its southern edge.
Mixed-use downtown buildings are their own HVAC challenge. Ground-floor restaurants need kitchen exhaust and make-up air that doesn’t fight the systems upstairs, rooftops are crowded and hard to reach, and work has to happen without disrupting tenants and storefronts below.
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What we see in Arlington Heights buildings
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Crowded downtown rooftops
Restaurant exhaust fans, make-up air units and rooftop units side by side, with tight access and careful crane planning.
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Medical office ventilation
Exam and procedure rooms where outside air, filtration and humidity control matter as much as temperature.
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Ground-floor kitchens
Exhaust and make-up air that must stay balanced so smoke and odors stay out of the rest of the building.
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Office buildings mid-renovation
VAV and controls work as tenants turn over and floors are rebuilt.
NOTELocal notes
Good to know in Arlington Heights.
Utilities
ComEd supplies electricity. Natural gas in Arlington Heights is generally Nicor Gas; check your bill.
Permits
The Village of Arlington Heights issues building permits for commercial mechanical work.
Downtown logistics
Crane lifts downtown usually mean street or lot closures planned ahead with the property and the village.
Q&AQuestions
Arlington Heights commercial HVAC questions.
Answers specific to Arlington Heights. For more, see all 36 commercial HVAC questions.
Gas smell? Leave the building, don’t touch switches, and call the gas utility or 911 from outside. CO alarm? Get everyone out and call 911. No heat in freezing weather? Call us, and never use ovens or grills indoors for heat.
How do you replace a rooftop unit on a crowded downtown building?
With planning. A downtown change-out usually involves a crane, a scheduled lot or street closure, a curb adapter if the new unit has a different footprint, and coordination with the electrical and roofing trades.
Velocity HVAC-R plans the lift, the curb and the controls together so the unit goes up, connects and runs in as short a window as possible.
What matters most for HVAC in medical office buildings?
Ventilation, filtration and humidity, along with comfort. Exam and procedure rooms need enough outside air, filters suited to the system, and humidity kept in a reasonable range year-round.
We check that the equipment delivers what it was designed to and that maintenance keeps it there.
Does Velocity HVAC-R work in Arlington Heights?
Yes. Arlington Heights is in our service area. We serve commercial and industrial buildings, not homes.
Call 630-439-5958 with the address and what the equipment is doing.
