Itasca is a small village with a big commercial footprint. The Hamilton Lakes business park brings office buildings and a large hotel and conference center, and the village’s north and east sides hold light industrial and distribution buildings close to O’Hare and the expressways.
Office parks from the 1980s and 1990s are reaching the age where original chillers, boilers and air handlers have to be planned for. Hotels and conference space add kitchens, ballrooms and guest floors that all run on different schedules.
LOC-05Itasca · DuPage County
What we see in Itasca buildings
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Original central plants
Chillers, boilers and cooling towers from the park’s first generation, now facing overhaul-or-replace decisions.
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Hotel and conference loads
Ballrooms that go from empty to packed, guest floors and kitchens, each with its own schedule and comfort needs.
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Office VAV systems
Older VAV boxes and pneumatic or early digital controls, good candidates for VAV retrofit.
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Warehouse heating
Gas-fired heaters and make-up air in distribution buildings with busy docks.
NOTELocal notes
Good to know in Itasca.
Utilities
ComEd supplies electricity. Natural gas is generally Nicor Gas in this part of DuPage County.
Permits
The Village of Itasca issues building permits for commercial mechanical work in the village.
Boiler inspections
Commercial boilers in Illinois fall under the State Fire Marshal’s boiler and pressure vessel safety program, which requires periodic inspection.
Q&AQuestions
Itasca commercial HVAC questions.
Answers specific to Itasca. 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.
Our office park’s chiller is original. Should we overhaul it or replace it?
It depends on its condition, refrigerant, efficiency and the cost of downtime. An overhaul can buy years on a sound machine; replacement makes more sense when the refrigerant is being phased out, parts are scarce or efficiency is far behind current equipment.
We troubleshoot the chiller, look at its history and give you the options with clear costs, so it becomes a planned capital project instead of an emergency.
Do commercial boilers in Itasca need inspections?
Yes. In Illinois, most commercial boilers are covered by the Office of the State Fire Marshal’s boiler and pressure vessel safety program and need periodic inspection and a current certificate.
Your insurer or the inspector sets the schedule. We handle the repairs and maintenance that keep a boiler ready for inspection.
Is Itasca in your service area?
Yes. Itasca is a short drive from our Schaumburg base and inside the area we serve.
Call 630-439-5958 to describe the building and equipment.
