APC-MGE Testing, Training, Demonstration Facility Opens
APC-MGE, the critical-power and cooling-services business unit of Schneider Electric, held a grand-opening celebration for the Schneider Electric Technology...
APC-MGE Testing, Training, Demonstration Facility Opens
APC-MGE, the critical-power and cooling-services business unit of Schneider Electric, held a grand-opening celebration for the Schneider Electric Technology Center--a new testing, training, and data-center-solutions demonstration facility in O'Fallon, Mo.--Oct. 23....
Finding a Balance
During an early planning meeting for a new large automobile-assembly plant that was to be built in the southwestern part of the United States, the planning committee was informed that the plant would be air-conditioned via mechanical refrigeration. The committee also was informed that, with a new paint process, relative humidity (RH) in production booths would need to be maintained below 45 percent at all times. ...
Finding a Balance
During an early planning meeting for a new large automobile-assembly plant that was to be built in the southwestern part of the United States, the planning...
Trends in Data-Center Cooling
Increasing heat densities and a lack of thermal predictability within data centers are huge problems plaguing information technology (IT), facility, and...
Carrier and the Indianapolis Colts Donate Air Conditioning and Generator
(INDIANAPOLIS, September 6, 2007) -- Carrier Corp., a business unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), will participate in the Hurricane Katrina rebuild effort by teaming with the defending Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts to donate a commercial air conditioner and a automatic standby power generator to the New Orleans Fire Department. ...
20 Years of the Montreal Protocol
September 2007 marks the 20-year anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, a global agreement concerning the phaseout of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs),...
Chiller-Plant Efficiency
I just read the article Real Efficiencies of Central Plants (May 2007) and completely agree that few chiller plants attain the efficiency (kilowatts per...
Canada's First Ultraefficient Chiller Plant
Four years ago, Carol Anderson, director of facilities for Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning in Toronto, began planning an upgrade...
Air-Intake Filtration and Cooling-Equipment Maintenance
When facility personnel think of condenser-coil and cooling-tower maintenance, their first thoughts usually surround the hassle the task represents. Power...
Spot-Cooling Solutions for Emergency Situations
Spot-cooling systems are portable problem solvers. Roll them in, duct them out, turn them on, and relief begins, whether you are cooling overheated employees...
Finger Pointing
My company did a great deal of work for a state corrections department. One of our assignments was to provide a new HVAC system for a women's facility....
Real Efficiencies of Central Plants
Far too often, claims of central-plant performance are based on projections, with very little actual or documentation. The result tends to be that actual...
New University Data Center Supported With Modular, Scalable Architecture
After the owner of the building housing the University of Texas Health Science Center's (UTHSC's) data center decided to raze the building and rebuild...
Air-Cooled Chiller With ‘Free Cooling’ Looks to Be Right Buy for Best Buy
A 120-ton "free-cooling" chiller from Motivair reduces winter cooling costs for Buffalo Best Buy...
Efficiency Up, Guest Complaints Down After Resort's Chiller-Plant Update
Located in Destin, Fla., along Florida's northwest Gulf Coast, the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa features 600 guest suites, 32,000 sq ft of...
Chiller and Condensing-Coil Maintenance
As most facilities and maintenance engineers know, proper maintenance of chiller and condensing units is critical to efficient, trouble-free operation....
Finer Points of Specifying Cooling Towers
The foundation of a building's heat-transfer strategy, the cooling-tower specification cannot be undone during construction. The best tower is not necessarily...
Design Tips
A cooling tower is only as good as the details of its design and the specification of its supporting components. Details such as pump net positive suction...
Air-Intake Filters Help Hospital Keep Airborne Debris From Cooling Towers
For 16 years, managing the cooling of several modern medical buildings next to Baptist Hospital East (BHE) of Louisville, Ky. the region's leading hospital...
Smith & Wesson: The Story of a Chilled-Water Retrofit
Editor's note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Smith & Wesson manufactures handguns, law-enforcement products, and firearm-safety and security products...
Energy-Efficiency Economics
On March 27, I attended The Earth Technologies Forum’s Executive Summit on Building Air-Conditioning Investment in Washington, D.C., an event focusing on the financial wisdom of investing in energy-efficiency upgrades of HVAC applications. ...
Condensate Traps
The condensate trap perhaps is the most overlooked item in the design and installation of fan coils and air handlers with cooling coils. Often, condensate traps are inadequately described in contract documents and, sometimes, are not described at all, which leaves important details to be determined by the installing contractor. It is the designer, however, who is in the best position to make these decisions because of his or her knowledge of the pressures in the air-distribution system....
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