Commissioning for Schools
The commissioning (Cx) quality-assurance process is especially important for schools not only because our
children deserve the healthiest and most productive indoor environments, but because in many parts of the United States, Cx is mandated by law for public and private educational facilities.
Commissioning for Schools
Editor's note: The following is based on Best Practices for Specifying and Purchasing Commissioning for Schools, which Ron Wilkinson, PE, LEED AP, presented
Commissioning for Schools: Best Practices for Purchasing and Specification
The commissioning (Cx) quality-assurance process is especially important for schools not only because our children deserve the healthiest and most productive indoor environments, but because in many parts of the United States, Cx is mandated by law for public and private educational facilities.
Existing-Building Commissioning
Accounting for about 40 percent of energy consumption in the United States and contributing more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than entire nations,
Sustainable Ventilation in High-Rise Office Buildings
Building improvements are straightforward when the owner of a facility also is the occupant. The same cannot be said when, as in the case of many high-rise office buildings, the owner simply is the landlord, with dozens of tenants and spaces in various states and stages of occupancy. When it comes to energy, the tendency is for owners of these structures to charge tenants for all consumption and make no improvements.
Boilermakers Bracing for Decline in Orders
With the United States and much of the world mired in a recession, it is no surprise that many industrial- and commercial/institutional-boiler manufacturers are expecting tough times in 2009. How tough is anyone's guess.
Focus on Energy Driving AHR EXPO
The annual International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo), scheduled for Jan. 26 to 28 at Chicago's McCormick Place may not surpass last year's record-breaking expo in New York City, but it appears it will be a well-attended event.
Energy Efficiency
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo just continues to grow. Proving that last year's impressive attendance was no fluke, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the show's sponsor, said attendance for the 2008 event, held Nov. 19-21 in Boston, was just over 28,000 — an increase of about 20 percent over 2007. That's big.
Green Is BecomingROUTINE
During his keynote address for HPAC Engineering's fifth annual Engineering Green Buildings Conference and Expo, held Oct. 21 and 22 at Mandalay Bay Resort
Tall Buildings
Donald Trump was in Chicago on Sept. 24 to attend a ceremony marking the city's newest landmark the 92-story Trump International Hotel & Tower. It was
Green Means SAVING
Claire Ramspeck, director of technology, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) gave a highly informative
Taking the LEED
While it has been credited as a driving force behind the green-building movement, the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC's) Leadership in Energy and
ABMA Holds 2008 Summer Meeting
The price of steel, the present and future of the energy industry, and the U.S. presidential election were among several key topics addressed during the American Boiler Manufacturers Association's (ABMA's) Summer Meeting June 20-23 in San Diego.
Green-Movement BACKLASH?
Signs of a green backlash, primarily at the consumer level, have been starting to surface. I suppose it was inevitable, considering we are deluged with
A Good Time to Register for EGB
In case you don't know, the fifth annual Engineering Green Buildings (EGB) Conference and Expo and first-ever Commissioning Green Buildings (CxGB) Conference
