For Class A office buildings, which compete for the most prestigious tenants and command the highest rents, expectations are considerable. No one makes...More
I just finished reading yet another report that concludes improving energy efficiency is the most viable building energy resource available today. Readers of HPAC Engineering, however, know that the most straightforward path to improving building energy efficiency is to improve the building control systems....More
Constructed in 1968, the Burdick Hall natatorium on the campus of Towson University in Towson, Md., lacked air conditioning, which resulted in a significant...More
Editor's note: In September, the author will present Smart Grid: What It Means to the HVAC Industry during HPAC Engineering's seventh annual Engineering...More
Forward-thinking health-care facilities see patients as their No. 1 priority; therefore, their facility-automation systems should support a agenda. Integrating...More
Wireless technology continues to expand into the world of building controls as part of increasingly sophisticated, highly integrated building-automation...More
As energy costs continue to increase in this challenging economic environment, so does the responsibility of building owners and managers to address energy...More
