COLUMNS: Design Solutions
Design Solutions: Heavy-Duty Ultralow-NOx Boilers Chosen for Resort's Central Plant
Deemed the ninth-largest private construction project in California by California Construction magazine, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians' $350 million transformation of Agua Caliente Casino into a luxury resort included the addition of a hotel tower with 340 guest rooms, a spa, a pool and cabana complex, and a state-of-the-art conference center. In late 2008/early 2009, a 2,000-seat entertainment venue will open. ...
UVC Helps Institute Keep Indoor Air, Cooling-Tower Makeup Water Clean
It is well-known that poor indoor-air quality (IAQ) can be harmful to building occupants. In a biotechnology laboratory, it can be detrimental to the integrity of sensitive research and experiments as well. That is why, after opening a new 72,000-sq-ft facility in Newark, Del., in 2001, the University of Delaware's Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI) pressure-washed the coils in two 45,000-cfm air-handling units (AHUs) three or four times a year. Still, Robert Pekala, engineering and operations manager for DBI, was not satisfied. ...
Packaged Rooftop Solution Improves Energy Efficiency, Occupant Comfort
Located in Columbia, Pa., Park Elementary is a kindergarten-through-sixth-grade public school with approximately 500 students and 50 teachers. Recently,...
DDC Energy-Management System Controls Plant's New Rooftop Units
In 2005, the HVAC equipment serving its 60,000-sq-ft facility in Plainville, Conn., outdated and in disrepair, Gems Sensors & Controls formulated a plan...
Outside-the-Box Thinking Produces Outside-the-Building Mech. Room
Soon after moving into a former Apollo moon-mission training facility in Warminster, Pa., Transcontinental Direct, the recently established U.S. subsidiary...
Mid-Construction Refrigerant Change Helps Condo Earn LEED Certification
Located a few blocks from the White House, The Alta at Thomas Circle includes 126 residential units and two retail spaces. What sets it apart from other...
Pitot-Tube Technology Helps Maintain Proper Airflow in Fitness Facility
Airborne particulate not only degrades indoor-air quality, it can affect the performance of HVAC equipment. That was evident at the Rochester Institute...
Heating Boilers, Water Heater Help Residence Center Cut Energy Costs
In 1969, the Dominican Center was constructed in Spokane, Wash., to house the Dominican Sisters, a religious order dedicated to helping troubled women,...
Facility-Optimization Program Helps Road Commission Finance Boiler
When the Jackson County (Mich.) Road Commission set out to replace its problematic main boiler, it did not imagine the solution would encompass a variety...
Pressure-Independent Valves Simplify Air Base's Transition to Variable Flow
At Eglin Air Force Base in Northwest Florida, a chilled-water plant known as Building 42 was laid out in a primary/secondary configuration, with the intent...
