COLUMNS: Design Solutions
Modernized Old-World Hotel Goes Green, Provides Comfort With Ductless HVAC
In 1929, construction of the 35,000-sq-ft Hotel Seville in Harrison, Ark., was completed. With a price tag, including furniture, of $170,000, a tremendous...
Web-Based Data Logger Chosen to Verify Performance of New Geothermal System
The top 500 ft of the earth stores heat from solar radiation. While the temperature of the top 30 of those feet changes with the seasons, below 30 ft,...
New High School's Hybrid HVAC System Features Single-Pipe Hydronic System
Built in 1938, Waterloo High School in Waterloo, Ill., part of Waterloo Community Unit School District No. 5, had become seriously overcrowded. In 2006,...
Web-Based, Multiprotocol BAS, LONMARK Controllers Prescribed for Health System
Established in 1888, St. Vincent Health System in central Arkansas had grown around a core of aged buildings and infrastructure. Many critical areas had...
Energy-Recovery Units Help Florida Resort Balance Ventilation and Moisture Control
For the new Ocean Towers at Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Fla., the owner and engineer wanted equipment that would provide uncompromised comfort...
Epoxy Lining Revitalizes Water Piping in University's Largest Dorm Complex
Constructed in 1972, Moody Towers is the largest complex of residence halls on the University of Houston's (UH's) urban campus. Consisting of two 18-story...
Boarding School Minimizing Energy Use, Optimizing System Performance
Founded in 1891, The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., consists of 50 buildings over 810 acres. In addition to more than 30 residential buildings...
With Help of Water-Source Heat Pumps, Historic Minneapolis Building Reborn
Completed in 1928, Midtown Exchange in south Minneapolis served as a retail and distribution center for Sears, Roebuck and Co. until closing in 1994....
California Hospital Conserves Water With Non-Chemical Treatment System
In response to stricter effluent regulations, the 107-bed Pomerado Hospital in Poway, Calif., was looking for an alternative to the traditional chemicals it was using to treat scale, corrosion, and bacteria in its 600-ton cooling tower. After examining options from several vendors, the hospital chose a non-chemical treatment system from VRTX Technologies....
CFD Aids School Districts' Utilization of Thermal Displacement Ventilation
School districts in Southern California are looking to increase the number of their schools that have air conditioning in an attempt to improve learning...
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