Boston Hotel Lowers Energy Consumption With Help of Kitchen Ventilation Controls
Reducing energy consumption and increasing operational efficiency are top priorities for George DiVenuti, director of engineering for Boston Marriott Copley Place hotel....
Temporary Dehumidification Protects High-End Millwork in New Ballpark
Located in the historic Warehouse District of downtown Minneapolis, Target Field, the new 40,000-seat, open-air ballpark Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins call home, includes themed restaurants, state-of-the-art locker rooms, and 54 private suites. The ornate millwork, cabinetry, and high-end finishes in these and other indoor areas required special care during the facility’s construction in 2009. ...
School District Betters Indoor-Air Quality While Reducing Outside-Air Requirements
At a recently rebuilt three-story high school in the North East Independent School District (NEISD) in San Antonio, the outdoor-air-supply duct serving...
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,...
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, 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...
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,...
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...
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