Optimism Is the Word of the Month
Last month, the HVAC industry packed its collective bags, boarded planes, cars, and buses; and headed to Orange County, Fla. For those of us from up north,...
2010: You Say You Want A Revolution
As the writing team of Lennon and McCartney said in their 1968 hit Revolution 1, We all want to change the world. Back then, it seemed the only way to...
The Times They Are A-CHANGIN'
At the close of our 81st year, HPAC Engineering and the entire HVAC industry breathe a sigh. Over the past two years, the country has been rocked by social,...
A Cooling Trend in Global Warming
In July 2006, HPAC Engineering published a guest editorial titled A Historic Opportunity, written by Edward Mazria, AIA, founder of Architecture 2030,...
Exceeding Customer Expectations Is JOB ONE
Last week was all about firsts. It was the first presentation of HVACR Week, a live seminar and trade-show event combining three meetings: the Engineering...
If You Don't Measure, You're Just GUESSING
It's no secret that there has been significant criticism of the certification process for the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC's) Leadership in Energy...
Nashville: Home of the First HVACR Week
They say some of the biggest and best innovations occur when our economy is in the throes of some kind of swing, usually a downward one. The birth of...
Revolutionizing Building Design: Get Ready
This year, EGB will co-locate with HVAC Comfortech (the industry's largest light-commercial/residential seminar and trade-show program) and the new Commercial HVACR Symposium (which is geared toward design/build contractors), creating the first annual HVACR Week. ...
Social Networking and the Engineer
It's everywhere talk of Facebook, LinkedIn, Plaxo, and Twitter. At first blush, it all seems to be geared to the young you know, teens to twenty-somethings...
Stimulating the Economy: Are We Moving too Fast?
Seven hundred and eighty billion dollars. It's unbelievable how big that number is. Heck, I have trouble getting my head wrapped around the idea of $1...
HPAC Engineering's new Editorial Director, Mike Weil
Synergy. It's been a buzzword in the business world for decades. It's two or more things working together to create an effect that is greater than the...
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....
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...
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...
It's Fashionable to Be Green
Rick Fedrizzi, president, chief executive officer, and founding chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), gave an inspirational keynote address...
What Does It Mean to Be Green?
Green by any other name still says energy efficiency. That is my conclusion after HPAC Engineering conducted a reader survey on the present and near future...
Introducing CGB
I am proud and excited to announce that HPAC Engineering will sponsor its first Commissioning Green Buildings (CGB) Conference and Expo Oct. 21 and 22 in Las Vegas. CGB will be co-located with the fifth annual Engineering Green Buildings (EGB) Conference and Expo at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Both conferences will feature excellent networking opportunities, cutting-edge educational sessions, and an exposition featuring the latest green technology and products....
A Triumphant Return
Touted as "the world's largest HVACR marketplace," the AHR Expo returned to New York City for the first time in 17 years. The show ditched the Big Apple largely for several reasons. One was that the people who worked at the Jacob Javits Convention Center had a reputation for being, well, let's say less than cooperative. Plus, taxis were hard to get, and New York was notoriously pricey. ...
Working on Your Green-Building Education
A recent survey determined that engineers and architects want more information on the growing green-building initiative. Good news: Three educational opportunities to help expand your knowledge of green and sustainable buildings are coming up. ...
How Green Will Green Get?
Hot off the heels of HPAC Engineering's biggest and most successful Engineering Green Buildings (EGB) Conference and Expo to date, I am excited to announce that the event will be returning to Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in 2008. Mark your calendars for Oct. 21 and 22, and stay tuned to HPAC Engineering and www.egbregistration.com for further details....
A Boost for the Green-Building Movement
A hot topic at a symposium focusing on commercial-building energy use I attended earlier this year was the strong need for benchmarking building performance. The consensus of the 20 or so consulting engineers and commercial-building owners and managers at the event was that without benchmarking it is almost impossible to determine if a building is energy-efficient or "green." It is one thing to say a building is energy-efficient, but quite another to measure and prove it. ...
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