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. ...
As Green Grows, so Does EGB
I love sharing good news. So, it gives me great pleasure to tell you that thanks to a lot of hard work and contributions by many smart and dedicated people, HPAC Engineering's fourth annual Engineering Green Buildings (EGB) Conference and Expo, which was held Sept. 17 and 18 in Las Vegas, was a highly successful event....
Celebrating a Recovery in Progress
No one thought of it that way at the time, but a landmark agreement reached two decades ago may be one of the greenest events to have occurred in modern history. This month marks the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol. ...
The Need to LEAD
Tom Hartman, PE, a long-time member of the HPAC Engineering advisory board, recently shared with me a sort of revelation he experienced earlier this year. It occurred while he was attending a summit held by the New Buildings Institute called "Getting to Fifty," a reference to the Energy Policy Act of 2005's incentive to cut energy use by 50 percent compared with ASHRAE standards. ...
Walk The Talk
Several years ago, Richard M. Daley, mayor of my hometown of Chicago, vowed to make his city green. To that end, he built the Chicago Center for Green Technology and the Household Chemicals and Computer Recycling Facility. Also, he became a rather staunch proponent of rooftop gardens as a means of reducing air-conditioning use. One such garden was built atop City Hall and became a symbol of the mayor's pledge....
Green in the Desert
When Las Vegas was announced as the host city of HPAC Engineering's fourth annual Engineering Green Buildings (EGB) Conference and Expo, I imagine more than a few eyebrows were raised. After all, a place alternately known as "Sin City," the "Devil's Playground," "Neon City," and the "City That Never Sleeps" hardly springs to mind as a possible location for an event dedicated to improving energy efficiency, water conservation, indoor environmental quality, and sustainability. Admittedly, I, too, questioned the appropriateness of Las Vegas as a site for EGB when I joined the magazine in mid-April....
Introducing Jeff Ferenc
As the new editor in chief of HPAC Engineering, I am at once proud and humbled to be associated with a magazine with such a long and rich history, a history dating all of the way back to 1929. And I am excited, excited to have the opportunity to help further the magazine's reputation as the publication of record for the mechanical-systems-engineering industry. ...
