FASTRACK Features | By SCOTT ARNOLD, Executive Editor, scott.arnold@penton.com The 2012 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo), held Jan. 23-25 at McCormick Place in Chicago, was my 10th AHR Expo in 13 years and easily my busiest. Throwing prudence to the wind—and showing utter disregard for my feet—I packed as many booth appointments and press events into my schedule as I felt logistically possible, which ended up totaling 45. The result was two-and-a-half exhausting, but informative, days. This article contains the highlights. Full Article |
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FASTRACK News | Noted commissioning authority and longtime HPAC Engineering Editorial Advisory Board member Ron Wilkinson, PE, LEED AP, CPMP, will present "Building Commissioning Quality Assurance—It is all About the People" during Carrier's 11th Global Engineering Conference (GEC), to be held March 18-20 in Las Vegas. HPAC Engineering recently caught up with Ron to talk about his presentation. Full Article |
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| Victaulic and Tour & Andersson (TA) have expanded their TA Hydronic College series of free hydronic-balancing seminars for 2012, with “Investment and Energy Saving Opportunities in Variable Flow Systems” joining “The Three Hydronic Conditions.” Full Article |
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| NOTIFIER by Honeywell recently announced a series of free seminars on essential design and planning concepts and the most significant codes, standards, and legislation related to life-safety and emergency communications systems (ECS). Full Article |
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| Registration for Mechanical Systems Week 2012, a national seminar and product showcase devoted to HVACR, hydronics, and plumbing taking place Sept. 19-21 in Schaumburg, Ill., is open. Full Article |
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