FASTRACK Features | By JOHN D. SULLIVAN, PE, ALZETA Corp., Santa Clara, Calif. With growing concern about fossil-fuel consumption and carbon-dioxide emissions has come increased interest in add-on boiler controllers. This article demonstrates how a commonly used method of testing these devices often overpredicts energy savings and proposes an alternative method that avoids the error. FULL ARTICLE |
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| ASHRAE recently announced the publication of the second edition of its book “Datacom Equipment Power Trends and Cooling Applications.” FULL ARTICLE |
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| HPAC Engineering magazine will present a free Webinar on efficiency and cost benefits of polypropylene pipe systems Tuesday, June 19, at 2 p.m. ET. FULL ARTICLE |
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| Richard Trethewey, plumbing and heating expert on Emmy Award-winning PBS television series “This Old House,” will be the featured General Session speaker for Mechanical Systems Week 2012 Sept. 21 at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, Ill. FULL ARTICLE |
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