Green Engineering Archive
Sustainable Design Through BIM and Analysis
Building-information-modeling-based design tools help mechanical engineers provide ‘greener' building systems...
Going Green in Greensboro
City known for southern hospitality is now home to the world's first LEED Platinum-certified hotel...
Hidden Risks of Green Buildings
In years past, the marketing claim that mattered most to consumers perhaps was developed by NASA. Today, it likely is or any of its variations (organically...
EGB 2008 Conference and Expo!
Champagne on a Beer Budget
Editor's note: Following is an excerpt from The Green Building Revolution, the latest book by Jerry Yudelson, PE, MBA, LEED AP, who will serve as keynote...
Green Means SAVING
Claire Ramspeck, director of technology, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) gave a highly informative...
Web-Based System Monitors Solar "Gold Rush" in California
When California Governor Schwarzenegger signed the Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007, he launched the largest solar-water-heating program in our nation's history. The new legislation calls for a 10-year program aimed at installing approximately 200,000 solar-water heaters in homes and businesses throughout California. By creating this program, lawmakers hope to see a reduction of harmful emissions, increased energy efficiency, and lower utility bills. ...
EGB 2008 ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17
HPAC Engineering's fifth annual Engineering Green Buildings (EGB) Conference and Expo, which will be held Oct. 21 and 22 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, is dedicated to the design of greener mechanical systems for commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. ...
UVC Helps Institute Keep Indoor Air, Cooling-Tower Makeup Water Clean
It is well-known that poor indoor-air quality (IAQ) can be harmful to building occupants. In a biotechnology laboratory, it can be detrimental to the integrity of sensitive research and experiments as well. That is why, after opening a new 72,000-sq-ft facility in Newark, Del., in 2001, the University of Delaware's Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI) pressure-washed the coils in two 45,000-cfm air-handling units (AHUs) three or four times a year. Still, Robert Pekala, engineering and operations manager for DBI, was not satisfied. ...
Establishing Energy Standards
Editor's note: Following is Part 3 in a three-part series. Parts 1 and 2 of this series made the case for dramatically reducing building energy use through...
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...
Ultraefficient All-Variable-Speed Chilled-Water Plants
Improving the energy efficiency of chiller plants through the utilization of variable speed and the optimization of entire systems...
Learn from the Green Gurus at EGB 2008
HPAC Engineering's EGB 2008 Conference and Expo is the only event dedicated exclusively to designing greener mechanical systems for commercial/industrial/institutional buildings. It's the only place where you can network with green experts who will be on hand for two days to provide information and guidance on projects you're currently designing. ...
Emphasizing Accountability
Editor's note: Following is Part 2 in a three-part series. Accountability is key for the success of any strategy aimed at a large-scale improvement in...
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...
