2009 AHR Expo to Build on Green Focus
The latest in green products, technologies, trends, and solutions will take center stage during the 2009 AHR Expo, Jan. 26 to 28, at Chicago’s McCormick Place. More than 50,000 attendees and 1,800 exhibitors covering more than 375,000 sq ft of exhibit space are projected for this year’s show....
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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. ...
19th Annual Energy Efficiency Forum Held
How new leadership can build on public- and private-sector initiatives to develop large-scale energy-efficiency programs that have a significant economic...
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...
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