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February 2012

February 2012

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Columns

  • Feb. 1, 2012
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    HVAC Industry Engineering at its Finest

    In a world that seems ever-focused on the negative, we here at HPAC Engineering magazine work very hard to learn about the things changing the HVAC Industry...More
  • Feb. 1, 2012
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    Selecting a Mechanical Engineer for Green Projects

    The services provided by mechanical engineers are crucial to the success of sustainable or projects. It is vital to select a qualified professional or...More
  • Feb. 1, 2012
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    SOUNDING BOARD

    In the December 2011 Sounding Board (http://bit.ly/Sounding_1211), you published my letter concerning the October 2011 article “Evaporative Pool Dehumidification” (http://bit.ly/Lentz_1011)....More

Departments

  • Feb. 1, 2012
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    Oklahoma Hospital Takes Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation to the Next Level

    Muskogee Community Hospital, a rural, 45-bed hospital in Muskogee, Okla., may seem to be an unlikely place for ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) to take an evolutionary leap. However, the unassuming, 2-year-old, 100,000-sq ft hospital is using UVGI in a unique way that may someday be adopted by many other health-care facilities....More
  • Feb. 1, 2012
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    Roll the Presses! Indirect-Evaporative-Cooling Saves the Day at Publishing Plant

    For 50 years, the publishing facility at the California Department of General Services, Office of State Publishing, in Sacramento pre-cooled outdoor air entering the facility with 57°F water pumped from a well and fed to chilled-water coils located in two penthouse mechanical rooms on the facility’s roof. The warm water leaving the coils was discharged into the American River....More

News & Notes

  • Feb. 10, 2012
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    ASHRAE Rebranding Itself to Reflect Expanding Role

    Acknowledging what it sees as the broadening of its scope from HVACR to the total building environment, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is repositioning itself with a refreshed logo, a new tagline, and a change to using only its acronym....More
  • Feb. 8, 2012
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    'Gen Y Guy' to Kick off Mechanical Systems Week 2012

    Jason Ryan Dorsey, perhaps better known as "The Gen Y Guy," a best-selling author and award-winning entrepreneur with a unique talent for teaching ready-to-use actions and creative strategies that quickly increase cross-generational performance, will share his insights on generational differences in the workplace during the opening keynote event for Mechanical Systems Week 2012, to be held Sept. 19-21 in Chicago....More
  • Feb. 7, 2012
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    Melink Wins 2012 AHR Expo Product of the Year Award

    Melink Corp.’s Intelli-Hood controls for commercial kitchen hoods, which reduce exhaust- and makeup-fan speeds during idle, non-cooking conditions, providing fan energy savings of up to 90 percent and conditioned-air savings of up to 50 percent, were named Product of the Year during the 2012 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo), held Jan. 23-25 in Chicago....More
  • Feb. 10, 2012
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    ASHRAE Seeking Papers for 2013 Winter Conference

    ASHRAE is accepting proposals for papers for its 2013 Winter Conference, to be held Jan. 26-30 in Dallas....More
  • Feb. 7, 2012
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    Xylem’s System Syzer Tool Available as Free Mobile App

    Water-technology provider Xylem Inc.’s popular Bell & Gossett System Syzer tool for calculating flow rate and pressure drop in piping systems is now available as a free mobile application for iPhone and iPad....More
  • Feb. 10, 2012
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    Hurst Boiler Launches New Website

    Hurst Boiler & Welding Company Inc., the Coolidge, Ga.-based manufacturer of energy-efficient boilers and boiler-room solutions, recently launched an enhanced corporate Website....More
  • Feb. 10, 2012
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    Camfil Farr Product Honored

    Camfil Farr, provider of air-purifying technology and energy-efficient air-filter solutions, recently received the 2011 Product of the Year Award in the Air Quality and Climate category from Environmental Protection magazine....More
  • Feb. 1, 2012
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    USGBC Releases Annual List of Top States for LEED Projects

    The District of Columbia led the nation in commercial- and institutional-building space certified under the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC's) Leadership...More
  • Feb. 7, 2012
    News
    HPAC Engineering

    New Guide Details how to Implement Sustainable Practices Based on Government Guidelines

    A free publication offering a comprehensive, practical approach to making sustainability improvements to public- and private-sector properties based on federal-government guidelines is available from the IFMA (International Facility Management Association) Foundation....More
  • Feb. 7, 2012
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    2011 Version of Green Standard Available From ASHRAE, USGBC, IES

    ASHRAE recently announced the publication of ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings....More
  • Feb. 1, 2012
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    Boiler Rules Hot Topic at ABMA Meeting

    Boiler-industry leaders from around the country gathered in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Jan. 13-16 for the American Boiler Manufacturers Association’s (ABMA’s) 2012 Annual Meeting. Among the topics discussed were recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions affecting boilers—namely, three rules intended to reduce emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP)...More
  • Feb. 1, 2012
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    Calendar

    MARCH 6-9 WQA Aquatech USA, Las Vegas, Water Quality Association, http://wqa-aquatech.com....More

Products & Literature

  • Feb. 1, 2012
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    Product Spotlight

    Screw compressors CSW screw compressors are optimized for low-condensing-temperature applications, making them ideal when replacing screw or reciprocating compressors in water-cooled chillers or air-cooled systems operating under moderate climate ......More
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