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April 2012

April 2012

Features

  • Apr. 1, 2012
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    GEOTHERMAL: The New Big Man on Campus

    The engineering community is at the beginning of a transformation in how geothermal heating and cooling systems are applied. For many years, these systems...More
  • Apr. 1, 2012
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    Commissioning Provisions of the International Green Construction Code

    The International Code Council (ICC) is breaking new ground with the International Green Construction Code (IgCC). Due this spring, it will be the first internationally acknowledged code focused on high-performance buildings. It contains a comprehensive and detailed treatment of high-performance-building strategies, including energy conservation and commissioning (Cx)....More
  • Apr. 1, 2012
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    Advanced Energy Benchmarking

    With so much talk about energy where we get it, how much we consume, what it costs it is surprising how inattentive many organizations are to the amount...More
  • Apr. 1, 2012
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    INDUCED-FLOW Laboratory Exhaust-Fan Systems

    Independent third-party verification of ventilation-system components is valuable in ensuring performance and safety. This is especially true for critical...More
  • Apr. 1, 2012
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    Tips for Troubleshooting Evaporative Coolers

    Many warehouses and industrial plants in dry climates, such as the Southwestern United States, use evaporative coolers rather than mechanical air conditioning...More

Columns

  • Apr. 1, 2012
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    The Global Engineering Conference Rocks

    Isn't it funny how there is always a new catchphrase to describe changes in a marketplace, in fads, in the cool factor, and so on? It wasn't so long ago...More
  • Apr. 1, 2012
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    How Long Will Energy Prices Stay Depressed?

    Natural-gas prices in March reached a new 10-year low, and they aren’t likely to go anywhere in a hurry. Record production of shale gas, coupled with the fourth-mildest winter on record, are keeping energy prices down....More

Departments

News & Notes

  • Mar. 20, 2012
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    Strong Messages Delivered at ASHRAE High Performance Buildings Conference

    High-performance buildings are about more than energy efficiency; indoor-air quality and maintainability also are important. That sentiment, delivered by Kent W. Peterson, PE, MCIBSE, LEED AP, vice president and chief engineer of P2S Engineering Inc., Long Beach, Calif., was one of the messages imparted to the approximately 200 professionals attending ASHRAE’s High Performance Buildings: A Focus on Deep Energy Savings conference, held March 12 and 13 in San Diego....More
  • Mar. 26, 2012
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    EPA Extends Tune-up Deadline for Area-Source Boilers

    For the time being, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not pursue enforcement action against facilities that missed the March 21, 2012, deadline to conduct a boiler tune-up as required by the Boiler Area Source Rule....More
  • Mar. 26, 2012
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    USGBC Introduces Green Classroom Professional Certificate

    The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently introduced Green Classroom Professional (GCP), a certificate program for pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, and parents....More
  • Mar. 26, 2012
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    Free ASHRAE Webinar Highlights Dedicated Outdoor-Air Systems

    ASHRAE will present a free Webinar titled “Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems—A Path to Balancing Energy and IEQ” April 19 from 1-4 p.m. EDT....More
  • Mar. 26, 2012
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    ASHRAE Operation-and-Maintenance Guideline Available

    ASHRAE recently announced the publication of ASHRAE Guideline 32-2012, Sustainable High-Performance Operations and Maintenance, which provides guidance on optimizing the operation and maintenance of new and existing buildings to achieve the lowest economic and environmental life-cycle cost without sacrificing safety or functionality....More
  • Apr. 1, 2012
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    Calendar

    APRIL 11 Fundamentals of Steam Utilization, Los Angeles, Spirax Sarco Inc....More

Products & Literature

  • Apr. 1, 2012
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    New Products

    Water-system filters OR and ORG filters remove organic and inorganic suspended solids from cooling-system water, decreasing deposition on heat-transfer surfaces, reducing sites for microorganisms to colonize, and preventing the clogging of nozzles, ......More
  • Apr. 1, 2012
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    Product Spotlight

    Exhaust-recovery ventilator The EnergyX energy-recovery ventilator (ERV) is now offered as a fully integrated, factory-installed option on WeatherMaster 48/50 HC rooftops units. The ERV pre-conditions outdoor air before it enters the rooftop-unit ......More
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