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May 2012

May 2012

Features

  • May 1, 2012
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    Adaptations in Data-Center Cooling

    Despite inroads made by newer approaches to data-center cooling, such as close-coupled systems, in recent years, changes to industry standards, improved components, and the industry adoption of energy-efficient air management have allowed perimeter cooling (commonly referred to as computer-room air conditioners or computer-room air handlers ) to maintain its position as the most widely accepted choice for cooling in mission-critical information-technology (IT) environments. This article examines those developments....More
  • May 1, 2012
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    Reducing Operating Costs Through Energy Retrofits

    How do you develop a comprehensive plan for saving energy without spending a substantial amount of money just to learn what will work for your facility? It is not an easy task, but it can be done. A manufacturer in southern California recently was faced with a similar dilemma as it sought to reduce operating costs. This article will examine the steps the manufacturer took to achieve operational excellence through a carefully orchestrated energy-audit and retrofit process....More
  • May 1, 2012
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    Chilled Beams and UFAD: An Energy-Efficient Team

    Combining in-floor chilled beams and underfloor air distribution offers a premium perimeter comfort solution...More
  • May 1, 2012
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    Wireless Building Controls: Less is More

    Trying to pin down the state-of-the-art of an emerging and rapidly developing technology always is difficult, and wireless building-automation system (BAS) controls are no exception....More

Columns

  • May 1, 2012
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    When Do Trends Go Mainstream?

    The request set me back on my heels. It brought home to me the fact that all the things we’ve been writing about and doing in this industry over the past three to five years have moved from the “trends” realm into that of “mainstream.” How else do you explain this high-school writing assignment?...More

Departments

  • May 1, 2012
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    Growing IT-Solutions Provider Chooses Modular Plants for Mission-Critical Cooling

    To meet the facility’s cooling needs, Phoenix NAP chose two Daikin McQuay Modular Central Plants, each featuring a 720-ton centrifugal chiller with variable-frequency drive (VFD). Phoenix NAP worked closely with McQuay International’s Solutions Group to customize the plants, adding redundancy....More
  • May 1, 2012
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    Stainless-Steel Drainage Piping Chosen for new Jail Kitchen/Warehouse Facility

    On Aug. 28, 2005, as Hurricane Katrina hammered the coast of Louisiana, the levee system in New Orleans failed, and 80 percent of the city and large tracts of neighboring parishes were flooded with sewage-rich seawater. One of the challenges presented by the swelling floodwaters concerned the evacuation of thousands of prisoners from the downtown Orleans Parish prison system. All 12 jail facilities were overrun by floodwaters, with most tagged as “totally destroyed” in the hurricane’s wake. Today, construction of permanent, greatly more storm-resistant jail facilities is under way....More

News & Notes

  • Apr. 17, 2012
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    Princeton Review, USGBC Release Annual Guide to Green Colleges

    The Princeton Review, provider of education and test-preparation services, in collaboration with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), recently released the third edition of its annual free guide to environmentally responsible colleges....More
  • Apr. 24, 2012
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    Rebellius Named President of Siemens Building Technologies

    Siemens recently appointed Matthias Rebellius president of its Building Technologies (BT) Division in the United States, effective June 1....More
  • Apr. 11, 2012
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    Danfoss Names Smardt Chiller Group EnVisioneer of the Year

    Danfoss, manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, and motion systems, recently named Smardt Chiller Group Inc., Montreal-based manufacturer of oil-free centrifugal chillers, the winner in its third annual EnVisioneer of the Year award competition....More
  • Mar. 29, 2012
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    Titus HVAC Announces Free Webinars

    Titus HVAC, provider of air-management products and design tools, recently announced a series of free Webinars....More
  • May 1, 2012
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    Calendar

    May 9 (Also June 12) Fundamentals of Steam Utilization, Houston, Spirax Sarco Inc., http://bit.ly/STM-100. May 13–17 World Renewable Energy Forum, Denver, World Renewable Energy Network and American Solar Energy Society, www.wref2012.org. May 15 Free ......More

Products & Literature

  • May 1, 2012
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    New Products

    Solar mounting system The Systemtec solar mounting system is now available for ground-mount applications, joining the application for pitched roofs that was introduced in 2011. Featuring easy-to-use slide-and-snap connectors and clamps, the system ......More
  • May 1, 2012
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    Product Spotlight

    Energy and economics analysis The Energy and Economics Analysis Program provided with Ecat32 selection software allows optimization of the design or renovation of a building and its mechanical systems by comparing alternative designs. The program’s ......More
  • May 1, 2012
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    Innovative Solutions

    Packaged rooftop units RQ Series packaged rooftop units are engineered for high efficiency and energy savings. Double-wall, rigid-polyurethane-foam-insulated cabinet construction and direct-drive backward-curved plenum fans allow quiet, energy-efficient ......More
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