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June 2012

June 2012

Features

  • Jun. 1, 2012
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    LEED v4

    Since its introduction in 2000, the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green-building rating system has undergone many changes. More are in store, with the 2013 launch of LEED v4, formerly LEED 2012. Although the final document has yet to be approved, following is an analysis of expected changes related to HVAC....More

Boiler Systems Engineering

  • Jun. 1, 2012
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    Accurately Predicting Boiler-Controller Energy Savings

    With growing concern about fossil-fuel consumption and carbon-dioxide emissions has come increased interest in add-on boiler controllers. This article demonstrates how a commonly used method of testing these devices often overpredicts energy savings and proposes an alternative method that avoids the error....More
  • Jun. 1, 2012
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    Maximizing Efficiency with Hydronic Boilers

    Hydronic boilers enable efficient control and delivery of heat when and where it is needed....More

Columns

  • Jun. 1, 2012
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    The Write Way to Contribute to HPAC Engineering Magazine

    The other day, I received an e-mail from a facilities engineer interested in publishing an article in HPAC Engineering. I answered him right away, but that made me think it might be a good idea to write a general statement about our process for other potential authors....More

Departments

  • Jun. 1, 2012
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    Dancing Deaerator

    The boiler was tripping offline because of insufficient water in the steam drum. Auxiliary-equipment instrumentation and distributed-control-system sensing were inadequate. Earlier investigation and reports indicated the incidents occurred two or three times a month, late in the second shift or during the third shift....More

Products & Literature

  • Jun. 1, 2012
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    Product Spotlight

    Lightweight condensing boiler The Caliber is joining Fulton’s line of condensing boilers. The Caliber is a lightweight commercial hydronic boiler with ultralow emissions of CO and NOx. Features include a full stainless-steel heat exchanger suitable for ......More
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