November 1, 2007

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EGB 2007

On Sept. 17 and 18, we attended your Engineering Green Buildings Conference and Expo. While most attendees were established in their careers, we were...

07 EGB Conference Delivers

Regardless of how they may have fared in the casinos, the buildings professionals from around the country who attended HPAC Engineering's fourth annual...

APC-MGE Testing, Training, Demonstration Facility Opens

APC-MGE, the critical-power and cooling-services business unit of Schneider Electric, held a grand-opening celebration for the Schneider Electric Technology...

Well-Informed Marketplace Goal of EnVisioneering Event

If the world's complex energy challenges are to be met, all stakeholders must be better-informed and educated and more willing to share knowledge. That...

Assume Nothing

During an assignment for a large municipality, I was asked to investigate indoor-air-quality issues in a newer building. The building was constructed...

SPECIAL: EGB 2007 EXHIBITORS

As seen at EGB 2007 On Sept. 17 and 18, HPAC Engineering held its fourth annual Engineering Green Buildings Conference and Expo in Las Vegas, during which...

NEW PRODUCTS

Brazed-plate heat exchangers Brazed-plate heat exchangers are tailored for refrigeration and air-conditioning systems and can be customized for specific...

Building Science and Integrated Design

For years, HVAC engineers have been trained to provide designs. After the architect determines a building's layout, the HVAC engineer designs a comfort...

Boiler Makers Get Glimpse of Future

The future of the boiler industry and the price and availability of steel were key among a wide range of topics covered during the 2007 American Boiler...

Features, Advantages of Condensing Boilers

Much of what characterizes hydronic-heating-loop design greater-than-140F return-water temperatures, conservative 20F T, primary/secondary piping, temperature...

Heating Boilers, Water Heater Help Residence Center Cut Energy Costs

In 1969, the Dominican Center was constructed in Spokane, Wash., to house the Dominican Sisters, a religious order dedicated to helping troubled women,...

Facility-Optimization Program Helps Road Commission Finance Boiler

When the Jackson County (Mich.) Road Commission set out to replace its problematic main boiler, it did not imagine the solution would encompass a variety...

NEW EQUIPMENT

Burner controls The GeniSys Advanced Burner Control is a 120-vac primary safety control for light-commercial oil burners in boiler, furnace, and water-heater...

Pressure-Independent Valves Simplify Air Base's Transition to Variable Flow

At Eglin Air Force Base in Northwest Florida, a chilled-water plant known as Building 42 was laid out in a primary/secondary configuration, with the intent...

UVC Lights Enhance Indoor-Air Quality at Wastewater-Plant Office Facility

Built in 2002 to accommodate nearly 400 city employees, the Pregerson Building, located at the center of the Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant in Los...

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