December 1, 2007
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Hot off the heels of HPAC Engineering's biggest and most successful Engineering Green Buildings (EGB) Conference and Expo to date, I am excited to announce...
The demand for building performance and efficiency is increasing. As a result, projects are becoming more complex, and newer buildings have more automated...
Former President Bill Clinton announced several partnerships aimed at improving the energy efficiency of hundreds of millions of square feet of public...
With the theme Reaching New Heights, a nod to host New York City's skyscraper-filled skyline, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning...
A maintenance man was running sprinklers to keep remote air-cooled condensers cool. He was trying to keep the chiller from overheating, but the real problem...
A project I was managing in a 120-unit apartment complex involved the replacement of electric strip heat with hot-water baseboard. The old strip heat...
Air-movement systems Compact and energy efficient, the Airius Thermal Equalizer is a low-wattage air-movement system. Suspended near a ceiling, the most...
Test-tools catalog A catalog from Amprobe spotlights the company's line of testing tools. The catalog has photos, descriptions, and features of a selection...
Because of their computer and HVAC equipment, data-processing centers are among the largest commercial users of electrical energy. While the energy consumed...
Fabric duct is one of the fastest-growing segments of the HVAC air-distribution market, representing more than 5 percent of open-architecture-ductwork...
Process variables, including the pressure and flow of gases and liquids, long have been regulated using mechanical clutches, throttles, and adjustable-inlet...
Traditionally, the primary use of drives has been in applications such as powering pumps, fans, and conveyors. While they will continue to be used in...
Belts HVAC Power V-Belts extend belt life for exhaust-blower drives with higher temperature resistance and less flex fatigue. Optibelt Corp.Circle 48...
Located a few blocks from the White House, The Alta at Thomas Circle includes 126 residential units and two retail spaces. What sets it apart from other...
Airborne particulate not only degrades indoor-air quality, it can affect the performance of HVAC equipment. That was evident at the Rochester Institute...
Soon after moving into a former Apollo moon-mission training facility in Warminster, Pa., Transcontinental Direct, the recently established U.S. subsidiary...
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