January 1, 2008

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The Green-Building Revolution

Editor's note: Jerry Yudelson, PE, MBA, LEED AP, will serve as a keynote speaker for HPAC Engineering's fifth annual Engineering Green Buildings Conference...

AHR Expo Innovation Award Winners Announced

Nine exhibitors with products judged the most innovative among the thousands to be displayed will be recognized during the 2008 International Air-Conditioning,...

In Brief

Ingersoll Rand to Buy Trane Ingersoll Rand, provider of products, services, and solutions related to the transportation and protection of food and perishables,...

Global Engineering Conference Announces Keynote Speakers

Rick Fedrizzi, president, chief executive officer, and founding chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council, and Valentine A. Lehr, PE, senior partner,...

The Telltale Stain

After scoping out a new project, a client and I entered the boutique next door. When he marketed the space the previous fall, he needed to have the space...

Triple Whammy

My firm worked in conjunction with an architect on an engineering design for an area library. The project had a well with a large pressurized tank that...

2008 AHR Expo PRODUCT REVIEW

AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS VRV III air-conditioning systems feature 460-v three-phase power supplies and capacities of up to 20 tons. With VRV III, up to...

FREE LITERATURE

Networking-products brochure Network With Us provides a compact presentation of Contemporary Controls' 32-year growth in the design, manufacture, and...

Optimizing Existing-Building Energy Efficiency

Much has been written about energy efficiency and sustainability in relation to new-construction projects. But what about existing facilities? Are there...

Wireless: The Evolution of Building Control

We all have them Blackberries, laptops, maybe even a Bluetooth-enabled global-positioning system for a car. Wireless technology has become a pervasive...

Fire- and Smoke-Damper Control

The No. 1 question about fire and smoke dampers that mechanical engineers and contractors ask is, How do the controls work with the actuators? This article...

Maximizing Your Internet Presence

With nearly 1 billion users, the Internet is part of our everyday life, having grown faster than any communications mechanism in history. For instance,...

Effective Boiler-Level Control

By most manufacturers' standards, high-quality steam is 99.5-percent dry saturated steam. For a boiler to provide an appropriate amount of such steam...

Don't Do It for Al Gore; Do It Because It's Good for Business!

Calling all commercial, institutional, and industrial boiler owners: The legal and regulatory uncertainty that has plagued our industry in recent years...

Time to Brush the Rust Off of America's Aging Boiler Fleet

With America's sentiment toward energy and the environment turning the business community increasingly is focused on finding sustainable energy solutions....

Rehabbing a Water-Treatment Plant

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection's (NYC-DEP's) North River Water Pollution Control Plant (NRWPCP) processes raw sewage for the...

Training for the World-Class Boiler Operator

Whether used to control thermal processes or power, steam-production facilities are critical to the success of commercial and industrial complexes, requiring...

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