July 1, 2008
Articles
Signs of a green backlash, primarily at the consumer level, have been starting to surface. I suppose it was inevitable, considering we are deluged with...
I found Edward Liwerant's article on variable-air-volume- (VAV-) box selection in the February issue (VAV-Box Selection, Code Conformance) very useful...
Editor's note: Following is Part 2 in a three-part series. Accountability is key for the success of any strategy aimed at a large-scale improvement in...
How new leadership can build on public- and private-sector initiatives to develop large-scale energy-efficiency programs that have a significant economic...
At about 11 p.m., I received a call from the maintenance manager of a 20-story apartment building. The pumping system had failed, and he could not find...
Climate-control system An integrated hardware and software package, the Climate Control Network System connects all of a structure's HVAC components to...
Fabric-duct-products catalog A 32-page catalog exhibits DuctSox's fabric-duct products and accessories for commercial-building designers. With eight pages...
In July 1976, the American Legion convened at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia to celebrate the country's bicentennial. Within two days of...
Hotels seeking to improve their energy profiles seem to fall into several broad categories: Low- to mid-rise facilities, often one-design hotels, with...
It is important that professionals involved with smoke control know about the myth of panic. Movies, television, and the press often present an unrealistic...
A byproduct of modern electronics, harmonic distortion occurs when large numbers of personal computers, uninterruptible power supplies, variable-frequency...
With the development of variable-frequency converter drives during the 1990s, totally enclosed fan-cooled (TEFC) alternating-current (AC) induction motors...
Yaskawa Electric America Inc., the Waukegan, Ill.-based manufacturer of alternating-current drives, servomotors, motion controllers, and robotics, recently...
Combining Dodge Quantis ILH (inline helical) and RHB (right-angle helical bevel) C-face gearmotors with BaldorReliance Super-E premium-efficient motors,...
With multiple locations in the Chicago metropolitan area, Portillo's serves up world-famous Chicago-style hot dogs. The restaurants are a mix of remodeled...
Richard Marquez is responsible for managing all structures in the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT's) Alamosa section, an area 182 miles...
To remain flexible in accommodating its growing student population, Val Verde Unified School District in Perris, Calif., employed modular-construction...
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