August 1, 2009
Articles
They say some of the biggest and best innovations occur when our economy is in the throes of some kind of swing, usually a downward one. The birth of...
Times have changed and so have the buildings in which we live, work, and teach. They have become more energy-efficient because of better facades and more sophisticated HVAC, electrical, and automation systems. But what about the central plants that produce the heating and cooling delivered to these buildings? How have they evolved over the years? Are they serving us in an efficient, sustainable manner? ...
A report examining the most common thermal complaints made by office workers and the variety of ways facility professionals respond to them is available for free download. ...
A customer called to comment on a dehumidification unit located in an ice arena. The unit uses so much energy we had to turn it off, the customer said....
Air-cooled chillers Designed to exceed HVAC-industry standards for operating efficiency and low sound levels, Pathfinder air-cooled chillers are practical...
Air-conditioning-solutions booklet A 20-page, full-color booklet from Airsys describes the company's precision air-conditioning units for data centers....
Building improvements are straightforward when the owner of a facility also is the occupant. The same cannot be said when, as in the case of many high-rise office buildings, the owner simply is the landlord, with dozens of tenants and spaces in various states and stages of occupancy. When it comes to energy, the tendency is for owners of these structures to charge tenants for all consumption and make no improvements. ...
This article uses the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers variable-air-volume (VAV) system as an example. This is...
Following are other opportunities related to ventilation to earn points under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (O&M)...
Long known to correlate with human metabolic activity, carbon-dioxide (CO2) levels are a reliable indicator of indoor pollution originating from building...
The importance of clean air for human respiration was recognized even in ancient Rome. Vitruvius Pollio, the earliest architect whose written records...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) promises investments that create jobs and modernize facilities to be more energy efficient,...
Controller An embedded controller designed for remote monitoring and control applications, the JACE-202-XPR combines integrated-control, supervision,...
Located in Cary, N.C., Colonial Baptist Church consists of five multipurpose buildings (Figure 1) that employed a combination of standard and programmable...
Used on large industrial projects, such as nuclear power plants, and countless HVAC applications ranging from 15 to 700,000 gpm, cooling towers are everywhere....
EISA-requirements white paper A white paper from Baldor describes the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), which will go into effect on...
With construction of a new hospital in Hopewell Township, N.J., under way, Capital Health is planning to move its Regional Perinatal Center (RPC) from...
When the price of natural gas topped $10 per thousand cubic feet, SPS Technologies, manufacturer of engineered fasteners, fastening systems, metal components,...
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