March 1, 2010
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When it comes to enhancing indoor-air quality (IAQ), packaged unitary air-conditioning equipment typically does not spring to mind. But with recent technological...
In the world of HVAC design, recognition for innovative and outstanding work can take many forms: awards, bonuses, raises, promotions, and even good old...
Becoming a LEED AP (Editor's note: The following was written recently in response to the November 2004 column Becoming a LEED-Accredited Professional,...
The following exchange, concerning the January 2010 article “The Greenhouse-Gas Impact of Various Chiller Technologies” by Gerald J. Williams, PE, LEED AP, took place on HPAC.com via the Disqus comment system....
In January 2010 at the Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) in Orlando, Fla., we at the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration...
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Professional Credentials program is the industry's agreed-upon way of identifying professionals...
I was in a crankshaft grinding area in which a water and soluble-oil solution was used for cooling at the grinding station when I was asked if I could...
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Learning Institute has released the schedule for its Spring 2010 Online Course Series....
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released new estimates of the nation's potential for wind-generated electricity, tripling previous estimates....
ITT Helps Earthquake Victims Through its partnership with Mercy Corps, ITT Watermark, the corporate citizenship program of ITT Corp., parent of Bell &...
MARCH 24-25 Globalcon, Philadelphia, The Association of Energy Engineers, www.globalconevent.com. MAY 10-12 Energy Efficiency Global Forum and Exposition;...
At a recently rebuilt three-story high school in the North East Independent School District (NEISD) in San Antonio, the outdoor-air-supply duct serving...
Energy-efficiency white paper Public Policies Driving Energy Efficiency Worldwide, a 12-page white paper from Johnson Controls, outlines changes in U.S....
“Recovery” was the buzzword during the 2010 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo), held Jan. 25-27 in Orlando, Fla....
Facilities managers have at their disposal a proven and effective means of helping to contain employer health costs: increasing ventilation. This article will discuss how increased ventilation can prevent the spread of disease among workers in commercial and government office buildings....
Design criteria for smoke-control systems have changed over the years. Instead of ventilating an affected area, smoke-control systems now must prevent the spread of smoke to non-affected areas and/or provide a tenable environment in the area of incident. How effective are current smoke-control systems? Can building-code requirements for smoke-control systems be met reasonably? How can applications not described in building codes be addressed?...
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