February 1, 2012
Features
Modern networked controls, smart interval meters, and systems integration make available a rich set of data that can be used to improve a building’s operational efficiency. Meanwhile, myriad tools and methods for analyzing that data are available. With so many options, building managers and operators often are left wondering where to start. ...
Dashboards turn raw facility data into actionable information that’s easy to share with owners, tenants, and building managers ...
Four strategies to drastically reduce energy use in commercial buildings...
Analyzing buildings, identifying problems, and defining solutions...
Columns
In a world that seems ever-focused on the negative, we here at HPAC Engineering magazine work very hard to learn about the things changing the HVAC Industry for the better and share them with you in all the media formats you wish to consume them in. ...
The services provided by mechanical engineers are crucial to the success of sustainable or "green" projects. It is vital to select a qualified professional or firm that will complement your project team....
In the December 2011 Sounding Board (http://bit.ly/Sounding_1211), you published my letter concerning the October 2011 article “Evaporative Pool Dehumidification” (http://bit.ly/Lentz_1011)....
Departments
Muskogee Community Hospital, a rural, 45-bed hospital in Muskogee, Okla., may seem to be an unlikely place for ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) to take an evolutionary leap. However, the unassuming, 2-year-old, 100,000-sq ft hospital is using UVGI in a unique way that may someday be adopted by many other health-care facilities....
For 50 years, the publishing facility at the California Department of General Services, Office of State Publishing, in Sacramento pre-cooled outdoor air entering the facility with 57°F water pumped from a well and fed to chilled-water coils located in two penthouse mechanical rooms on the facility’s roof. The warm water leaving the coils was discharged into the American River. ...
News & Notes
Acknowledging what it sees as the broadening of its scope from HVACR to the total building environment, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is repositioning itself with a refreshed logo, a new tagline, and a change to using only its acronym....
Jason Ryan Dorsey, perhaps better known as "The Gen Y Guy," a best-selling author and award-winning entrepreneur with a unique talent for teaching ready-to-use actions and creative strategies that quickly increase cross-generational performance, will share his insights on generational differences in the workplace during the opening keynote event for Mechanical Systems Week 2012, to be held Sept. 19-21 in Chicago....
Melink Corp.’s Intelli-Hood controls for commercial kitchen hoods, which reduce exhaust- and makeup-fan speeds during idle, non-cooking conditions, providing fan energy savings of up to 90 percent and conditioned-air savings of up to 50 percent, were named Product of the Year during the 2012 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo), held Jan. 23-25 in Chicago. ...
ASHRAE is accepting proposals for papers for its 2013 Winter Conference, to be held Jan. 26-30 in Dallas....
Water-technology provider Xylem Inc.’s popular Bell & Gossett System Syzer tool for calculating flow rate and pressure drop in piping systems is now available as a free mobile application for iPhone and iPad....
Hurst Boiler & Welding Company Inc., the Coolidge, Ga.-based manufacturer of energy-efficient boilers and boiler-room solutions, recently launched an enhanced corporate Website....
Camfil Farr, provider of air-purifying technology and energy-efficient air-filter solutions, recently received the 2011 Product of the Year Award in the Air Quality and Climate category from Environmental Protection magazine....
The District of Columbia led the nation in commercial- and institutional-building space certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating systems per person in 2011, the USGBC recently announced. ...
A free publication offering a comprehensive, practical approach to making sustainability improvements to public- and private-sector properties based on federal-government guidelines is available from the IFMA (International Facility Management Association) Foundation....
ASHRAE recently announced the publication of ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings....
Boiler-industry leaders from around the country gathered in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Jan. 13-16 for the American Boiler Manufacturers Association’s (ABMA’s) 2012 Annual Meeting. Among the topics discussed were recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions affecting boilers—namely, three rules intended to reduce emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP)...
MARCH 6-9 WQA Aquatech USA, Las Vegas, Water Quality Association, http://wqa-aquatech.com. ...
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