NADCA Warns of Possible Health Dangers Left Behind by Hurricane Ike in Region's Ventilation Systems
The HVAC Inspection, Maintenance and Restoration Association, is alerting homeowners, commercial property managers, school boards and other facility operators of hidden health hazards potentially spreading in the ventilation systems of buildings affected by Hurricane Ike. ...
Going Green in Greensboro
City known for southern hospitality is now home to the world's first LEED Platinum-certified hotel...
U.S. Industry Wastes Billions of Dollars when Replacing Failed Electric Motors
WEG Electric Motors Corp. (www.weg.net), a leading global supplier of motors, drives, controls, transformers, and generators, explains that according to the Department of Commerce, U.S. industry will have to replace nearly 3 million failed electric motors rated between 1 and 200 HP in their plants this year. Unfortunately, in more than 4-out-of-5 cases, plant operation or purchasing managers will choose the wrong replacement unit. This is because organizations across the board continue to specify motors based on lowest capital cost, rather than looking at total cost of ownership. ...
ABMA Endorses EGB
The American Boiler Manufacturers Association (ABMA) announces today that it has become an endorsing association of the Engineering Green Buildings Conference & Expo (EGB) slated for October 21-22, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV. ...
ASHRAE Installs Officers and Directors
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) installed new officers and directors during its 2008 Annual Meeting...
19th Annual Energy Efficiency Forum Held
How new leadership can build on public- and private-sector initiatives to develop large-scale energy-efficiency programs that have a significant economic...
10 Millionth Drive for Yaskawa
Yaskawa Electric America Inc., the Waukegan, Ill.-based manufacturer of alternating-current drives, servomotors, motion controllers, and robotics, recently...
Nevada Power Sure Bet Program Joins Forces With Fifth Annual EGB Conference
The Nevada Power Sure Bet Program agreed June 9 to co-locate a conference and regional partner exhibition in conjunction with the fifth annual Engineering Green Buildings (EGB) Conference and Expo on Oct. 21 and 22 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas....
Underfloor-Air-Distribution Design Concepts
The placement of raised-floor tiles and carpet panels completed the installation of a raised-floor UFAD system in the New York Times Building in New York City....
10th Global Engineering Conference Held
The accelerating drive to apply sustainable engineering and design techniques and principles to buildings around the world was evident during the 10th Global Engineering Conference, held April 9-11 in Las Vegas. ...
ASHRAE High-Performance Building-Design-Professional Certification Now Available
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers' (ASHRAE's) new certification program, High-Performance Building Design Professional...
Laboratory Methods of Testing Fans for Certified Aerodynamic Performance Rating
The Air Movement and Control Association International (AMCA International) announced that the Board of Standards Review of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers...
Free Online Green-Building Education Programs
The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is providing free online education sessions on topics related to green building. ...
Data-Center Solutions on Display at CeBIT
Green information technology (IT) was the key theme of CeBIT 2008, the world's largest digital-industry trade show, held March 4-9 in Hannover, Germany....
HPAC Engineering Names Editorial Advisor
Mark S. Lentz, PE, president of Lentz Engineering Associates of Sheboygan Falls, Wis., is the newest member of HPAC Engineering's Editorial Advisory Board....
ABMA Holds Annual Meeting
Despite troubling and difficult conditions throughout much of the U.S. economy, the boiler industry will experience modest growth in 2008, Randy Rawson, president of the American Boiler Manufacturers Association (ABMA), predicted during the association's Annual Meeting, held Jan. 11-14 in Indian Wells, Calif. ...
AHR Expo Breaks Records in Return to New York City
The International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) returned to New York City for the first time in 17 years, setting an attendance record in the process. ...
ASHRAE Sets Tech Program for 2008 Winter Meeting
With the theme "Reaching New Heights," a nod to host New York City's skyscraper-filled skyline, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) will hold its 2008 Winter Meeting Jan. 19-23 at the New York Hilton...
Clinton Announces Green Partnerships
Former President Bill Clinton announced several partnerships aimed at improving the energy efficiency of hundreds of millions of square feet of public and private real estate throughout the United States during the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC's) 2007 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, held Nov. 7-9 at the new McCormick Place West Building in Chicago....
APC-MGE Testing, Training, Demonstration Facility Opens
APC-MGE, the critical-power and cooling-services business unit of Schneider Electric, held a grand-opening celebration for the Schneider Electric Technology Center--a new testing, training, and data-center-solutions demonstration facility in O'Fallon, Mo.--Oct. 23....
Well-Informed Marketplace Goal of EnVisioneering Event
If the world’s complex energy challenges are to be met, all stakeholders must be better-informed and educated and more willing to share knowledge....
HPAC Engineering Names Central/West Manager
Alan Ring is HPAC Engineering’s new Central/West district manager....
Boiler Makers Get Glimpse of Future
The future of the boiler industry and the price and availability of steel were key among a wide range of topics covered during the 2007 American Boiler Manufacturers Association (ABMA) Manufacturers Conference Oct. 1-3 in Abilene, Texas. ...
Codes & Standards
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recently announced that 14 proposed addenda to ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, are open for public comment. ...
Office Depot Expands Environmental Vision to Increasingly Buy Green, Be Green and Sell Green by Joining U.S. Green Building Council
Office Depot Expands Environmental Vision to Increasingly Buy Green, Be Green and Sell Green by Joining U.S. Green Building Council...
