Study Shows Data-Center-Construction Costs Are Down
The economic crisis has an upside for owners of mission-critical facilities: On average, it currently costs less to construct a new data center than it did in late 2007, according to a study conducted by Environmental Systems Design (ESD)....
Grundfos Offers Pump-Upgrade Program
Grundfos Pumps Corp. has launched an initiative to replace old, low-efficiency pumps with new, higher-efficiency pumps, providing optimized pump performance as well as energy and operating-cost savings....
Tips for Mitigating Influenza in Commercial Buildings
With cold and flu season coming up, spending time reviewing HVAC systems and their major components as well as air and water distribution can help mitigate the spread of type A (H1N1) and other types of influenza. Adopting simple common-sense measures, following proper maintenance protocols, and performing upgrades can reduce risks. ...
AMCA International Elects 09-10 Board
Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc....
Infectious-Diseases Doc Available From ASHRAE
As health and school officials deal with a second wave of the H1N1 virus (swine flu), new information on health consequences of exposure to airborne infectious diseases and implications for the design, installation, and operation of HVACR systems is available from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)....
AMCA Announces Board Members for 2009-2010
Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. announced its board members for 2009-2010 during its 54th annual meeting in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada....
ASHRAE Signs Memorandum of Understanding With IGBC
The signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) represents the country’s potential as a market for constructing energy-efficient buildings....
AMCA Reaffirms Publication 502-06
Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. has reaffirmed AMCA Publication 502-06 (R2009), Damper Application Manual for Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning....
Purdue University Announces Buildings Conference
Purdue University has announced the first International High Performance Buildings Conference, which will be held along with the International Compressor Engineering Conference and the International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference July 12-15, 2010, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind....
Exceeding Expectations at EGB
The sixth-annual Engineering Green Buildings (EGB) Conference and Expo, a component of the first-annual HVACR Week, began on Sept. 24 with a few righteous guitar riffs—appropriate for a conference being held in Nashville, Tenn....
USGBC Helps Celebrate World Green Building Day
In coordination with green-building councils worldwide, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is helping kick off the inaugural World Green Building Day on Wednesday, Sept. 23, by leading a group of green-building practitioners, including architects, engineers, builders, planners, contractors, and building owners, to advocate for climate-change legislation on Capitol Hill....
USGBC Announces Award Winners, Grant Recipients
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded the 2009 Excellence in Green Building Curriculum Recognition Awards and Incentive Grants to organizations and institutions spurring existing green-building-education projects, activities, or programs, and developing new green-building curricula. The initiative is a central component of USGBC’s commitment to identify and disseminate green-building curricula to educators across the country....
ASHRAE Proposes Changes to Standard’s IAQ Procedure
The proposed changes open for review in Addendum r of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2007, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, focus on the indoor-air-quality (IAQ) procedure, which is a performance-based approach to compliance with the standard, and allows designers to adjust the ventilation requirements for a building or space based on performance factors that are unique to the building....
Higher-Education Leaders to Discuss Climate Change
Higher-education leaders, signatories of the American College & Universities Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), and Columbia College Chicago will be hosting a conference beginning Wednesday, Oct. 14, to discuss climate change and share strategies for integrating sustainability into the curriculum and operations to help achieve climate neutrality. GreenTown is a zero-waste, carbon-neutral event....
National Society of Professional Engineers Names Vice President
Christopher M. Stone, PE, FNSPE, FASCE, LEED AP, president of Clark Nexsen Architecture and Engineering, has been named 2009-2010 vice president of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). He will serve as president of NSPE from 2011-2012....
July Heating, Cooling Equipment Shipment Data Released
U.S. factory shipments of gas-fired warm-air furnaces in July totaled 161,301, a 13.8-percent drop compared with the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, gas-furnace shipments totaled 1,056,915, a 14.8-percent drop compared with the same period last year....
ASHRAE Addresses Role of HVACR Systems in Infectious-Disease Transmission
As health and school officials deal with a second wave of the H1N1 virus, commonly referred to as swine flu, new information is available on the health consequences of exposure to airborne infectious diseases and the implications on the design, installation, and operation of HVACR systems....
$500 Million Announced for Clean-Energy Projects
Marking a milestone in the effort to spur private-sector investments in clean energy and create new jobs for U.S. workers, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Energy Secretary Steven Chu have announced $502 million in the first round of awards from an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program that provides cash assistance to energy-production companies in place of earned tax credits. The new funding creates additional upfront capital, enabling companies to create jobs and begin construction that may have been stalled....
AMCA International Elects New President
Vice president and general manager of Construction Specialties Inc., a specialty building-products company, Art LaPointe was elected president of Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International at the association’s 54th annual meeting in Quebec, Canada....
ASHRAE Competition Gives Students Design Experience
The 2009 ASHRAE Student Design Competition, which encourages students to become more involved with their chosen major through practical design, saw its largest number of entries to date. ...
SMACNA Manual Addresses Hospital Construction
A special edition of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) manual “Seismic Restraint Manual: Guidelines for Mechanical Systems-OSHPD” has been developed to meet the requirements of the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) for hospital- and health-care-facilities construction. The manual shows designers and contractors how to determine the correct restraints for sheet-metal ducts, piping, and conduit so they are more likely to remain attached to the building during a seismic event. ...
Lindab Opens New Manufacturing and Distribution Location
Lindab Inc. has opened a new manufacturing and distribution location in Warren, Mich....
HPAC Engineering Grows Editorial Advisory Board
Gary W. Wamsley, PE, CEM, an engineering consultant with expertise in industrial energy management and plant-utility-system optimization, is the newest member of HPAC Engineering's Editorial Advisory Board. ...
Taco's Commercial Pump Lines Available Through Autodesk Seek
Taco Inc. is making its commercial pump lines available through the Autodesk Seek Web service....
USGBC Launches Building Performance Initiative
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched the Building Performance Initiative, an effort to collect data from all buildings that have achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, implement an appropriate method of analyzing that data, and provide feedback to building owners so they have better information with which to address gaps between predicted and actual building performance....
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