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Armacell will present a Webinar, “Elastomeric Foam Insulation Solutions for Healthcare and Commercial Facilities,” on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. To register for this free Webinar, go to http://bit.ly/Armacell_1017. Spirax Sarco recently sponsored a Webinar, “Steam DesignPro: Steam-System Design and Modeling Made Easy,” and it is available for viewing on demand at http://bit.ly/Steam_DesignPro. All archived HPAC Engineering Webinars can be found at http://hpac.com/webinars.
The winner has been crowned in HPAC Engineering's inaugural Design Awards competition. Phoenix-based SmithGroupJJR took the top honors with an outstanding HVAC-system design for the new 178,000-sq-ft Chandler City Hall in Chandler, Ariz. An interconnected complex of several low- and mid-rise buildings, Chandler City Hall employs a number of strategies that work together to create a first-class indoor environment that interacts positively with its surroundings. Go to bit.ly/2012DAwinner to get the full story. In addition, Glumac, based in Portland, Ore., was honored as runner-up for its work at The Mirabella retirement community. That story can be found at bit.ly/2012DArunnerup.