FASTRACK Features | By RON WILKINSON, PE, LEED AP, CPMP; Jersey City, N.J. The International Code Council is breaking new ground with the International Green Construction Code (IgCC). Published this spring, it is the first internationally acknowledged code focused on high-performance buildings. It contains a comprehensive and detailed treatment of high-performance-building strategies, including energy conservation and commissioning (Cx). This article discusses the Cx sections of the code. FULL ARTICLE |
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FASTRACK News | With summer around the corner, David Simkins, director of industrial services for Polygon US Corp., the North Andover, Mass.-based provider of property-damage-restoration, temporary-humidity-control, and property-performance services, offers four tips for controlling moisture in buildings and keeping maintenance and operation costs from skyrocketing. FULL ARTICLE |
| An automated-demand-response program managed by Honeywell is the recipient of the Energy Project of the Year award from the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) Southern California Chapter. FULL ARTICLE |
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| ASHRAE and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will present “Moving Toward Sustainability,” a conference focused on refrigerants, Oct. 29-30 at NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Md. FULL ARTICLE |
| Siemens recently appointed Matthias Rebellius president of its Building Technologies (BT) Division in the United States, effective June 1. FULL ARTICLE |
| Registration for Mechanical Systems Week 2012, a national seminar and product showcase devoted to HVACR, hydronics, and plumbing taking place Sept. 19-21 in Schaumburg, Ill., is open. FULL ARTICLE |
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