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  • South side of the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies.
    Jan. 10, 2013
    Article
    HPAC Engineering

    A Paler Shade of Green 6

    The Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies on the campus of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, is one of the nation’s most widely publicized green buildings. It was conceived to be a zero-energy building. However, data clearly show that from 2000 through 2011, there was not one year the building’s photovoltaic arrays produced as much energy as the building consumed....More
  • Jan. 9, 2013
    Article

    Innovative Solutions

    Great products from some of the industry's leading manufacturers....More
  • Jan. 9, 2013
    News
    HPAC Engineering

    ONICON Acquired by Harbour Group

    ONICON Inc., the Clearwater, Fla.-based designer and manufacturer of energy-measurement systems and flow-metering devices, recently was acquired by Harbour Group, a privately owned operating company based in St. Louis....More
  • Rick Fedrizzi addresses a crowd of more than 6,000 to open Greenbuild 2012.
    Jan. 9, 2013
    Article

    Greenbuild: At Risk of Alienating HVAC Crowd? 1

    Rick Fedrizzi, president, chief executive officer, and founding chair of the U.S. Green Building Council, did not mince words when he took the stage to kick off the 2012 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo Nov. 14 at The Moscone Center in San Francisco....More
  • Jan. 8, 2013
    Article

    2013 AHR Expo Product Preview

    Here are some must-see products that will be featured at the upcoming International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating (AHR) Exposition in Dallas....More
  • Dec. 26, 2012
    News
    HPAC Engineering

    2013 AHR Expo Innovation Award Recipients Announced

    International Exposition Co., producer and manager of the International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo), recently announced the recipients of 2013 AHR Expo Innovation Awards....More
  • Dec. 23, 2012
    News

    Standard for High-Performance Green Health-Care Facilities Open for Public Review

    Proposed ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 189.3P, Standard for the Design, Construction and Operation of Sustainable High-Performance Health Care Facilities, is open for public comment through Jan. 21....More
  • Dec. 23, 2012
    News

    Cleaver-Brooks Acquired by Harbour Group

    Cleaver-Brooks, the Thomasville, Ga.-based provider of boiler-room products and systems, recently announced it was acquired by Harbour Group, a privately owned operating company based in St. Louis....More
  • Dec. 21, 2012
    Article
    HPAC Engineering

    Taco Assisting Contractors Affected by Hurricane Sandy

    Taco Inc., the Cranston, R.I.-based developer and manufacturer of plumbing and hydronic-based heating and cooling equipment and accessories, has established a group to assist contractors in New York and New Jersey affected by Hurricane Sandy....More
  • Dec. 19, 2012
    News

    Research Finds Insurance Industry Paying Increasing Attention to Climate Change

    The insurance industry is making greater efforts to manage climate-change-related risks, a study published in the Dec. 14 issue of Science says....More
  • Dec. 18, 2012
    News

    Proposals to Improve Water Efficiency Made for Green-Building Standard

    Measures to improve water efficiency proposed for ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, are open for public review....More
  • Dec. 18, 2012
    News
    HPAC Engineering

    Survey: Execs Committed to Sustainability, Less so to LEED

    Turner Construction Co., the New York-based building-services provider, recently announced the results of Green Building Market Barometer 2012, its biennial survey of industry executives on green-building issues....More
  • Dec. 11, 2012
    article
    HPAC Engineering

    2013 AHR Expo Educational Program Set

    Nearly 100 educational sessions, workshops, certification exams, and product presentations designed to provide information and insights to help HVACR professionals improve their businesses and perform their jobs more effectively will be offered during the 2013 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) in Dallas Jan. 28-30....More
  • Dec. 11, 2012
    article

    FMI Releases Annual U.S. Markets Construction Overview

    According to management consultant and investment banker to the engineering and construction industry FMI’s annual U.S. Markets Construction Overview, commercial-buildings, offices, manufacturing-facilities, communications-systems, and lodging construction put in place will perform at an average of 60 percent of 2008 levels—off by more than $115 billion—in 2013....More
  • Dec. 11, 2012
    article

    ‘Majority of Forecasters Are Fools or Liars,’ Project-Management Expert Says in Paper

    Front-end estimates of costs and benefits typically used to support decisions on projects are considerably inaccurate, Bent Flyvbjerg, an international expert in the management of major projects, says in a new paper....More
  • Dec. 7, 2012
    article

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  • Dec. 7, 2012
    article

    Product Spotlight: Pumps

    Twin vertical in-line pump The Design Envelope IVS twin vertical in-line pump combines two variable-speed rotating assemblies in one shared casing. The twin-pump design is a variable-speed, duty/standby solution for applications that demand constant ......More
  • Dec. 7, 2012
    article

    New Products - 12/12

    Centrifugal chillers An expanded line of Duplex dual-compressor EarthWise CenTraVac centrifugal chillers is available to deliver energy efficiency and cost savings for applications requiring high tonnage. Duplex chillers now feature low-voltage, ......More
  • Dec. 7, 2012
    article

    Existing-Building Energy Modeling

    Using software to estimate the impact of building changes on energy use...More
  • Dec. 7, 2012
    article

    University Reconfigures Pumps to Reduce Central-Utility-Plant Energy Consumption

    Modifications expected to save $177,000 annually...More
  • Dec. 7, 2012
    article

    NEWS & NOTES 12/12

    http://hpac.com/news/fmi-Q3-2012-construction-outlook/ http://hpac.com/news/2012_gresb_report/ http://hpac.com/news/economist-water-survey/ http://hpac.com/news/ashrae-e4c/ http://hpac.com/news/green-building-information-gateway/ ......More
  • Dec. 3, 2012
    article

    Daikin-Goodman Management Address Merger and Impact on the Industry

    Takeshi Ebisu, senior executive officer of Daikin, and Dave Swift, chief executive officer and president of Goodman recently met with HPAC.com Editorial Director Mike Weil in Houston to talk about the merger of Daikin and Goodman and its impact on the company and the HVAC industry....More
  • Nov. 28, 2012
    article

    Danfoss EnVisioneering Symposium Identifies Key Aspects of Integrated-Building-System Efficiency

    On Oct. 25, Danfoss, manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, and motion systems, held “Building Blueprint for a Clean Energy Future,” the 18th event in its EnVisioneering Symposia series, at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia....More
  • Nov. 27, 2012
    article

    Study Shows Evolution of Corporate Sustainability

    Siemens and McGraw-Hill Construction recently announced the results of the 2012 Greening of Corporate America study, the third in a series of reports initiated in 2006 to investigate the emerging trend of corporate sustainability....More
  • Nov. 27, 2012
    article

    Abstracts Sought for IAQ 2013

    ASHRAE is seeking abstracts for IAQ 2013, Environmental Health in Low-Energy Buildings, a conference to take place Oct. 15-18 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada....More
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