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  • Nov. 5, 2012
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    An Inside Look at Air Filters

    How the right filter-media technology can improve IAQ and reduce energy costs...More
  • Nov. 5, 2012
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    University of Virginia’s Jordan Hall: Use of BIM in a Laboratory Renovation

    How project team coordinated transition from 200 stand-alone exhaust fans to a central high-dilution-exhaust-fan system...More
  • Nov. 5, 2012
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    With BTU Meters, Planned Community Can Bill Tenants for Actual Energy Use

    Meters also are used to identify system deficiencies...More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    Water-Efficiency Standard Open for First Public Review

    ASHRAE/USGBC/ASPE/AWWA Standard 191P, Standard for the Efficient Use of Water in Building, Site and Mechanical Systems, a standard being developed by ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE), and the American Water Works Association (AWWA), is open for public comment through Dec. 10....More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    Valves

    Six-way control valve The six-way characterized control valve (CCV) is designed for chilled beams and radiant ceilings. The compact valve has the functionality...More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    WEB WORTHY

    Get news you can use in our newsletters Subscribe to HPAC Engineering's online newsletters and get news you can use about key industry segments. Networked...More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    An Inside Look at Air Filters

    Air pollution is a problem in public buildings. Studies show indoor air may be two to five times more polluted than outdoor air,1 causing or aggravating...More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    With BTU Meters, Planned Community Can Bill Tenants for Actual Energy Use

    Developed by Dart Realty (Cayman) Ltd. in collaboration with a team of architects, city planners, landscape designers, and wind, water, and lighting experts,...More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    ASHRAE

    A proposal mandating commissioning for all buildings designed and built under ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance,...More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    Proposed Update of LEED Open for Public Comment

    A proposed update of the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC's) LEED green-building certification program is in the midst of a fifth public-comment period,...More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    Investment the Theme of Schneider Electric Event

    Investing in technology, solutions, and people was the theme of energy-management specialist Schneider Electric's 2012 Editors' Event, held Oct. 24 at...More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    NEW PRODUCTS

    Low-pressure-drop fire/smoke damper Model FSD60LP has the lowest pressure drop of any fire-smoke damper on the market. With leakage-class-1-rated design,...More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

    Elastomeric-foam insulation AP Armaflex closed-cell flexible elastomeric-foam insulation is available in 1-in. (R-4.2), 1 in. (R-6), and 2-in. (R-8) thickness...More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    Disaster Recovery: Customers Need Help

    Last month, a hurricane did something many think is unbelievable it mated with other storm systems, creating something monstrous. Dubbed by meteorologists...More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    Use of BIM in a Laboratory Renovation

    When it opened in 1972, Jordan Hall on the campus of the University of Virginia (U.Va.) in Charlottesville, Va., was a premier research facility. Nearly...More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    Calendar

    NOV. 29 Danfoss Technology Theater Tour: Commercial Air Conditioning and Refrigeration; Tampa, Fla.; Danfoss; http://bit.ly/Danfoss_tour. DEC. 3-7 Advanced...More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    Mandatory Commissioning for All Buildings Proposed for Green-Building Standard

    A proposal mandating commissioning for all buildings designed and built under ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, will be open for public review until Nov. 18....More
  • Nov. 1, 2012
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    Investing the Theme of Schneider Electric Event

    Investing—in technology, solutions, and people—was the theme of energy-management specialist Schneider Electric’s 2012 Editors’ Event, held Oct. 24 at the United Center in Chicago....More
  • Oct. 23, 2012
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    ASHRAE Releases Third Edition of 'Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments'

    The third edition of “Thermal Guidelines for Data Processing Environments,” the principal book in ASHRAE’s Datacom Series of publications, is now available....More
  • Oct. 23, 2012
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    Taco Acquires Hydroflo Pumps

    Taco Inc., the Cranston, R.I.-based manufacturer of hydronic-based equipment and systems, recently announced its purchase of Hydroflo Pumps, the Fairview, Tenn.-based manufacturer of vertical and submersible turbine-driven pumps for use in HVAC, municipal water systems, agricultural irrigation, and mining operations....More
  • Oct. 23, 2012
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    UTC Climate, Controls & Security Announces Price Increase

    On Oct. 22, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, which manufactures products under the Carrier, Bryant, Payne, and ICP brand names, announced a price increase of up to 6 percent on residential and commercial HVAC equipment....More
  • Oct. 23, 2012
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    Additional Compliance Path Proposed for ASHRAE/IES Energy Standard

    A proposed addendum adding an optional third compliance path to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, will be open for public review until Nov. 26....More
  • Oct. 17, 2012
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    ASHRAE Joins Forces With International Engineering Program

    ASHRAE is now a network supporter of Engineering for Change (E4C), a growing community of engineers, technology professionals, designers, scientists, non-governmental organizations, and local community advocates working together to design, apply, and share innovative and sustainable technical solutions to meet a broad range of humanitarian challenges around the world....More
  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Proposed Update of LEED Open for Public Comment

    A proposed update of the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) LEED green-building certification program is in the midst of a fifth public-comment period, which will remain open until Dec. 10....More
  • Oct. 16, 2012
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    Report: 80 Percent of Real-Estate Managers, Investors Have Sustainability Strategies

    From Sustainability Dashboard Tools LLC, the Bloomington, Ind.-based developer of an advanced sustainability reporting system, comes word of the 2012 GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) Report, which finds real-estate managers and investors are becoming increasingly focused on sustainability issues, with 80 percent now having a sustainability strategy in place....More
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