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| LEED for Healthcare Passes Member Ballot |
| The U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) latest rating system—Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) 2009 for Healthcare New Construction and Major Renovations—passed the member ballot on Nov. 16 with an 87-percent approval rate. [MORE] |
| Thermal-Comfort Standard Provides New Provisions on Elevated Air Speeds |
| New requirements regarding air speeds, analysis, and documentation are included in the newly published American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) thermal-comfort standard, ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55-2010, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy. [MORE] |
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| UTEP Program to Address Engineering Challenges |
| The College of Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has launched a new program aimed at providing solutions to engineering problems that threaten healthy communities. [MORE] |
| Registration Open for WQA Aquatech USA |
| Issues surrounding final barrier systems will be the focus of WQA Aquatech USA 2011, which will be held in San Antonio, Texas, March 8-11. WQA staff will discuss ways to educate public officials on practical solutions to water-related issues, such as integrating point-of-use and curbside systems into the current regulatory paradigm. [MORE] |
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| FASTRACK Features |
| Smart Grid: Where Are We With This, Really? By Michael Weil, Editorial Director |
| The energy-conservation movement revolves around everything from carbon footprint to the energy efficiency of comfort systems for the home and workplace. It isn't only product-focused, but process-focused—from the types of raw materials used to build buildings, equipment, and tools to how waste is recycled and reused. And it includes the concept of a "smart grid" electrical-delivery system. [MORE] |
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