Recently, a much younger engineer than I asked if we could meet and discuss an energy retrofit project she was working on but was not familiar with the application.
Hospitals comingle infectious agents at their strongest with humans at their weakest. Proper relative humidity may be the greatest remaining underused weapon against HAIs.
With failing boilers and increasing tenant complaints for more heat, a 32-unit apartment complex in Kingsford, MI required major upgrades to its heating system. High-efficiency boilers provided the remedy needed as well as significant fuel savings.
Located on the Piscataquis River in Maine, The Mill at Dover-Foxcroft is a 60,000-sq-ft complex comprising nine structures built between 1841 and 1944.
This design environment keeps moving, but the performance and cost pressures remain. Weigh air-side and water-side economizers carefully: not just one or the other, but the options within each approach.
Modern data centers are evaluated not just on reliability but also on the efficiency of the cooling plant that supports them, so the cost to cool data center space is a key issue that must be addressed during design and system selection.
Due to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program, Department of Defense facilities across the country were consolidated to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.
With over-specialization and silos on their way out, the value of well-used data and human-centric building automation is on the rise. Ken Sinclair surveys several thought leaders to point BAS to the future.
This month’s Facility File will focus on the B2B November test for HVAC applications to replace an existing cooling tower at a pharmaceutical facility.