As we wrap up the recent peek into ongoing “thermostat wars” of indoor workplace comfort, I wanted to pass along a quick anecdote.

Engineers are well informed about the need for appropriate HVAC systems in rooms that contain IT servers for mission critical facilities.

Last month, this column acknowledged the fact that some projects do not have written Owner’s Project Requirements (OPR) documents for the commissioning professional to reference.

When a large national retailer wanted to reduce energy costs at one of its new distribution centers in Topeka, KS, it turned to Cambridge Engineering and its High Temperature Heating & Ventilation (HTHV) technology to help them out.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration claims that as much as 40 percent of a building’s operating costs are tied to HVAC and other mechanical systems.

When an industry leading soft drink beverage distributor needed to expand its distribution center, their facility manager and mechanical engineers reviewed heating and ventilating options and made an interesting decision.

The Atlantic Club, a health club in Red Bank, NJ, faced the decision of paying ongoing maintenance costs for an aging 15-year-old indoor pool dehumidifier or prematurely replacing it with newer HVAC technology.

HVAC systems provide comfort and quality air for patients, staff, and visitors in hospitals. Comfort is generally determined by temperature, humidity, and air speed.

The Royal University Hospital (RUH) provides acute-care services for the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan region, serving as the main trauma center for the entire region and housing many maternal and child, neurosurgery, and cardiovascular surgery services.

With a continuous pressure to decrease turnover time while also providing the medical staff with utmost flexibility, the design of the HVAC systems for today’s operating rooms requires not just special attention but also complex analyses.