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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.

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

What is the missing piece after the design contract has been awarded and the basis of design is kicking off the design phase of the project?

Manufacturers are touting some interesting new BAS technology developments on their websites.

The Owner’s Project Requirements document (OPR) is a commissioning industry standard.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Detroit lost 60% of its population from 1950 to 2010. However, in the last two years, something has shifted.

Southwest of Capitol Hill, and within an easy walk to the Jefferson Memorial, is a new seven-building, mixed-use urban center called Waterfront Station, located on 1100 and 1101 4th Street SW.

Chillers have always been a popular choice to air condition large commercial buildings that are, by their nature, energy intensive.

Dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS) have been available for over 20 years, with the primary benefit being the ability to decouple outdoor air tempering from conditioned space thermal loads that can be handled by separate, secondary systems.