High-Performance Buildings & Automation - Articles - Page 78

WGI Expands its Workforce, Services, Clients, and Geographic Footprint in 2019

October 4, 2019

The firm added new offices in Colorado and Virginia, entered the Bahamas market, welcomed 200 new associates, added 1,000-plus new contracts, and more.

Creatively Creating a Quality Control Checklist

The memory-invoking, cost-effective, educational truth behind engineering checklists.

Howard McKew, P.E., C.P.E.

October 4, 2019

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Almost from the start of my HVAC career, I have made it a standard practice to create checklists, use checklists, and continuously improve upon them over the years.

Carel Adds 40,000 Square Feet to its North American Headquarters

October 2, 2019

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The project will double the size of the manufacturer’s Manheim, Pennsylvania, production plant.

Should Engineering Universities Implement Gender-Specific Admissions Policies?

Australian university seeks enrollment boost through affirmative action-esque gender policy.

Herb Woerpel

October 1, 2019

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Should engineering students be stereotyped based on their gender?

Hot‐Standby Redundant Programmable Controls for Paralleling Switchgear

Steve McQuaid

September 30, 2019

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Programmable controllers have been in use for more than 40 years, providing industrial control processing to manage electromechanical devices.

Wireless Broadband Alliance Names Tiago Rodrigues CEO

September 28, 2019

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Rodrigues to address 5G and Wi-Fi 6 convergence and Wi-Fi roaming as well as extend the organization’s influence to enterprises and consumers.

New York’s Rapidly Growing Clean Energy Economy Employed Nearly 159,000 Workers in 2018

September 25, 2019

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Energy efficiency continues to be the largest clean energy technology category with 123,292 jobs, or 77% of all clean energy employment in New York.

Case in Point

China's Beijing Daxing Airport Set to Utilize VTS Air Curtains and Heating Units

September 25, 2019

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Located less than 50 km south of the capital of China, Beijing Daxing Airport is set to become world’s biggest airport. Officials say that this new transport hub will cost around $12 billion.