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Air handler helps wire manufacturer reach LEED® Platinum

Installing a new air handler allows factory to save 20% in energy costs and 88% in water consumption.

April 25, 2013

When Encore Wire, a manufacturer of copper electrical wire and cable was ready to expand, they knew they wanted sustainability to feature prominently in the design of their new building.

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AHUs with energy recovery improve hospital’s ventilation rates while preserving IAQ

Following the installation of an ERV, odor and cooling complaints disappear at CoxHealth's Turner Center.

April 24, 2013

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A multi-function health services facility in Springfield, MO is a showcase for sophisticated air quality management. The Turner Center is a unit of the CoxHealth system and is part of the Cox South health care campus in south Springfield.

Critical Facility Mechanical Equipment And System Reliability

Come to terms with the key terms, and learn how to wrestle with the cumulative effect as each component tries to edge the overall system reliability downward.

Vincent A. Sakraida, P.E., LEED AP

March 29, 2013

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In today’s world, so-called “high-performance, sustainable” facilities are a dime a dozen. But many of these buildings rely on overly complex mechanical systems to carry out their mission.

Ventilation To Improve IAQ In Schools

The author heads to the blackboard to break down fundamental outside air and sensor strategies (and how they can work together).

Paul Schlueter

February 26, 2013

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Providing high-quality education for our nation’s children in grades K-12 has never been more important than it is today. The world is changing quickly, and we need to provide an educational system that prepares them for this fast paced world in which we live.

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Out of this world HVAC design protects space shuttle from earthly elements

January 31, 2013

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The space shuttle Endeavour is a survivor.

Identifying Energy Components in Exhaust Ventilation Systems

Dale Price Khalil Kairouz, Ph.D., P.E.

January 30, 2013

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Several variables can drag down an otherwise efficient ventilation design. Some are quite familiar.

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Exhaust ductwork solves tough MEP challenge at research facility

January 2, 2013

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Finding new solutions to the complex challenges of global climate change is the task that drives the scientists and energy industry leaders who collaborate in the Energy Biosciences Institute at UC Berkeley’s new five-story, 11,300-sq-ft Helios Energy Research Facility in downtown Berkeley.

Humidification: Options, Amines, and the Impacts of ASHRAE Standards 62.1 And 170

Jeffrey Boldt Paul Hansen, P.E.

November 26, 2012

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Whether your system uses boiler steam or another method, the authors walk you through the pros and cons of various sytems, the evolving standard landscape regarding those corrosion-fighting amines, and some energy reduction ideas.

Are We Unknowingly Wrong-Sizing Ducts?

Ernie MacFerran

October 31, 2012

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A small team led by an award-winning Florida engineer decided to test conventional wisdom about pressure loss, both in a straight run and in comparing supply and exhaust scenarios. Early returns suggest the data may be flowing in an unexpected fashion.

Energy-Efficient Dehumidification In Health Care Facilities

Jared Edwards

October 31, 2012

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With a wide spectrum of specialized spaces and particular outside air requirements, a hospital’s en-ergy-efficiency efforts start when arranging which areas go where. From there, the author leaves no technology unturned — chilled beams, geothermal, DOAS, VRF, etc. — in evaluating which ap-proaches might best contribute proper ventilation and humidity in which environments, with an eye on minimizing facility energy consumption.

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Air handler helps wire manufacturer reach LEED® Platinum

AHUs with energy recovery improve hospital’s ventilation rates while preserving IAQ

Critical Facility Mechanical Equipment And System Reliability

Ventilation To Improve IAQ In Schools

Out of this world HVAC design protects space shuttle from earthly elements

Identifying Energy Components in Exhaust Ventilation Systems

Exhaust ductwork solves tough MEP challenge at research facility

Humidification: Options, Amines, and the Impacts of ASHRAE Standards 62.1 And 170

Are We Unknowingly Wrong-Sizing Ducts?

Energy-Efficient Dehumidification In Health Care Facilities

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