The steel tube boilers were old, very old, had been in service since the 1960s, and were on their last legs. There were three in all, assigned with the task of providing heat and hot water to nearly 300 apartments at Dexter Manor, a 10-story low-income housing complex located in downtown Providence, RI.
When a financial services company sought to identify potential problems in its new data center room prior to construction, it turned to Facilities Engineering Associates (FEA). FEA felt that computer simulation would address the unique nature of the cooling problems in this application.
A $7.3 million central plant with N+1 redundancy on the chillers, generators, and boilers in a small hospital in rural southwest Georgia - a dream? The dream of Colquitt Regional
This 3,000-sq-ft structure has served as a town hall, jail, and even a meat market. However, when a decision was made to turn it into a research and cultural center,
At Novo Nordisk's 72,000-sq-ft laboratory and office facility in New Jersey, the company integrated different building systems into one intelligent, IT-based building system.Novo Nordisk is a health care company and
Buckman Laboratories International, Inc., is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals, and its products and materials are applied in the pulp and paper, water treatment, leather, coatings and plastics, wood, and
Ease of installation and labor savings are paramount considerations for any type of HVAC work. However, it's rare to find equipment able to deliver both benefits, especially during less than
Commercial HVAC projects are typically filled with compromise. In a specialty application like an indoor water park, where air quality, space, and a corrosive environment are key considerations, an engineer must work hard to ensure long-term performance.
A single speck of dust could spoil a whole experiment at Purdue University's new Birck Nanotechnology Center. To prevent such a scenario, the building's HVAC system has to be fast, forceful, and flawless.
When the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1996, the 2.5-million-sq-ft hotel and casino incurred annual energy costs of approximately $0.05/kWh used.
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