A new ZigBee wireless environmental automation system is enabling hotels of the Westmont Hospitality Group to eliminate energy waste and cut costs up to 40 percent.
On the way to designing the HVAC systems for the new Wynn Las Vegas Hotel, the project’s consulting engineer, architect, and mechanical contractor were confronted with fierce rain storms, rings of fire, and cannon balls of water… and that was without leaving their offices.
After the recent energy shortage and blackout events, East Islip School District announced that it has joined Operation Save New York's electric demand response program to help the grid by reducing electric usage during shortage periods.
Prices are falling and generators are becoming much more common in some regions - especially in hurricane country. Here is some expert advice contractors can pass along to customers on how to find an affordable generator.
Research at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is helping to design a more practicable and energy efficient heat exchange unit in air conditioning systems for buildings.
Morgan Stanley was recognized by state and county officials at its Purchase, N.Y., facility for installing the New York metropolitan area's largest ice storage based air conditioning system, which delivers significant energy savings.
Kronos Advanced Technologies Inc. has been invited by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide its real-time decontamination, air filtration, and purification technology expertise to evaluate and develop solutions to address and improve cabin air quality.
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was used to solve a difficult cooling problem in a plastics plant that had threatened to damage expensive equipment and materials.