School districts have known for quite some time that temporary equipment can assist in passing the tests of renovations or the pop quizzes of unexpected equipment failure. The lesser-known lesson is that having the plan in place can save significant time and money on top of the equipment’s basic benefits.

Fan, BAS spread a warm feeling to start Alaska schooldays

March 1, 2011

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A 12-ft diameter low-speed fan provides destratification to cut the morning temperature recovery for this elementary school down to 15 to 20 min.Designing a landmark school in the unforgiving Alaskan

Welcome to Boston!

March 1, 2011

By Peter Fairbanks

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Smaller in size but big on style and service, this Boston hotel looked to compete with bigger brands by cutting costs behind the scenes. A chiller overhaul led the list of improvements, which included lighting and controls retrofits, and allowing rooms to recirculate air when unoccupied.

Tomorrow's Environment: Do You Have a Corporate Sustainability Plan

March 1, 2011

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

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Like the emergence of Quality Control, it’s better business to get out ahead of this wave.

Letters

March 1, 2011

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Stopping HAIF

Editor's Note: Mission Less-Than-Critical

March 1, 2011

By Robert Beverly

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What’s the real cost of positively, absolutely having to know right now?

Editor's Note: Aftershocks: Don't Be Swayed

March 1, 2011

By Robert Beverly

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How to turn disaster into awareness into a difference the next time?

Commissioning: Missing Operations & Maintenance Participation

March 1, 2011

By Rebecca Thatcher Ellis, P.E.

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Results will underwhelm without O&M on board.

Building Automation: Divisions Of Labor

March 1, 2011

By Paul Ehrlich, P.E. and Ira Goldschmidt P.E.

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Can specifications lead the advancement of systems integration?

Editor's Note: 360-Degree Thinking

February 1, 2011

By Robert Beverly

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Talking around the problem isn’t always a bad thing.

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