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Alaska federal building warms to GSA requirements with wood pellet boiler

March 27, 2012
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Wood pellet boilers were a key innovative component of the recent $4.7 million upgrade at the Ketchikan Federal Building in Ketchikan, AK. The 1930s-era, six-story building had a 47-yr-old steam boiler system that was at the end of its useful life and was providing inconsistent heat to the building.
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Innovation in Renovation: A Hunt for Gold

February 28, 2012
Zuhair Hasan P.E., LEED
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What does a full-scale modernization on a 90-yr-old federal building and courthouse look like when it aims for federal energy goals and LEED status? Chiller plant and hot water/boiler overhauls are just the start. Aggressive lighting and water treatment/conservation strategies also contribute to the GSA’s effort to throw the book at this Alabama retrofit.
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Public Art Gallery AHU Trend Analysis

January 13, 2012
Rebecca Thatcher Ellis, P.E.
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The $4,000/yr problem was not on display for, or even noticeable by, visitors and staff.
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Renovating HVAC systems at Air Force Base achieves energy goals

August 01, 2011
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Two energy recovery units saved this Air Force Base hangar $24,500 in heat recovery costs. United States Air Force personnel sought a solution to renovate the makeup air and exhaust
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Thermal Energy Storage Benefits And Sensible Systems

July 01, 2011
Shaw Gentry EIT and Lucas B. Hyman P.E., LEED
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Some thermal storage media are familiar to most of us, but what about gravel? Or lake water? See how those can work in the right environments, and tuck this away as a general refresher on thermal storage concepts and options for use in hospitals, data centers, and elsewhere.
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Tomorrow's Environment: Do You Have a Corporate Sustainability Plan

March 01, 2011
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.
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A Federal Case For Smart Design

November 01, 2010
Zuhair Hasan P.E., LEED and Joey Roach P.E., LEED
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From temperature differential’s effect on pumps over to an airside design that covers all the bases for comfort and efficient ventilation, the authors are combining preparation and innovation to give Tuscaloosa’s new federal building a suitably exemplary feel.
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Successful science: Sandia's decentralized steam plant

November 01, 2010
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A decentralized steam plant with new boilers in each building saves nearly 12 million gal of water per year at Sandia National Laboratories.In 2004, the Sandia National Laboratory, located at
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Alaska city asks air handlers to handle 175-mph

October 01, 2010
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Modular outdoor AHUs supply 62,000 cfm of supply air to the city of Unalaska’s power house in extreme conditions.Nothing is easy in the Aleutians. Thus, a project to install necessary
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Efficiency Incentives: The Money is Out There...

October 01, 2010
Mark Jewell
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Be smart and get your share.
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