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Data Centers and VAV Design Opportunities

Read about various examples — from a 40,000-sq-ft raised-floor environment to a 5,000-sq-ft facility within a facility — to get a good view of the battlefield and make your next campaign against heat and inefficiency a little smarter.

March 29, 2013

By Edward P. Geraghty, P.E.

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The range of HVAC design options associated with the various types of data centers has expanded and evolved over the past 30 years in order to keep pace with the wide array of server transformations and deployment strategies.

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June 3, 2012

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One more case where all seems fine … but isn’t.

Failed BAS: Unexpected and Unknown Results

May 2, 2012

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Are you in a game of HVAC hide and seek that you don’t know you’re in?

Thoughtful Simplification In The Data Center

March 23, 2012

By Kevin Dickens, P.E.

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New ideas, regulations, and equipment are making some designs outdated faster than ever. How to take in an ever-evolving landscape, take a deep breath, and provide a data center design to stay proud of? Learn about an integrated VAV approach, the only control point that really matters, and more.

VAV Box Flow Settings

February 27, 2012

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

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The idea behind those minimums and maximums.

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Financial exchange trades up to modular fan system

September 6, 2011

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Located in this city’s famous Loop commercial center, the 600-foot-tall Chicago Board of Trade Building (CBOT) houses the world’s oldest futures and options exchange. Until recently, the building also housed a pair of aging built-up systems that were beginning to worry management.

Building Automation: How Far WE'VE COME

June 1, 2011

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

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We can only afford our present complaints thanks to our previous achievements.

Ventilation Leads Kerry's Recipe For Success

May 1, 2011

By Rick Hombsch P.E. and Kevin Pope P.E.

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For a consumer food group’s very mixed-space campus, HGA’s careful outdoor air strategy got support from smart boiler, chiller, and lighting design to create performance tailored for the client while comfortably exceeding LEED^®and ASHRAE 90.1 requirements.

VAV For Laboratory Spaces

April 1, 2011

By Steven G. Liescheidt, P.E., CSI-CCS, CCPR

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Terminal devices, pressurization, supply air, proper exhaust … those factors and more go into a well designed VAV system for sensitive lab applications. From general tips to changing details such as fabric duct elements, booster fans, and a new AMCA standard, the author equips you to succeed in one space that is no place for experimentation.

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