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Commercial HVAC

U.S. DOE Finalizes Rule Clarifying Use of ASHRAE Standard 90.1

The language of the statute makes clear that Congress intended to establish a high bar for the DOE to go beyond the levels in ASHRAE Standard 90.1, an intention clearly …
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Heating & Boilers

Danfoss to Acquire Eaton’s Hydraulics Business

The $3.3 billion acquisition will enhance Danfoss’s strategy to strengthen its core businesses and customer value. …
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Ventilation

Life Safety Dampers: Types and Applications

Larry Felker
Chapter 7 of the International Building Code (IBC)1 requires life safety dampers to protect duct and air transfer openings within building separations — fire walls, fire barriers, fire partitions, horizontal …
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Commercial HVAC

Life Safety Damper Testing

Kent Maune
Testing and maintenance requirements are provided in Chapter 19 of NFPA 80 for fire dampers and Chapter 7 of NFPA 105 for motorized smoke dampers and combination fire/smoke dampers. …
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Heating & Boilers

New Boiler Plant for Research Park Complex Using Design-Bid-Build Project Delivery

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Howard McKew, P.E., C.P.E.
This month’s B2B focuses on Design-Bid-Build Project Delivery. …
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IAQ: A Physician’s View

Lessons from Unspeakable Tragedies

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Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
The recently publicized reports of children dying from Aspergillus fungal infections once again brings into question the culture around reporting errors in U.S. hospitals.  …
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HVAC Retrofits

Harris Products Group Donates Equipment to Budding High School HVACR Program

Independence, Virginia-based Grayson County High School students gain valuable brazing and soldering tools through donation. …

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