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Colleges/Universities HVAC

The Old College Try: Decentralizing Mineral Area College's Central Heating System

Chuck Dale-Derks, P.E.
A Missouri college called late last fall with a problem. Its heating system, a central campus heating water boiler plant with two pumped loops and three distribution branches, had developed …
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Building Automation

The Power of Harnessing Data to Address Operational Challenges in Health Care Facilities

Justin Lee, P.E.
Engineering departments in today’s health care environment are tasked with an ever-growing list of responsibilities, such as emergency readiness, PMs, reactive maintenance, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing infection control, maintaining life …
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Commercial HVAC

Facility Files: Replacing an Antiquated Hot Water Heaing System with a DOAS and Chilled Beams

Amanda Parolise
This month’s Facility File will focus on the B2B June test for the renovation of an office building located on a major corporation’s U.S. headquarters campus. The existing HVAC system …
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HVAC Design/Construction Process

The Blueprint: Malcolm Persaud

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Herb Woerpel
Editor’s Note: Every successful project starts with a framework. A vision statement. A blueprint. …
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Health Care HVAC

Remodeling a Poorly Ventilated Hospital Kitchen

Douglas Horton, MS, MBA, CFSP Katherine M. Everett, P.E., LEED AP
This article describes the remodeling of a hospital kitchen in which workers experienced high temperature and humidity levels as well as turbulent airflows most of the year. …
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IAQ: A Physician’s View

Are You Selecting the Proper Decision-Making Persona?

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Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
From my perspective of working in the intersection of two very different professions, medicine and design of the built environment, I’m frequently surprised by the resistance of each group to …
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Health Care HVAC

Mechanical Engineering Design for Hospitals – The Must Know

Gary Hamilton P.E., LEED Sarah Peters
Designing a hospital or outpatient medical facility can be challenging with the need to adhere to multiple codes and guidelines, equipment coordination, and the possibility of problems beyond occupant comfort. …

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