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Up In The Air

Observations, best guesses, and a little educated headscratching at AHR's Danfoss press breakfast

Robert Beverly

March 10, 2017

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During the AHR/ASHRAE week in Las Vegas, Danfoss' Mark Menzer offered a few thoughts on what recent politics may mean for the industry.

Demand Response Goes To The Supreme Court

Robert Beverly

October 14, 2015

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You might think that the idea of utilities paying some customers to decrease usage in high-usage periods might be a fairly uncontroversial tactic for managing energy.

ControlTrends Awards: Red Carpets, Winners, and Rockettes

Robert Beverly

May 31, 2014

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It wasn't all snow and vendor booths on the first day of the 2014 AHR Expo in New York.

In-House-Savings

Decreased energy usage seems to be making itself right at home in residential. What should that mean for commercial?

Robert Beverly

May 31, 2014

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A recent Associated Press article noted that the average residential power usage for 2013 is turning out somewhere around 10,800 kWh.

Sneezes more sinister than previously thought

Robert Beverly

May 29, 2014

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As this PolicyMic article explains, MIT researchers have been looking into the real travel capabilities of a typical unblocked sneeze.

The Blueprint: Kyle DelPiano

BIM: Necessity or Novelty?

Transitioning to UL 60335-2-40/CSA C22.2 No. 60335-2-40

The Five Steps to Continuous Commissioning

Vertex™ Evaporative Condenser – Baltimore Aircoil Company

Events

September 24, 2019

Another Tool in the Tool Box—How UA Members Are Training and Using 3D Solutions in Piping Projects

In the summer of 2014 the United Association (UA) started a new course to teach their membership the use of laser scanning equipment and related software to create highly accurate three-dimensional point clouds of existing buildings and mechanical systems for the use with BIM applications. Pat Ramirez and Erik Lambrecht were tasked to create the new course which lead to a partnership with FARO.

October 1, 2019

Ensuring Total Power Backup System Availability – Maintenance and Testing

While the basic concept and need of backup power systems has not changed, the increased likelihood of power outages has put greater reliance on backup power systems, making the their reliability more important than ever. When a utility outage occurs, the backup generator is expected to immediately start and support the load; however, even the best emergency backup power system, utilizing the highest-quality equipment, can be rendered useless if not properly maintained.

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