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International COVID-19 Building Standard Introduced in Europe

September 22, 2020

The IMMUNE Building Standardhas been developed as a set of measures, technical solutions, and facility management practices to certify how built environments can withstand present and future health challenges and minimize the impact of a pandemic such as COVID-19 and other bacteriological or toxicological threats.

ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force Releases Updated Building Readiness Guide

August 18, 2020

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The guide offers new HVAC systems’ guidance for reopening of buildings.

Engineered Systems Columnist Phil Zito to Lead 'Healthier Buildings' Webinar

June 10, 2020

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The ‘Healthier Buildings: Partial Occupancy and Enhanced Ventilation During a Pandemic’ webinar will be presented at 1 p.m. CST on June 16.

Returning to Work? Add Legionella to Your List of Pathogen Concerns

Often misdiagnosed, Legionella is known to be a ‘silent killer.’

Dave Callan

June 2, 2020

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Don’t let your facilities team be blindsighted by this common building-born lung infection.

St. Louis Approves Building Energy Performance Standard

The city is the first jurisdiction in the Midwest and the fourth in the country to pass a BPS standard.

May 11, 2020

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This BPS, unanimously adopted by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, establishes incrementally increasing energy-saving targets for buildings and advances the city on its path to eliminating community-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.

LSU Engineering Team Uses Virtual Technology to Study Thermal Effects on Building Occupants

February 28, 2020

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Professor Yimin Zhu and a team of advisors and students are encouraged by the use of immense virtual environments in conjunction with building design.

Trane Earns Tennessee Valley Authority’s Excellence in Customer Service Award for Second Consecutive Year

January 29, 2020

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Performance-based projects deliver energy and operating cost reductions; earn perfect score in customer survey responses

Engineering Steam Systems -- Another Forgotten Skill

A look back at the days when steam heating systems were much more common.

Howard McKew, P.E., C.P.E.

January 6, 2020

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This month, I will continue to discuss the forgotten skills of steam system design.

ORNL, Industry Collaborate to Advance Building Equipment Efficiency, Develop New Refrigerants

December 25, 2019

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ORNL and numerous building equipment industries signed collaboration agreements to improve the energy performance of HVAC systems and investigate alternative refrigerants.

Engineering Steam Systems -- Another Forgotten Skill

Once an industry standard, steam system engineering has evolved into a lost art.

Howard McKew, P.E., C.P.E.

December 5, 2019

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When I started out at an HVAC consulting engineering firm back in the 1960s, our services were primarily focused on hospital design engineering. Back then, steam system engineering was standard for those building applications.

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Paralleling Generators for Redundancy and Capacity

The installation of generators is the most common solution for backup power. While the modern generator is highly reliable, the use of multiple generators for critical applications offers the ability to provide redundancy to allow for maintenance or failure. Moreover, paralleling systems provide the capability to increase total capacity while also ensuring uninterrupted backup power protection during maintenance or the failure of a single generator.

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Engineered Systems Magazine

2020 October

The October 2020 issue of Engineered Systems features: taking sustainability into the space age, choosing the right dehumidification technology, reducing the probability of COVID-19 transmission in buildings, and much more!

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