Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, the building and design industry has been parsing out the legislation’s various tools and tax incentives that are newly available to building professionals who wish to apply strategic, high-performance planning to their projects. 

The generator sets feature four 60-Hz power nodes ranging from 350 kW to 500 kW, and they are factory certified by the EPA for use in non-emergency applications.

Decarbonization refers to the act of lowering or eliminating carbon dioxide emissions produced from human activities, especially carbon fuel combustion, such as burning coal, oil, and natural gas. Carbon dioxide acts as a greenhouse gas by trapping heat in the atmosphere, contributing significantly to global warming as well as other damaging environmental consequences.

Meeting developing code requirements to reduce carbon emissions while creating environments with better IAQ will challenge and impact conventional building HVAC system designs.

Retired Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, former Chief of Engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), received the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) 2023 Golden Eagle Award for National Security.

It is the opinion of these authors that designing a central utility plant (CUP) presents the most exciting engineering challenge in one’s career. 

Our industry has traditionally relied heavily on fossil fuels, including natural gas, to provide heating and hot water for commercial buildings.