The August 2020 issue of Engineered Systems features our Mechanical Products Sourcebook, a directory of suppliers and distributors to help you find the right HVACR equipment or service for your commercial or industrial facility. This issue also features our 2020 Commercial Comfort Products of the Year, the role of IAQ in health care settings, and much more.
Most in the HVACR industry are anxious to find out when equipment containing R-454B will be available on the market, but before that can happen, codes need to be updated in order to allow A2L refrigerants to be used in comfort cooling equipment.
It’s no secret that large, urban buildings play an increasingly impactful role in energy consumption, which is why they’re a focal point when it comes to future smart grid efforts.
Devin Abellon P.E., business development manager – engineering services at Uponor, discusses the company’s latest professional ventures, some recent personal accomplishments, and much more.
When the ambient humidity is low, fluid losses through skin and breathing quickly result in mild but impactful dehydration of our respiratory tract and skin.
This article demonstrates the System Energy Equilibrium (SEE) Plant Model can duplicate the performance of a Kansas City chiller/tower manufacturer’s data.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a major hospital in the southern U.S. has put together an IPD team to update the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) manual with "lessons-learned." This update includes a section on HVAC.
This month, I continue to examine the different project delivery methods (PDMs), focusing on why design-build (D-B) and integrated project delivery (IPD) are superior to design-bid-build (D-B-B) or construction management (CM).