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Danfoss Recognizes Arctic Chiller Group with 10th Annual EnVisioneer of the Year Award

September 17, 2019

Launched in 2010, the annual EnVisioneer of the Year award competition recognizes North American original equipment manufacturers, building owners, municipalities, contractors, and end users that have introduced a new product, opened a new facility, or invested in a building or system upgrade in the past 18 months using Danfoss products or solutions to realize significant energy and environmental savings.

ASHRAE 90.1 Vs. IECC — Is it Time to Take a Stand?

Though these codes try to coexist like friendly allies, they seem to pair more like the mongoose and cobra.

John Varley

September 16, 2019

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Please raise your hand if you enjoy having two energy codes providing the standard of care for your projects.

What You Need to Know — and Ignore — About Machine Reasoning

Charles Araujo

September 12, 2019

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Machine reasoning is about making a machine approach information the same way humans do: by understanding its essence so it can use that understanding to process and comprehend data that would otherwise have no context.

A Deeper Dive into Trend Analysis

Rebecca T. Ellis, P.E.

September 6, 2019

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Continuing with the theme from last month, this column presents another real-life example of how trend analysis, if done thoughtfully, can uncover wasted energy that no one even suspected.

Troubleshooting — Engineering 101, Part 2

This month we look at three scenarios designed to help solve water-side problems.

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

September 4, 2019

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Last month I discussed the niche business of troubleshooting and the pertinent things to do in preparation of the data collection, data analysis, and eventually the potential solution(s) plan. This month, I’m going to continue with this topic, focusing on water-side problem solving.

BIM: Necessity or Novelty?

Surveys outline BIM’s budding place in the industry.

Herb Woerpel

September 2, 2019

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Building information modeling (BIM) has quickly evolved from a pipe dream to a desirable design reality.

ASHRAE Announces 2019-2020 Society Scholarship Recipients

September 1, 2019

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This year’s 33 recipients will receive more than $166,000 in scholarship money.

Going Hybrid for Maximum Boiler Heating Efficiencies

John Miller

August 26, 2019

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Two types of boilers can be better than one – especially when trying to minimize operating costs over the course of a heating season.

The Sustainable Strategies Behind a Successful Health Care Design

A high-performance health care facility incorporates sustainable strategies from the ground up, from wall to wall, from floor to ceiling, and across the operational enterprise.

Ashley Eusey, P.E., LEED AP, GGP

August 14, 2019

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The 2016 Sustainability Benchmark Report released by GreenHealth showed that sustainability is rapidly becoming a design requirement of most health care organizations.

Trend Analysis is a Valuable Commissioning Tool

Capturing the right data can prove your designs are on the right track.

Rebecca T. Ellis, P.E.

August 5, 2019

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Whether it’s new construction commissioning or existing building retro-commissioning, “commissioning” is about entire systems and their performance.

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.

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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Danfoss Recognizes Arctic Chiller Group with 10th Annual EnVisioneer of the Year Award

ASHRAE 90.1 Vs. IECC — Is it Time to Take a Stand?

What You Need to Know — and Ignore — About Machine Reasoning

A Deeper Dive into Trend Analysis

Troubleshooting — Engineering 101, Part 2

BIM: Necessity or Novelty?

ASHRAE Announces 2019-2020 Society Scholarship Recipients

Going Hybrid for Maximum Boiler Heating Efficiencies

The Sustainable Strategies Behind a Successful Health Care Design

Trend Analysis is a Valuable Commissioning Tool

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