ATLANTA - New construction and major renovations represent opportunities to incorporate measures to mitigate the impact of natural, accidental, and intentional incidents as well as deliver more comfortable and cost efficient buildings. "With guidance from ASHRAE, architects and engineers can expand their abilities to evaluate risks and benefits associated with solutions that can provide these multiple benefits," said Lawrence Spielvogel, P.E.

A free satellite broadcast and simultaneous Webcast, "Multiple Benefits Solutions for Enhanced Building Security," from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) will be held on Nov. 14, 2006. It is sponsored by ASHRAE's Presidential Ad Hoc Committee on Homeland Security, of which Spielvogel is chair, under a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in New York.