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In general, we’ve made so many existing platforms “smart” in other industries (e.g., computers, phones, cars, and household appliances), but we’ve neglected the very thing that powers all the rest — electricity.

Last month’s column walked through the scenario of what might happen if the commissioning professional is not engaged until very late in the construction phase.

We have reached the point where any new (or replacement) BAS is expected to support one or more open protocols. 

Evidence-based design (EBD), now a popular concept in health care facilities, is a very powerful tool.

What better time to talk about integrity than in a presidential election year. Certainly the perception of integrity within the building industry is much, much more low-key than the integrity of politicians, but it is the political environment that sets the bar for bad behavior. 

This month’s Facility File will focus on the B2B April test for an HVAC application within a financial investment facility that is doubling its datacom room to accommodate a critical business environment.

Spring is finally springing, and just as blossoms start blooming, white papers and extra engineering content on our website will start … papering? 

This month’s B2B will focus on an existing datacom room located within a 200,000-sq-ft financial business office building. The existing datacom room is being expanded from 10,000 sq ft to 20,000 sq ft.

A proposal that would set lighting requirements for high-rise dwellings in the energy standard published by ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) is open for industry comment.