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Calmac launches energy bill analysis service

March 5, 2015

Calmac debuted a new energy bill analysis service for commercial building owners and facility or energy managers.

High-Rise Overhaul

Dave Callan

March 4, 2015

125 South Wacker, a 31-story Chicago high-rise that is halfway through a five-year master plan, represents a massive undertaking both in volume and scope of equip-ment.

ASHRAE publishes revision of ground source heat pump book

March 4, 2015

When ASHRAE’s original book on ground source heat pumps was published 17 years ago, such systems were used mainly in residential settings and, according to the association, the designers who used them were seen as risk takers.

Air Reps chosen as Daikin Applied rep in Washington

March 3, 2015

Daikin Applied has chosen Air Reps as its representative in the state of Washington. Under the agreement, Air Reps will promote the complete Daikin Applied product offering throughout Washington, effective April 1.

COMMISSIONING

Sometimes Non-Compliant Is Okay

Different isn’t necessarily wrong if all parties agree (and with appropriate follow-up).

Rebecca T. Ellis, P.E.

March 2, 2015

Last month’s column (February 2015) addressed the potential situation where the design engineers specify a change to a system which has already passed its commissioning functional performance test.

AGC: Construction spending in January up from last year

March 2, 2015

Construction spending rose modestly in January from year-earlier levels despite retreating from a six-year high in December 2014, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Editors Note

Two Trends

The United States’ largest energy consumer weighs in, and Canadian higher ed works on the engineering gender gap.

Robert Beverly

March 2, 2015

Commercial buildings receive the bulk of attention in this issue, but I saw an interesting headline the other day and thought it was worth exploring a little more.

IAQ: A PHYSICIAN'S VIEW

Construction Zone: No Breathing

Make sure your building plan does not include future infections.

Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC

March 2, 2015

Renovating an existing commercial building often makes great financial sense.

TOMORROW'S ENVIRONMENT

The Benefits Of A Software Development Consultant

Small-batch HVAC solutions still make sense.

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

March 2, 2015

Back around 2002, I came up with this idea based on a perceived need to have commissioning software available for me to write functional performance test (FPT) documents.