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VAV Reheat Terminal Unit Controls

Noncompliant programming can easily slip through until it is uncomfortably late in the process.
Rebecca T. Ellis, P.E.
April 7, 2017

If anyone has commissioned anything, it is very likely they have commissioned at least one VAV hot water reheat terminal unit.


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Ira Goldschmidt, P.E.

BAS Integration To Factory-Mounted Controls

It’s time to revisit the design challenges that continue to plague a successful controls merger.
IraGold
Ira Goldschmidt P.E.
April 5, 2017

BAS integration to other BAS or to controls provided with mechanical/electrical equipment (“Factory Mounted Controls” or “FMCs”) was a driving force behind the development of BACnet.


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Optimizing Centrifugal Chiller Systems

Optimizing Centrifugal Chiller Systems

Retrieving every last bit of performance from the system while stopping short of the surge line is no small feat. Dig into sizing, tower selection, chilled water loads and stability, and condenser water management to leave no efficiency stone unturned.
Chris Miller, P.E., CXA, CEM
April 3, 2017

Finding the holy grail of centrifugal chiller optimization for all operating conditions is hard, if not impossible. This article will talk about the requirements of most chiller systems and means of control for condenser optimization.


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Quality BIM/CAD Content For PEX Piping Systems

Quality BIM/CAD Content For PEX Piping Systems

For years, architects have benefited from having readily available manufacturer content at their fingertips. Now it’s time for MEP engineers to start experiencing the same benefits, especially when it comes to designing with crosslinked polyethylene pipe.
Mike Rivers, CPD
April 2, 2017

For those who design in BIM/CAD, manufacturer-provided content is widely viewed as being superior to generic, out-of-the box content when planning and designing a project.


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Case In Point

Chiller technology helps brewer craft the right beer

March 12, 2017

Two Roads Brewing Company in Stratford, CT, was looking to expand its fast-growing brewery and needed the expertise of an HVACR manufacturer to assist them.


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Blog

Up In The Air

Observations, best guesses, and a little educated headscratching at AHR's Danfoss press breakfast
Robert Beverly
March 10, 2017

During the AHR/ASHRAE week in Las Vegas, Danfoss' Mark Menzer offered a few thoughts on what recent politics may mean for the industry.


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Terms Of Service: Motor Fundamentals

Terms Of Service: Motor Fundamentals

In the first of a pair of articles on motor fundamentals for HVACR, the author gets into everything from industry standards and service conditions to changing speeds, enclosures, and the often misunderstood service factor. You’ll want to save this one for your team’s reference library.
Timothy J. Coyle, P.E.
March 8, 2017

Our objective in specifying motors for HVACR equipment is to start and run the driven equipment under all operating conditions reliably and with reasonable life expectancy.


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Facility Files

Office building boiler retrofit design-build project

Amanda Parolise
March 7, 2017

This month’s Facility File will focus on the B2B March test for an existing three-story private office building energy retrofit.


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Ira Goldschmidt, P.E.

Will ASHRAE 90.1-2016 create a new era for DDC controls?

New requirements focusing on existing buildings could be a boon to energy efficiency.
IraGold
Ira Goldschmidt P.E.
March 6, 2017

ASHRAE standard 90.1’s goal to progressively reduce building energy usage has resulted in the steady introduction of additional requirements to each new version of the standard.


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Editors Note

AHR: Time To 'Write & Shine'

Las Vegas likes the night life, but the key phrase for reporting on the show is “write and shine.”
Robert Beverly
March 5, 2017

We’re trying something different this year. Finding ourselves yet again unable to bend the time-space continuum so we could give you print coverage of the AHR Expo and winter ASHRAE meeting in February’s issue, we decided to go ahead and serve up two features of more in-depth coverage in March.


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