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One of the most challenging issues that a building systems engineer confronts is the need to create an environment that meets stringent temperature and humidity requirements in a location that’s not specifically designed for the task.

The provision of adequate ventilation is an essential factor in maintaining patient wellbeing in a health care setting; therefore, maintaining acceptable IAQ has become a huge challenge for health care facilities.

This month’s B2B will focus on an 800,000-square-foot existing in-patient health care facility committed to recommissioning its boiler room operation and maintenance management to maintain a highly performing, safe boiler plant environment.

The same mechanisms that keep humans warm do not serve the same purpose in the built environment.

In New York City, outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease have become an all too common occurrence.

Examining the similarities between evaporative cooling equipment and human skin.

Tear down the walls that stop you from asking questions and gaining knowledge.

Among its buildings, Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville, Ohio, includes a 60,000-square-foot medical office building, a state-of-the-art cancer center, and a main hospital unit.

Retrofitting a commercial HVAC system to accommodate an existing building can be challenging.

Where is the profit in ditching a ubiquitous part of good design procedure?