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When did you fall in love with engineering? I've always had an interest in science and math, even as a young girl. I wanted to know how things worked and wanted to fix things when they were broken. I've also always been up to the challenge of solving problems. In the end, that is really what engineering is – finding solutions to problems.

When did you fall in love with engineering? From an early age, I loved thinking creatively, which carried into my early career in engineering. I would get recommendations from senior engineers about the way something’s “always done,” but I would want to break the mold and try different things

When did you fall in love with engineering? I have loved engineering since I was a kid building with Legos, but it really started to build during high school. I attended Benilde-St.

While the advent of membrane-based rooftop air conditioners, VRF, energy storage, and a number of other technologies appear to be testing the limits of energy efficiency, the International Energy Agency (IEA) believes the industry is miles from touching its proverbial glass ceiling.

Keeping fleet, machinery, and other assets working efficiently is a common challenge among equipment manufacturers; engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies; and power and process plant owners and operators.

ValleyPoint Church, a just-completed new-build project, was conceptualized as a place of worship, learning, and gathering for the Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, community.

With the ever-changing field of technology comes improvements in both energy and ease of use for many systems across the industry.

What should be included, and what can be left out? Read for the final, crucial element in a BAS design.

Documentation is a constant throughout the commissioning process, theoretically starting with the owner’s project requirements and ending with the commissioning report.

Years ago, I was responsible for quality control (QC) of our facility manager’s performance of outsourced building management services, and I did part of my QC responsibilities by completing walking tours of the equipment rooms.