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High-Rise Humidity: Hot Corridor, Cool Solutions

Hotels and other high-rise buildings can easily develop indoor humidity issues if they don’t deal properly with the outside air component of their ventilation design. Reclaiming waste heat in a way that suits the circumstances can be a pivotal step toward correcting or avoiding such problems. With a Chicago condo as one example, learn to work through assorted benefits and caveats to reach the right fix.
David M. Brooks Daniel McJacobson
October 1, 2016

In 2015, residential and commercial buildings accounted for about 40% of total U.S. energy consumption.


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A Physical View IAQ

Pathogens 101

Learn how these tiny threats thrive and spread to the next person, and why your relative humidity and temperature decisions matter.
Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
September 7, 2016

In a sense, HVAC engineers are the physicians of the built environment because IAQ and water management determine the growth and transmission of microorganisms.


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ECM Motors For Large Central AHU Designs

Historically used in smaller-load residential settings, electronically commutated mo-tor (ECM) technology is making the leap thanks to recent improvements and in-creased awareness among engineers. Start with the basics, proceed to advantages and caveats, and consider the ways ECM designs can streamline the economics of air movement.
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Gary Hamilton P.E., PMP, FASHE, LEED AP
September 1, 2016

According to the United States Department of Energy, motors in homes and commercial buildings consume more than one-third of all the electricity used in these buildings.


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Tomorrow's Environment

Temporary HVAC System Design: A Niche Business

From schools to sports teams, organizations are identifying a range of uses custom-ized to their circumstances.
Howard McKew, P.E., C.P.E.
August 7, 2016

This past May I wrote in the Back2Basics column about the design intent of a small city school system that chose to invest in an annual contract for a temporary air-cooled chiller for special events and emergency crisis shelter center.


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A Physical View IAQ

Is There A Doctor In The House?

It’s time to stop marginalizing research on IAQ and occupant health.
Stephanie Taylor, M.D., M. Arch, CIC
August 6, 2016

While travelling in Europe to the Indoor Air 2016 conference in Belgium, I had the opportunity to discuss a largely unspoken shift in the management of IAQ with a like-minded colleague, Dr. Walter Hugentobler from the University of Zurich, Switzerland.


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Case In Point

Kentucky hospital cures low airflow with UV-C technology

July 11, 2016
Ultraviolet C (UV-C) technology has been used since the 1990s to eliminate microbial buildup on cooling coils, air filters, duct surfaces, and drain pans. But despite the technology’s history and track record, some facility engineers remain uncertain. On the other hand, some come around quickly.
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Tomorrow's Environment

CAD IC Documents vs. Court IC Documents

Find out how CAD can play an important role in infection control.
Howard McKew, P.E., C.P.E.
July 8, 2016
Probably a year before 9/11, I was asked my thoughts along the lines of, “What else should we commission beyond the standard building systems?” My client was the project engineer at the Department of Defense in the Pentagon. I suggested “commission project record drawings.” I guess you could say I made up the task of commissioning record drawings, but I got my point across.
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