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As a luxury resort, comfort is a top priority for Pacific Palms Resort. However, the resort, situated on the outskirts of Los Angeles, was in need of an energy-efficient and sustainable HVAC solution.

With failing boilers and an inefficient heating system, historic Zion Episcopal Church in Oconomowoc, WI, needed guidance and help.

This month’s B2B will focus an existing campus administration building renovation.

How often has an AHU or system been reused as part of a building renovation project and/or to expand the area served by the associated unit to provide additional air conditioning or heating?

Packaged Multizoneasaurus thrived primarily between 1960 and 1980 A.D.

This month’s B2B will focus on a hospital’s offsite data center as described in the 2015 ASHRAE Handbook — HVAC Applicationschapter 19.

Back in 1983 — over three decades ago — a built-up DX cooling system was a good alternative to a chilled water-based system for the Molina Center (Long Beach, CA).

When designing or replacing a low pressure steam boiler, throw out everything you know about hydronic boilers. A steam system is closer in operation to an air conditioning unit than it is to a hydronic boiler. If you design a steam system using hydronic design methods, it will not operate properly. 

We have reached the point where any new (or replacement) BAS is expected to support one or more open protocols. 

What better time to talk about integrity than in a presidential election year. Certainly the perception of integrity within the building industry is much, much more low-key than the integrity of politicians, but it is the political environment that sets the bar for bad behavior.